Bleed control kits rolled out at 16 Staffordshire libraries
Staffordshire County Council has placed potentially life-saving bleed control kits in 16 county-run libraries
Sixteen libraries across Staffordshire — including Cannock, Stafford and Wombourne — now have bleed control kits to provide potentially life-saving aid in an emergency after a new community safety measure was introduced.
The specialist first-aid kits are designed to help control serious bleeding while people wait for emergency services.
They join thousands of similar kits already in use across the country, including 28 other Staffordshire County Council sites. Their locations can be found on the the UK Bleed Control Kit Map.
Library staff at the 16 sites have been trained to use the equipment, which will be available during normal opening hours.
Anthony Screen, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resilience at Staffordshire County Council, said: “The kits are available at Biddulph, Burntwood, Burton, Cannock, Codsall, Kidsgrove, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle, Stafford, Stone, Tamworth, Perton, Rugeley, Uttoxeter and Wombourne libraries.”