TO BE BROUGHT METEOROLOGIST CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE.
THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> THE KIDS ARE ABOUT TO BE
OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER
AND THAT MEANS ALL BE OUT AND
ABOUT PLAYING, MAYBE EVEN
GETTING HURT. BUT A BLEEDING
INJURY CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME TO
ANYONE. AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO
CAN SAVE A LIFE. BRIDGET
STANDING BY NOW TO ASK A
DOCTOR ALL ABOUT IT.
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>> BRIDGETT: YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD THE PHRASE STOP THE
BLEED BEFORE. IT’S SOMETHING
WE HEAR A LOT DURING TRAUMA
AWARENESS MONTH BECAUSE IN
WORST CASE SCENARIO, STOPPING
THE BLEEDING CAN BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH. JOINING ME THIS
MORNING, DOCTOR PETER PAPPAS,
THE TRAUMA MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT
HCA, FLORIDA LAKE MONROE
HOSPITAL. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU
BRIDGE. IT’S A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE
TIME OF YEAR THEY GET SORT OF
BUSY SCHOOLS ABOUT TO GET OUT.
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE’S OUT ABOUT
TRAVELING MORE. WE HAVE THE
HOLIDAYS COMING UP REAL DAY
HOLIDAY. LOTS OF TRAVEL THERE.
>> ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. AND WE
TALK A LOT ABOUT CPR, BUT
STOPPING THE BLEEDING TRAUMA
AWARENESS. THIS IS A VERY
COMMON ISSUE THAT COMES UP.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT. I THINK FOR ALL OF
US OFTENTIMES WE THINK ABOUT
STOPPING THE BLEEDING, WE
THINK ABOUT THIS, A VERY
SERIOUS AND EXTREME EVENTS.
BUT NO, IT’S IT’S REALLY FOR
EVERY DAY FOR WORK-RELATED
INJURIES. AS FOR INJURIES
AROUND THE HOME, IT’S FOR
ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED ON
VACATION. SO CAR CRASHES, WE
HAVE REALLY NATIONAL
INITIATIVES IN MAY’S A VERY
IMPORTANT MONTH FOR US IN THE
IN OUR IN NATION’S TRAUMA
COMMUNITY. WE CELEBRATE NOT
ONLY WE ALSO CELEBRATE ARE
TRAUMA SURVIVORS WITH TRAUMA
AWARENESS WEEK AND IT’S
NATIONAL STOP. THE BLEED MONTH
FOR ALL OF MAINE. WHERE WE
REALLY WANT TO DO IS GET
PEOPLE EDUCATED AND TRAINED.
ON STOP THE BLEED. AND
EVERYONE, OF COURSE, THINGS TO
THE TOURNIQUET. THIS IS THE
STANDARD TRYING TO GET THAT.
YOU’LL SEALS LOT OF HAVING EMS
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT USE.
THERE’S ALSO SIMPLE THINGS
LIKE HOW TO PLAY A BANDAGE
PROPERLY, HOW TO PACK A WOUND
IF IT’S DEEP. AND FINALLY, IF
YOU REALLY NEED A TOURNIQUET
FOR AN ARM OR A LEG INJURY.
>> HOW TO USE IT
APPROPRIATELY. AND IN WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE COMMON THINGS YOU
SEE IN THE ARE COMING INTO THE
HOSPITAL WHEN IT COMES TO
TRAUMATIC INJURIES. YOU SEE A
LOT OF CUTS, A LOT OF
LACERATIONS, BELIEVE IT OR
NOT, ONE OF MOST COMMON THINGS
WE SEE WHERE TOURNIQUET IS
USES. WHEN SOMEONE CUTS THERE
ON SO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS
THAT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO
CONTROL BLEEDING, REDUCE THE
RISK OF FURTHER BLEEDING. JUST
REDUCES HARM FOR THE PATIENTS
AND GIVE US A BETTER CHANCE TO
GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF.
>> BRIDGETT: AND A LOT OF
TIMES IT’S WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE
THEY GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
THAT’S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. SO
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE NEED TO KNOW IN TERMS
OF HELPING SOMEONE WHO’S
LOSING A LOT OF BLOOD.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU
WANT TO TRY AND JUST STOP THE
BLEED PERIOD. COULD BE
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TAKING
A PIECE OF CLOTH AND PRESSING
DOWN ON THE WOUND OR USING
ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO TRY AND
CONTROL BLEEDING WITH STOP.
THE BLEED COURSE IS THAT OUR
TALK THROUGH ALL OF OUR TRAUMA
CENTER’S HERE IN FLORIDA AS
WELL AS MULTIPLE A PUBLIC
SERVICE AGENCIES. YOU CAN
LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY PLAN
PLAY, ADDRESSING HOW TO PACK A
WOUND AND ALSO HOW TO USE A
TOURNIQUET. SIMPLE THINGS LIKE
THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE. AND REALLY ALL OF
US THE TRAUMA COMMUNITY AND
CERTAINLY I WOULD URGE
EVERYONE TO GET ONLINE. GO TO
STOP THE BLEED, DOT ORG. FIND
THE COURSE MANY OF OUR TRAUMA
CENTER’S ALL OF OUR TRAUMA.
