Roswell Fire Department Buys 'Stop The Bleed' Trauma Kits

ROSWELL, GA — The Roswell Fire Department has purchased 108 “Stop the Bleed” trauma bags in an effort to support our mission of protecting our residents and visitors. These bags have been placed with every city-owned automated external defibrillator.

The bleeding control kits are designed to enable bystanders to control life-threatening bleeding and provide immediate care to the injured while awaiting the arrival of professional responders. Each kit contains a tourniquet, wound-packing materials, gloves and illustrated instructions.

If bleeding is severe, it can kill within minutes, potentially before trained responders can arrive. Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers. Similar to the use of CPR or AEDs, improving public awareness about how to stop severe bleeding can be the difference between life and death for an injured person.

There are 48 stationary AEDs mounted in each city-owned building. The remaining bags are placed with the 60 mobile AEDs assigned to Roswell Police and Fire department vehicles.

In 2017, Georgia launched the nationwide “Stop the Bleed” campaign that puts knowledge gained by first responders and our military into the hands of the public to help save lives by stopping uncontrolled bleeding in emergency situations.

For additional information on the “Stop the Bleed” trauma bag, visit its website.

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Images via city of Roswell