Bleed kits installed across Stoke-on-Trent

They're in place at six sites

Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Violence Reduction Alliance Sandra Stevenson, Larissa Cooke from Chit Chat 4 U, WMAS Community Response Manager Tim Cronin and Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Ben Adams
Author: Trevor ThomasPublished 12th Oct 2022
Last updated 12th Oct 2022

Six lifesaving Bleed Control Kits have been installed in Stoke-on-Trent to provide vital aid to patients before an ambulance crew arrives.

The kits contain a tourniquet and other trauma dressings. They were unvieled by West Midlands Ambulance Service at Floral Hall in Tunstall Park last night (Tuesday 11 October).

Facilities have been placed at – Floral Hall, Victoria Park, Tunstall; Face of Stoke on Trent, the electrical substation building on Lichfield Street; Stoke Library, Church Street; Longton Town Hall, Times Square; Victoria Road, Fenton and Moorland Road, Burslem.

A number of kits can already be found in parts of the region thanks to the hard work of The Daniel Baird Foundation, which was set up after the son of Lynne Baird was fatally stabbed in Birmingham in 2017.

Community Response Manager, Tim Cronin, who attended the launch event and demonstrated how the kits are used said: “Bleed Control Kits can be used by anyone, to stem major bleeding which can’t be stemmed by normal first aid measures. This can buy vital minutes until the ambulance arrives.

“Having these available in the community and accessible to the public will hopefully mean more lives can be saved. They can be accessed by calling 999 where the call assessor will direct you to the nearest bleed kit location and provide you with the access details.

“It’s great to support Chit Chat 4 U who do a fantastic job volunteering their time carrying out knife sweeps in the parks and fundraising for the provision of kits to try and help make Stoke a safer place.”

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