Med School Café - Expert Advice for the Community

Dr. Sidney Brevard demonstrates how to use a tourniquet.

Dr. Sidney Brevard, professor of surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a trauma and critical care surgeon with USA Health, presented the June Med School Cafe lecture titled "Stop the Bleed."

During the talk, he discussed the national Stop the Bleed campaign, which helps average citizens learn how to control life-threatening bleeding until paramedics arrive. Participants had a hands-on opportunity to put into practice what they learned after the lecture.

Dr. Brevard earned his medical degree from the USA College of Medicine and completed his residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center USAF in San Antonio, Texas, and Louisiana State Health Science Center in Shreveport, La. He also completed his fellowship at Louisiana State Health Science Center.

Watch the entire June Med School Cafe - Stop the Bleed lecture on YouTube or below.