In this free online training, you will be taught the official virtual Stop the Bleed course, including how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, how to apply direct pressure, how to pack a wound, and how to use a tourniquet. Please note that while Matthew, the Street Medics Austin Stop The Bleed trainer, is Stop The Bleed approved and registered, the American College of Surgeons does not allow us to certify you without you also completing the in-person skills assessment.

Street Medics Austin (SMA) was created in response to an increase in protest related injuries observed during the Black Lives Matter and police brutality protests in May 2020. We coordinated and provided free medical care services and resources to ensure the safety of everyone in our community over the weeks and months during and after the protests.

Since then, we have provided a vital support role for various other movements and actions – both local and in other parts of Texas – as individuals and as a group. Today, we continue to provide free medical services in situations that are difficult to serve for traditional institutions – protests, disaster areas, and under-served communities, including regular unhoused outreach across Austin. We also contribute to state-wide and country-wide mutual aid networks, providing coordination support, volunteers, and supplies to organisations in need during natural disasters and civil unrest.

[Free] STOP THE BLEED® - Online Portion Only - 1/19

By Street Medics Austin

[Free] STOP THE BLEED® - Online Portion Only - 1/19

11am to 12:30am. Learn the online/didactic portion of the STOP THE BLEED® Course

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