Stop the Bleed

The Injury Prevention Department at UMass Memorial Medical Center is offering free STOP THE BLEED courses for people interested in learning this lifesaving skill. 

With 3 quick actions, you can be trained to save a life. The number 1 cause of preventable death after an injury is bleeding. That’s why we want to train you how to STOP THE BLEED. The American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED campaign has trained over 1 million people including students, teachers, and community groups.

Liver Transplant Surgery

What is a liver transplant?

A liver transplant is a surgery during which doctors remove your sick or injured liver and replace it with a healthy liver from a donor. Most often, the liver is from a deceased organ donor. Sometimes, a portion of the liver of a healthy living donor can be used for transplantation.
 

Who needs a liver transplant?

You cannot live without a liver. If your liver damaged to a point that it doesn’t work properly, in other words if you have liver failure, a liver transplant can help you to become healthy again and save your life.

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