457 Stop the BleedⓇ: A Resident-Run, Community Engagement Workshop Impacting Spanish Speaking Population

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Abstract

Study Objectives: Trauma is the leading cause of death in patients under 45 years old. Hemorrhagic death after traumatic injury accounts for more than sixty thousand (60,000) deaths yearly in the United States (US), and more than 1.5 million worldwide. Annually, more than twenty five (25%) of those 60,000 hemorrhagic deaths could have been prevented if the bleeding was controlled earlier. The Spanish-speaking population in the United States face language barriers and socioeconomic factors that hinder community readiness when adverse events occur. We aimed to assist in the education of hemorrhage management for Spanish-speaking individuals by providing native-language, culturally sensitive stop the bleeding training to workers of a landscaping company. Methods: Two sessions of Stop the BleedⓇ seminar were coordinated with Spanish-speaking participants from Berks Latino Workforce for education and training in bleeding assessment and control methods. Each session consisted of twenty participants. Spanish-speaking emergency medicine residents who are also certified as Spanish interpreters led the sessions and translated for the English-speaking residents who assisted in the training sessions. Participants were educated in scene safety assessment, recognition, and management of bleeding with multiple Stop the BleedⓇ techniques. Culturally sensitive training models facilitated the workshop to enable practice of bleeding tamponade with simple pressure, packing and tourniquet application. Participants were also involved in case-solving discussions to further engage their learning experience. Results: Forty Spanish-speaking participants attended the workshops, ranging from ages between eighteen to mid-sixties, led by two bilingual emergency medicine residents and English-speaking residents that assisted with the practical portions of the workshop sessions. All participants were trained in skills of direct pressure, packing and tourniquet application to stop hemorrhage, and received a Stop the BleedⓇ tourniquet kit with a certificate of completion. Conclusion: This Spanish-speaking Stop the BleedⓇ workshop achieved three primary results. First, we trained landscapers who are at risk of injury with life-saving techniques. Second, the Spanish-speaking community had the opportunity to become empowered while being able to ask questions and communicate with on-site native speaking emergency physicians. Finally, each Spanish speaking participant who completed the course is now a certified provider in hemorrhage control techniques, broadening the health care influence on our Spanish-speaking community. We have seen the impact of this training firsthand, after a participant from one of our educational sessions implemented their trained skills by placing a tourniquet after a traumatic extremity injury in the community. That patient was received by our trauma team with limb salvage treatment and a life saved. No, authors do not have interests to disclose

Publication Title

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volume

86

Issue

3 Supplement 1

First Page

S197

Last Page

S197

Comments

ACEP Research Forum 2025 held 2025-09-07 to 2025-09-10 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

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