October 16, 2017
Capitol Hill lawmakers participate in ACS bleeding control training
Editor's Note
Nearly 40 members of Congress and staff on October 12 received training from surgeon members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on how to stop life-threatening bleeding.
The class was designed to teach individuals with no prior medical knowledge how to control rapid bleeding from traumatic injuries sustained as a result of natural disasters, motor vehicle crashes, intentional mass casualty and active shooter events, and other incidents.
WASHINGTON, DC (October 12, 2017): Twenty-five members of Congress and their staff received training today from surgeon members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in how to stop potentially life-threatening bleeding.
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