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 Did You Know?

It takes only 3-5 minutes to bleed to death after sustaining severe physical trauma.

As a cardiac nurse, I fervently advocate for everyone learning CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). CPR and AEDs have been shown to increase survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for over two decades. Public access defibrillators (PAD) and CPR training save countless lives.

As a military nurse, I’ll explore how and why another critical initiative is gaining momentum to save the lives of trauma victims.

During the latter part of the last century, the US military’s Joint Trauma System developed and implemented battlefield trauma training for its special forces and sele