CBS 11 reports that Fort Worth Firefighter Charities and Cook Children’s Medical Center have partnered to provide training and 3,000 bleeding control kits to Fort Worth ISD schools in case of emergencies.
The program is called “Stop the Bleed” and teaches participants proper bleeding control techniques including dressings, tourniquets and using hands to apply pressure.
The kits contain emergency items including tourniquets, chest seals, compression bandages, bleeding control bandages, gloves and scissors.
