As we have shared in our posts about the Stop the Bleed campaign, which we participated in developing at the White House with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and others; Bleeding kills faster than Cardiac Arrest, and we as bystanders can help end Death by Bleeding. Important is to have a Bleeding Control Kit and know how to use it to stop the bleeding - FAST.
Now a new National Campaign Focuses on gunshot first aid for bystanders.

No matter how fast emergency responders get to a scene, bystanders will be there first!
A new program, called FIGHTING CHANCE? has been launched at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where the doctors and nurses conducting the training have vast experience with gunshot wounds - as the hospital treats at least 400 shooting victims a year!
While most of the Stop the Bleed campaign efforts are focused on teaching the public how to respond to mass shootings or mass accidents such as plane or train crash, this focus of the FIGHTING CHANCE? program is directly aimed and gunshots and urban violence and the traumatic bleeding wounds inherent thereto. This program focuses on teaching residents of communities suffering high rates of violence how to provide basic first aid to victims of gunshot injury.
FIGHTING CHANCE? coordinators hope that collaboration between Temple, Philadelphia police and community members will not only improve outcomes for violently injured patients, but will also contribute to fostering strong community relationships.
In addition to a focus on providing assistance to victims of violence, another key focus of FIGHTING CHANCE? is the well-being of the bystanders themselves. The program seeks to empower those bystanders and in turn reduce post-traumatic stress that they may experience after the violence.
For two hours, program participants learn how to control bleeding, position a victim to aid breathing, and lift and carry him to safety while keeping themselves out of harm's way. Then they take part in an intense role-playing session to test their new skills, creating a scene that mirrors the bedlam of a shooting's immediate aftermath.
The training curriculum was developed by Tim Bryan, DO, Assistant Director of Emergency Medical Services at Temple. A veteran of U.S. Special Operations, Dr. Bryan served as a combat medic in conflict globally. He based the FIGHTING CHANCE ? curriculum on the U.S. military’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care course.

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About Temple Health
Temple University Health System (TUHS) is a $1.6 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. The Health System consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in the region by U.S. News & World Report; TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; Fox Chase Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Jeanes Hospital, a community-based hospital offering medical, surgical and emergency services; Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company; and Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices. TUHS is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), established in 1901, is one of the nation’s leading medical schools. Each year, the School of Medicine educates approximately 840 medical students and 140 graduate students. Based on its level of funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Katz School of Medicine is the second-highest ranked medical school in Philadelphia and the third-highest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to U.S. News & World Report, LKSOM is among the top 10 most applied-to medical schools in the nation.
Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Katz School of Medicine. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.