UMB Employee Helps Save Man's Life Using Stop The Bleed Kit

When Christopher Stanton, MS, talks about how he stopped a man from bleeding to death from a gunshot wound and a fractured tibia on March 15, 2021, it comes out so matter-of-factly that you get the sense he’s done this before. That’s because as a volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT) for Laurel Volunteer Fire Department since 2001, he has.He was able to quickly save the man’s life because he knew UMMC and UMB have Stop the Bleed kits throughout their buildings.The kits are part of the national Stop the Bleed campaign, designed to teach basic skills to stop preventable bleeding deaths.