Season 2, Episode 21: Stop The Bleed

The all-too-familiar topic of school shootings remains the focus of endless debate. While we all wring our hands at the perceived inability to stop this horror, there are folks focused on what can be done to limit the death and injury while the problem itself remains intractable, with more than 43,000 children exposed in 2022 alone. One such shooting occurred less than 60 miles from Dr. Feinberg’s home in Atlanta on September 4, 2024 at Apalachee High School in the city of Winder, Georgia. On this episode, Dr. Feinberg talks to first responders Kevin Locke, who was on site at Apalachee High School, and Crystal Shelnutt, of the Georgia Trauma Commission, to understand what can be done to limit the carnage of school shootings and other types of traumatic injury. The interview also includes perspectives from Cheryle Ward, executive director of Georgia Trauma Foundation, which invests in trauma care in Georgia, including the Stop The Bleed campaign, which works to get Stop The Bleed kits in schools throughout the state. Donations to the Georgia Trauma Foundation can be made here.