What Stop the Bleed - Save a Life does

Stop the Bleed — Save a Life is a bleeding control training and equipment program operated by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), headquartered at 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, Illinois, under a licensing agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense that owns the STOP THE BLEED® trademark. The program teaches three basic actions to control life-threatening bleeding, with the stated goal of converting bystanders into immediate responders before professional medical help arrives. It is structured as a non-profit educational initiative rather than a revenue-maximizing business, and no separate ownership, funding, or investor structure is disclosed.

The core product portfolio consists of three course formats — a full in-person ACS Stop the Bleed Course, a skills-only in-person course, and a virtual lecture-only course delivered via WebEx — supported by the Instructor Portal (cms.bleedingcontrol.org) for course management and a public class search directory. The hardware side comprises individual ACS Stop the Bleed Kits sold via the program's online shop and ACS Emergency Aid Stations positioned as high-visibility multi-tool hubs for facility deployment. Distribution is executed through a network of certified third-party instructors and partner organizations including hospitals (St. Luke's, Ascension, HCA, Baylor Scott & White), fire and EMS departments, police departments, schools and universities, libraries, gun ranges, and corporate training facilities across the U.S. and internationally.

Commercial activity is limited: course fees typically range from $0 to $200 with many courses offered free under host-organization sponsorship, and kit/station hardware sales are the other revenue lever. The program claims cumulative training of more than 5 million people across 168 countries, and notes that 17 U.S. states have passed bleeding control legislation — a regulatory tailwind for adoption. The program has 109 employees within ACS, no dedicated management team disclosed in the source material, and operates without a disclosed revenue figure, app presence, or API.

Name

Stop the Bleed - Save a Life

Legal name

American College of Surgeons

Website

https://bleedingcontrol.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stop the Bleed is a non-profit bleeding control training and equipment program run by the American College of Surgeons under a U.S. Department of Defense license, teaching bystanders and first responders three actions to control severe bleeding through certified instructors, online courses, and physical kits and aid stations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Training

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

First Aid & Wound Care (Bandages, Dressings, Antiseptics, Burn Care) (CRADAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

PPE, Safety & Infection Control Supplies Distribution (JanSan-adjacent) (CRAOAGAK), First Aid & Wound Care (HLAIADAM)

Keywords

• Bleeding control training
• Emergency first aid courses
• Trauma response education
• First responder training
• Public safety preparedness

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: The program generates revenue through course fees charged by certified instructors. Many courses are offered free of charge (subsidized by host organizations), while others charge fees ranging from $15 to $200 depending on course type, duration, and instructor.
2. Bleeding Control Kits and Stations: Sale of ACS Stop the Bleed kits for individuals and ACS Emergency Aid Stations for facilities, which bring multiple lifesaving tools together in high-visibility hubs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The ACS Stop the Bleed program, operated by the American College of Surgeons under a licensing agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, delivers standardized bleeding control training courses and sells physical bleeding control kits and Emergency Aid Stations. The program teaches three basic actions that enable bystanders to control life-threatening bleeding in injured persons before professional medical help arrives.

Product overview

ACS Stop the Bleed is a training and equipment program operated by the American College of Surgeons under a licensing agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense. The program offers a unified portfolio consisting of bleeding control training courses (available as full in-person courses, skills-only sessions, or virtual lectures) and physical products including individual Stop the Bleed kits and Emergency Aid Stations. The program is the original U.S. Department of Defense STOP THE BLEED partner and the largest global provider of bleeding control training, having trained over 5 million people across 168 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACS Stop the Bleed Course Premier bleeding control training course that teaches individuals 3 basic actions to control severe bleeding in an injured person, empowering bystanders to become lifesavers. Delivered in-person at various venues through a network of certified instructors.
• ACS Stop the Bleed Skills Only Course (In Person) In-person skills-only course focused on hands-on bleeding control techniques, designed for participants who have completed the lecture portion of the standard course.
• ACS Stop the Bleed Lecture Only Course (Virtual) Virtual lecture-only course delivered via WebEx covering theoretical knowledge of bleeding control techniques; offered free of charge to participants.
• ACS Stop the Bleed Kit Individual bleeding control kit that empowers anyone to control life-threatening bleeding in emergency situations; sold through the ACS Stop the Bleed online shop to individuals and organizations.
• ACS Emergency Aid Stations High-visibility stations that bring multiple lifesaving bleeding control tools together in one accessible hub for emergency situations, intended for installation in facilities and public venues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5 million people trained globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• U.S. Department of DefenseflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program operates under a licensing agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense. The program is the original U.S. Department of Defense STOP THE BLEED partner. STOP THE BLEED is a registered trademark of the DoD Defense Health Agency.
• American College of SurgeonsflagshipOthersThe ACS is the operating entity of the Stop the Bleed program, operating under DoD licensing. ACS is a professional medical organization dedicated to improving care for surgical patients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Heart Association: The AHA is a leading non-profit that runs standardized CPR, AED, and first-aid training programs through a national instructor network. It is directly comparable in operating model (medical-society-backed, instructor-network-driven, certification-based) and overlaps with Stop the Bleed in schools, workplaces, and healthcare settings.
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT): NAEMT offers standardized trauma-focused courses such as PHTLS and TECC that cover bleeding control for first responders and tactical/EMS personnel. It directly competes for the first-responder and pre-hospital training segment that Stop the Bleed also addresses.
• Health & Safety Institute (HSI): HSI is a major commercial provider of CPR, AED, first aid, and emergency-care training programs, including bleeding-control and trauma courses, sold to workplaces, schools, and EMS agencies. It is a like-for-like training/certification competitor that monetizes through a similar instructor-channel model.
• Emergency First Response (EFR): EFR provides CPR, AED, and first-aid training certified through an international instructor network. It is a comparable consumer and professional training organization with similar course formats, certification model, and global instructor distribution.
• American Red Cross: The American Red Cross is a national non-profit that delivers first aid, CPR/AED, and bleeding-control training across the U.S. It is the most direct competitor in civilian bystander first-response training, with overlapping instructor networks, hospital partnerships, and a parallel curriculum for lay rescuers.
• Medic First Aid / HSI Brands: Medic First Aid is a CPR, AED, and basic first-aid training program delivered through a certified instructor network, particularly for workplace and OSHA-aligned settings. It is a direct peer in the workplace and community first-aid training market.

Broad incumbents

• National Safety Council (NSC): NSC is a long-established non-profit that delivers a broad portfolio of workplace safety, first aid, and CPR training across the U.S. It is a broad incumbent in safety training with overlapping first-aid and emergency-response content for workplaces, schools, and government buyers.
• Stop the Bleed (DoD program): The U.S. Department of Defense operates the umbrella STOP THE BLEED initiative of which the ACS program is the original licensed partner. The DoD program defines the national standard and refers military and government audiences to training providers including ACS, making it the overarching brand authority.

Emerging players

• North American Rescue: North American Rescue is a leading supplier of tactical and pre-hospital medical products, including tourniquets and bleeding-control kits. It is a direct comparable in the physical-product side of Stop the Bleed (kits and stations) and supplies many training programs and end customers in this category.
• Wilderness Medical Associates International: WMAI delivers standardized wilderness and remote first-aid training to outdoor professionals, guides, and first responders. It is an emerging player with curriculum overlap in bleeding control and a similar instructor-driven training model, though focused on outdoor/wilderness use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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