Scripps Mercy Trauma Surgeon Discusses Las Vegas Shootings
Tourniquets could save lives during mass casualty events
![Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego trauma surgeon and Chief of Staff Michael Sise, MD, talks to a local TV reporter about the mass shooting in Las Vegas.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/michael_sise_trauma_bay_1200x750-17546902193671006842.jpg)
Tourniquets could save lives during mass casualty events
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego trauma surgeon and Chief of Staff Michael Sise, MD, appeared on a number of local TV and radio news programs recently to discuss the shootings in Las Vegas.
Dr. Sise focused attention on Stop the Bleed, a national campaign to teach people how to use tourniquets to cut off potentially life-threatening hemorrhaging.
Watch the 10News report: Are San Diego Hospitals Prepared for a Mass Shooting?
Listen to the KPBS interview: Sniper in High-Rise Hotel Kills at Least 58 in Las Vegas
Media Contact
- Keith Darce
- 858-678-7121
- darce.keith@scrippshealth.org
- Follow me: @KeithDarce