SAM Medical Teams Up With the Stop the Bleed Scholarship Program
First prize in each state is $3,000 and 30 Stop the Bleed kits, including the SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet famous for its Click, Twist & Secure ease of use.
May 13, 2019, 09:23 ET
WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SAM Medical, an industry leader in the pre-hospital, trauma care market, has partnered with National Stop the Bleed Day to award a total of $20,000 in scholarships to students who enter a contest describing how Stop the Bleed is important to them, their school, and their community by submitting an essay or video.
As part of the Stop the Bleed scholarship program, SAM Medical is sponsoring Stop the Bleed scholarships specifically for students attending high school in Oregon, Washington, California and Texas, with a top prize in each state of $3,000 to the student, and 30 Stop the Bleed kits going the winning students' schools. The second and third place winners in each state will receive $1,500 and $500, with 15 and 5 Stop the Bleed kits going to their respective schools. Students who are interested in entering need to apply no later than Friday, May 31, 2019. Winners will be announced on June 11, 2019. For full details on this scholarship program, visit nationalstopthebleedday.org/scholarship-program.
About SAM Medical
For over 30 years, SAM Medical has developed and manufactured innovative medical products used by military, law enforcement, emergency, wilderness and sports medicine, and pre-hospital care givers around the world. A resounding favorite of medical professionals, SAM Medical's lineup of products is engineered to preserve life. Innovations include SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet, SAM Splint, SAM Chest Seal, SAM Junctional Tourniquet, SAM Pelvic Sling, ChitoSAM, and SAM Soft Shell Splint. For more information, visit sammedical.com, to purchase visit sammedical.store.
About the Stop the Bleed Campaign
The Stop the Bleed campaign, in conjunction with National Stop the Bleed Month and National Stop the Bleed Day is one of the largest public health initiatives in the United States. The campaign is aimed at directly saving lives—through an effort to increase public awareness and encourage people and organizations across the United States to get trained with lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques so they can be ready to take action and stop everyday instances of life-threatening bleeding in their homes and communities.
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DENISE EHLERT
DIRECTOR OF SALES
503.783.6923
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ANDREA OLIVEIRA
PUBLIC RELATIONS
458.206.6478
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SOURCE SAM Medical
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