Stop the bleed: Save a life Feb. 19, 2019 Overview Show transcript Overview Gwen D. Meyer, M.S.N., R.N., Mayo Clinic Trauma Center outreach coordinator, explains the ABCs of stopping the bleed in someone who's been injured: A = Alert someone. B = Assess the bleeding source. C = Compress the area with a wound dressing or a tourniquet application. Receive Mayo Clinic news in your inbox. Sign up Related Content Q and AEmpowering southern Minnesota citizens to Stop the Bleed: Q&A with a trauma outreach coordinatorArticleSchool district staff learns bleeding control techniquesArticleTraining civilians to use military hemorrhage control techniques VID-20460186 Medical Professionals Stop the bleed: Save a life