Bleed kits being installed in Cannock Chase
Lifesaving “bleed kits” are being installed across Cannock Chase to provide vital first aid in emergencies.
Former council leader Olivia Lyons has called on fellow members of the district authority to support the introduction of the equipment in public places to assist in dealing with incidents involving severe blood loss. such as stabbing or crush injuries.
She first put a motion forward in April, in the wake of the fatal stabbing of Rugeley teenager Harleigh Hepworth in Wolverhampton earlier this year and, on Wednesday, July 24, she was given an update on how the council’s work is progressing.
Last month the motion was considered by cabinet members.
They were told initial discussions with Burntwood First Responders suggested that bleed kits would be located with defibrillators already installed within the district, funded by a private company.
This suggested that whoever took responsibility at each location for the defibrillators would also take on the maintenance of the bleed kit.
Minutes from the meeting added: “The council would also need to ensure that those locations and organisations were happy to maintain the bleed kits going forward.