SEARS OFFER IT AND REALLY GET
TRAINED AND MAYBE EVEN BECOME
A TRAIN YOURSELF. THE REASON
BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
WE CAN TEACH PEOPLE NOT TO BE
AFRAID. STAY CALM AND
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. KNOWING
HOW TO DO IT KNOWING HOW TO DO
A CERTAIN SKILL. MASTERY AND
SKILL CAN GO A LONG WAY
TOWARDS SAVING A LIFE. WHAT
ARE SOME RULES OF THUMB WE CAN
TAKE WITH US TODAY WHEN IT
COMES TO.
>> COMING IN CONTACT WITH A
SITUATION LIKE THIS, WHETHER
IT BE, YOU KNOW, SITUATION
THAT REQUIRES PACKING WOUND
VERSUS USING A TOURNIQUET. CAN
YOU SORT OF BREAK THAT A
LAYMAN’S TERM? SURE WAY. IT
DEPENDS ON REALLY HOW BAD IT
IS. IF YOU CAN STOP IT WITH
JUST ADDRESSING GOOD. IF YOU
NEED TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE OR
PUT SOMETHING TO PACK THE
WOUND, THAT’S THE NEXT STEP.
IF IT STILL BLEEDING, OF
COURSE, THEN YOU GO FOR A
TOURNIQUET. MOST IMPORTANT
THING, OF COURSE, IS THAT
REMEMBER, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
MAKE SURE IF SOMEONE IS
CALLING FOR HELP, MAKE SURE
SOMEONE’S CALLING FOR 9-1-1.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE FIRE AND
EMS SYSTEM NOT ONLY HERE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA BUT STATEWIDE
OR NATIONAL LEADERS WHEN IT
COMES TO BE A MESS HERE IN
FLORIDA, WE SHOULD ALL FEEL
VERY PROUD OF THAT. THEY’RE
GOING TO BE THERE IN THE
MEANTIME, THINGS YOU CAN DO
THAT CAN HELP THOSE PARAMEDICS
TO THEIR OK? SO YOU SO YOU
HAVE A TOURNIQUET, PAPPAS, BUT
>> I’M HOME. I DO HAVE THAT. I
DO HAVE ONE OF THESE FANCY
KIDS. SOMEONE IS LOSING A LOT
OF BLOOD. SURE. WHAT ARE SOME
THINGS THAT YOU COULD QUICKLY
GRAB THAT COULD WORK AS A
TOURNIQUET OR WORK AS A WAY TO
PACK A WOUND. IF YOU DON’T
HAVE DRESSINGS AVAILABLE,
CHERYL, AN IDEAL WORLD, OF
COURSE WE DO WANT TO YOU. WE
DO WANT TO HAVE APPROVED
UNTESTED PRODUCTS.
>> EXTREME SITUATION. SHE GOT
NOTHING ELSE. SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS A PIECE OF CLOTH OR
FABRIC THAT YOU CAN PUT AROUND
LIKE A TURN, A QUICK HIT AND
AND TWIST IT TO TRYING AGAIN
SORT OF STOP THE FLOW OF
BLEEDING OR SLOW DOWN THE
FLOW, BLEEDING. AND THEN ON
TOP OF THAT, AGAIN, PRESSURE
AND COMPRESSION. SO THERE ARE
THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO
TEMPORARILY SO SLOW BLEEDING
DOWN. YOU’RE CALLING 9-1-1.
>> AND ABOUT THE PERSON IS,
YOU KNOW, LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS
OR WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO UNTIL
HELP IT GETS THERE.
>> COMPRESSING THE WOUND
AGAIN, DOING WHATEVER YOU CAN
TO SERVE TO CONSTRICT THE FLOW
OF BLOOD WITH SOMETHING SAY IF
THERE’S A WOMAN INJURED IN THE
ARM. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO BE
ABOVE THE ORDER TO TRY TO
CONTROL BLEEDING FROM AS CLOSE
AS POSSIBLE. THE SOURCES PASS
AS YOU CAN. AND WE TAKE THAT
CLOTH OR FABRIC AND TWIST IT
AND REALLY HOLD IT SORT OF
LIKE IN A WAY THAT YOU’LL SORT
OF SQUEEZE DOWN. IT’S WHAT A
TOURNIQUET DOES. IT’S NOT
OPTIMAL IF YOU HAVE NOTHING
ELSE. CERTAINLY THAT’S WHAT
YOU GO FOR THE TIME AGAIN,
WE’VE SEEN THAT HAVING GOOD
TRAINING HAVING THE RIGHT
EQUIPMENT GOES A LONG WAY.
>> BRIDGETT: ALL RIGHT. GREAT
INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.