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THE HARTFORD CONSENSUS
The Joint Committee to Increase Survival from Active Shooter and Intentional
Mass Casualty Events was convened by the American College of Surgeons in
response to the growing number and severity of these events. The committee
met in Hartford Connecticut and has produced a number of documents with rec-
ommendations. The documents represent the consensus opinion of a multi-dis-
ciplinary committee involving medical groups, the military, the National Security
Council, Homeland Security, the FBI, law enforcement, re rescue, and EMS.
These recommendations have become known as the Hartford Consensus. The
overarching principle of the Hartford Consensus is that no one should die from
uncontrolled bleeding. The Hartford Consensus recommends that all citizens
learn to stop bleeding.
Further information about the Hartford Consensus and bleeding control can be
found on the website: Bleedingcontrol.org