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Cabell County Public Schools now equipped with Stop the Bleed kits
All public schools in Cabell County, West Virginia, are now equipped with a "Stop the Bleed" kit, containing supplies designed to help quickly end blood loss in the event of a sudden death. ;emergency.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 26, 2019
All public schools in Cabell County, West Virginia, are now equipped with a "Stop the Bleed" kit, containing supplies designed to help quickly end blood loss in the event of a sudden death. ;emergency.
A Stop the Bleed kit is now available on each of the public campuses of Cabell County elementary, middle and high schools, a total of 27 kits donated by the Cabell County Emergency Medical Services.
Each Stop the Bleed kit contains eight individual vacuum packs, which contain rapid coagulation material – a rag with a chemical agent to control blood loss – as well as a base gauze film, scissors, tourniquet and a applied.
According to Marsha Knight, director of education at Cabell EMS, the kids are designed to be easily available and user friendly. Staff and students are encouraged to use the kits immediately between the beginning of an emergency situation and the arrival of the responders.
Training to use the Stop the Bleed kits is simple and minimal, just pack a deep wound with gauze or apply a tourniquet, Knight said.
"We can train them on the basic maneuvers that they can apply until EMS can get there and possibly save someone's life," Knight said. "We just did it with 7 year old kids and they got it the first time."
The kits and training are part of the White House's "Stop Bleeding" awareness campaign in 2015 to train and provide the average person with the ability to quickly help those injured in emergencies. . Although large-scale shootings are the worst-case scenario, the kits could also be used in any accident school with a significant risk of blood loss.
"We hope to never have to use a" Stop the Bleed "kit, but we know it will save lives for our students, and it's extremely important to have one in every school," said Ryan Saxe. Superintendent of Cabell County Schools.
Each Stop the Bleed kit costs $ 893. The kits will be located next to the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on each campus.
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