Train the Trainer in Bleeding Control: A Two-Year Pilot Study in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries.

Introduction: Traumatic hemorrhage represents a major cause of mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, LMICs can benefit from improvements to prehospital hemorrhage management. One strategy is implementation of a bleeding control course using the "train the trainer" model (TTT) to increase course availability.

Integrating Bleeding Control Training Into Surgical Missions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Background: Basic bleeding control (BCon) techniques can save lives globally but the knowledge is not widespread in low-income countries where trauma is a common cause of death. Short-term surgical missions (STSMs) are an effective route to share this public health initiative around the world.

Materials And Methods: Over 2017-2018, the International Surgical Health Initiative organized STSMs to locations in Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Peru, and Ghana.