Groups provide two ‘critical bleed kits’ for Aylesbury residents
Community groups come together to give young people better chance of surviving a knife crime
APRIL 26 2022. FOR IMMEDIATE ISSUE
Bucks based community groups have teamed up to provide two ‘bleed kits’ across Aylesbury, which could mean the difference between life and death.
The initiative came after the tragic death of 22-year-old Amir Shafique, who lost his life during a fight in October 2020. Five men have since been jailed for their involvement in the events that led to Amir’s death.
Since then, Amir’s family and friends, along with other local community associations have campaigned against the use of young people carrying knives, as well as publicise Amir’s story in the hope no young person has to suffer the same fate.
In This Together, Fairhive Homes Ltd, Southcourt Baptist Church, Thames Valley Police, Buckinghamshire Council and Carewell Health Recruitment Services all teamed up to provide, fit and maintain the bleed kits – one at Edinburgh Playing Fields in Churchill Avenue and the other at Southcourt Baptist Church, Penn Road.
Each kit contains essential equipment including a tourniquet and bandages, plus instructions on how to use them in the event of treating a knife wound or traumatic injury. Quite often the first person arriving at the scene of an incident is a member of the public, and that person is best placed to offer immediate first aid – saving vital minutes and can save a life.
Anyone assisting the victim calls 999 with the location information printed on the bleed kit, obtains the code to open it, and receives instruction from the ambulance service on how to correctly treat the wound.
Adele Webb, co-founder of In This Together, a group dedicated to uniting communities against violet knife crime, said: “On average an ambulance takes 11 minutes to reach a victim – they can easily bleed out in five minutes. The bleed kit can save precious minutes in the treatment of someone with a stab wound, and literally save their life.”
Lidia Sadlowska, Neighbourhood Manager at Fairhive, added: “Amir’s death was tragic and a huge loss to all those who knew him. Everyone has worked hard to make sure his death was not in vain, and that should others find themselves in the same situation, they have the greatest chance of surviving and recovering.”
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