Background: Mortality due to hemorrhagic bleeding is a significant problem that remains an issue at a macrocosm to microcosm level. Hemorrhagic bleeding occurs in various settings, with increased unprovoked gun violence, acts of domestic terrorism, and traffic collisions. Global, national, state, and local levels have seen an increase in unprovoked gun violence involving the public, church communities, schools, and other instances. In Utah, senseless gun violence has caused programs to become available to help aid in the mortality rates associated with hemorrhagic bleeding prevention. The project site in Saratoga Springs contains many civilians who may know basic first aid; however, basic hemorrhagic bleeding prevention is lacking due to the limited resources available. EBP Framwork: Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Model and nursing theory Nancy Milio’s Framework for Prevention served as the framework for this quality improvement project. Methods: The project’s main objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention focused on basic hemorrhagic bleeding prevention through the Stop the Bleed (STB) program of a church-based youth aged 12-18 with little to no knowledge of bleeding prevention at a single suburban church building. Once IBR approval was obtained, the project manager participated in an in-service with the project site’s stakeholders. Project participants comprised church-aged youth 12-18 who attended the site’s weekly-held activities. A pre-survey and post-survey design was used to measure the project outcomes. Findings/Results: Using the STB program, the project measured the laypersons’ knowledge retention in providing interventional care when traumatic casualties occur before and after the educational intervention. The project’s null hypothesis was rejected, indicating increased knowledge retention of the youth with STB education and hands-on skills training. Conclusion/Recommendations: Implementating an educational intervention showed an increase in the layperson’s knowledge and ability to retain information on basic hemorrhagic bleeding control; therefore, it was concluded that with the provided education and evidence-based training, laypersons had increased knowledge measured by a pre-and-post-survey. The project manager recommended continuing to implement the STB program to the youth semi-annually or annually.
