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Implementation of the Hartford Consensus initiative to increase survival from active shooter and intentional mass casualty events and to enhance the resilience of citizens 83
The Hartford Consensus seeks to improve survival from active shooter events. The use of THREAT and a more integrated response by law enforcement fire/rescue, and EMS offers communities a mechanism to minimize loss of life in these incidents.
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- Lessons Learned from The Military
- Developing A Bleeding Control Curriculum
- Out of Great Tragedy, Comes A Life-Saving Response
- Establishing Stop The Bleed® as A National Public Awareness Campaign
There are multiple ways to control bleeding in an emergency, including applying direct pressure, packing the wound with bleeding control (hemostatic) gauze, and applying a tourniquet. However, it is only recently that tourniquets have been re-embraced for their lifesaving potential. After tourniquets and tourniquet training were widely adopted by t...
Peter T. Pons, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician in Denver, CO, and a member of the Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) committee of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), is credited with the initial idea to develop a curriculum focused on bleeding control that was similar to how cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)...
The evolution of the STOP THE BLEED®program was also influenced by world events. In 2012, 20 children and eight adults were casualties from a tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. A concerned local trauma surgeon who was the Chair of the Connecticut State Committee on Trauma and an ACS Regent, Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr.,...
From the Hartford Consensus, a national emergency response goal emerged to improve victim survival following mass shootings and other intentional acts of mass violence by empowering trained bystanders to take life-saving action if quickly needed—regardless of the situation or cause of severe bleeding. STOP THE BLEED®, a national public awareness ca...
Feb 23, 2024 · Get a quick rundown on the history of the Hartford Consensus and how that is changing the way that first responders deal with treating life threatening injuries during mass casualty incidents or active shooter situations.
THE HARTFORD CONSENSUS. The Joint Committee to Increase Survival from Active Shooter and Intentional Mass Casualty Events was convened by the American College of Surgeons in response to the growing number and severity of these events.
Mar 11, 2014 · The Hartford Consensus produced two documents [1, 2]. The first describes the fundamental concepts to increase survival and the second is a call to action. The call to action is that no one should die from uncontrolled bleeding.
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Get a quick rundown on the history of the Hartford Consensus and how that is changing the way that first responders deal with treating life threatening injuries during mass casualty incidents or active shooter situations.
