With a Knitting Needle Piercing Her Heart, Keeping Cool Saved Ellin Klor's Life - Twice
Ellin Klor remained surprisingly calm when she fell on a knitting needle and it pierced her heart. Fast, careful work at Stanford’s Trauma Center saved her life.
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Serving over 2.6 million people, Stanford Medicine is the only Level 1 Adult and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons (ASC) on the peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide specialized care to over 3700 patients per year and handle 20-25 consults daily. We offer exceptional 24-hours-a-day onsite trauma specialists in a state-of-the art facility, fully equipped to handle any medical or surgical emergency.
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Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed is a nationwide program designed to empower civilian bystanders to act quickly and save lives.
Designed by a world-class team of government and health care individuals following the events at Sandy Hook Elementary, this group created a protocol to enhance survivorability in the event of a mass casualty. The resulting injuries from these events generally present with severe bleeding which, if left unattended, can result in death.
The Stop the Bleed program identified simple techniques that have been developed to have a big impact on saving lives, similar to the memorable techniques taught for CPR or the Heimlich maneuver.
Stanford Medicine Brings the Stop the Bleed Campaign to Our Local Community
Join us for a 1-hour training taught by Stanford Trauma faculty and staff on techniques to quickly control massive bleeding until first responders arrive on-site.
Learn how to use pressure, packing or a tourniquet during our session.
Individuals eligible for training through the program include business leaders, school students and staff, first-arriving responders, security officers, and any interested adult residents throughout the Peninsula and South Bay.
For more information and to schedule a training session, please email stanfordtrauma@stanfordhealthcare.org and enter "Stop the Bleed" in the subject line.
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