Stop the Bleed- Ramsey County

Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes.
That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of STOP THE BLEED® training.

• 40% of trauma-related deaths worldwide are due to bleeding

• 7-10 minutes – Average response time for 1^st responders to arrive

• Average time to bleed out is 3-5 minutes. 

NDSU Extension and the NDSU School of Nursing are partnering to offer Stop the Bleed training for rural residents wanting to learn how to reduce deaths caused by unintentional injury. Nursing faculty will travel to counties throughout the state and work with Extension Agents to provide this 90-minute training.

Ramsey County is hosting a Stop the Bleed training in two sessions on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. First session at 4:30 p.m. CST and 2nd session at 6:15 p.m. CST, at Armory Room of Memorial Building, 508 4th Ave NE, Devils Lake, ND.

Training sessions are limited to 15 participants per session, and ages 18 and older. Personal Stop the Bleed kits will be provided to participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration for Stop the Bleed Training is available at https://forms.gle/M5UEofo7TkXt2U548

What You'll Learn

What stops bleeding? In a STOP THE BLEED® course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: 

1. How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound

2. How to pack a wound to control bleeding

3. How to correctly apply a tourniquet.

These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.

Emergency management personnel may qualify for National Continuing Competency Requirement (NCCR) and Local Continuing Competency Requirement (LCCR) units through this training, and also may be eligible to become a certified Stop the Bleed instructor in their community.