Stop the Bleed®

• Call the Auraria Police Department at 303-556-5000 from a cellphone or dial 9-1-1 from a campus landline telephone
• Know your location (If in a campus building, know the building name and classroom you are in)
• Follow instructions provided by the Auraria Police Dispatcher

• Find source of bleeding
• Look for:
  • Continuous bleeding
  • Large-volume bleeding
  • Pooling of blood
• There may be multiple places the victim is bleeding
• Clothing may also hide life-threatening bleeding

• Apply direct pressure to wound
• Focus on the location of the bleeding
• Use just enough gauze or cloth to cover injury
• If pressure stops the bleeding, keep pressure on wound until help arrives

Packing & Pressure

• For large wounds, superficial pressure is not effective
• If bleeding is from a deep wound, pack gauze tightly into the wound until it stops the bleeding; hold pressure until help arrives