West Midlands Ambulance Service urging more people to get bleed kit trained
Training sessions are being run this weekend to equip more people with vital life-saving skills.
Last updated 26th Apr 2024
After a series of fatal stabbings and road deaths across the West Midlands, there are calls for more people to learn how to use bleed control kits.
West Midlands Ambulance Service is running training sessions this weekend to demonstrate to members of the public how they can use the specialist first aid kits.
Working with citizenAID, hourly sessions are being held at Sandwell Ambulance Station tomorrow (Saturday 27 April) as part of Stop the Bleed Day.
The aim is for as many people as possible in one day to learn how to save a life by stopping bleeding. The sessions are open to anyone from the age of 11.
Nathan Hudson, Director of Performance Improvement at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "We'll be teaching people a three step approach to how we can help, and prevent people from bleeding, and also save people's lives.
"We'll be showing people how they can improvise, how they can use things they may have on themselves, to try and help stem the flow of bleeding before medics arrive.
"We've got over 800 bleed kits across the whole of the West Midlands area. Having more is always important.
"When people phone up 999, they can be directed to these bleed kits, where they are. And they can save lives."