WALLINGFORD, Conn., Dec. 5, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Z-Medica, LLC, a leading developer and marketer of hemostatic devices, announces today that they have teamed up with The American College of Surgeons (ACS) to provide basic bleeding control instructor training to surgeons.
Working with the ACS's Committee on Trauma, the "Bleeding Control Basic" course is a pilot program that fulfills the intent of the White House's "Stop the Bleed" national initiative which is designed to increase the public's awareness of how they can play a role in saving lives by applying basic bleeding control techniques until appropriate medical care is available.
So far, more than 350 surgeons have participated in the training program, which instructs surgeons how to train laypersons on the basics of bleeding control. Those surgeons who participate in the program can then return to their communities and teach the basic bleeding control techniques.
"Teaming up with the American College of Surgeons to provide this training was a natural fit for us," said Z-Medica President and CEO Stephen J. Fanning. "By providing the necessary tools, products and personnel to support this effort, Z-Medica continues its commitment to helping save lives."
More information on the White House initiative and basic bleeding control can be found at http://www.bleedingcontrol.org.
About Z-Medica, LLC
Z-Medica, LLC is a medical device company founded in 2002 that develops fast-acting, easy-to-use hemostatic products that stop bleeding wherever it occurs, making it possible to save lives and improve patient outcomes. Based on tests conducted by the Naval Medical Research Center and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research, the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) chose QuikClot Combat Gauze® as the hemostatic dressing of choice on the battlefield for compressible hemorrhage not amenable to tourniquet use or as an adjunct to tourniquet removal if evacuation time is anticipated to be longer than 2 hours. QuikClot® products are developed and manufactured in the United States. Z-Medica, LLC is a privately-held company based in Wallingford, CT. For more information, visit quikclot.com and z-medica.com.
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