Can "Stop The Bleed" training courses for laypersons improve hemorrhage control knowledge, skills, and attitudes? A systematic review.

Rafael ConsunjiAhammed MekkodathilHusham AbdelrahmanAyman El-MenyarRuben PeraltaSandro RizoliHassan Al-Thani

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2024)

STB courses for laypersons have demonstrated significant improvements in knowledge, skill, confidence, and willingness to intervene to stop traumatic exsanguination. The evaluation of clinically relevant patient outcomes, specifically their effect on preventable deaths from traumatic exsanguination, is needed to strengthen further the evidence behind the recommendations for more widespread teaching of "STB" courses.

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