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Bowie emergency manager says 'Stop the Bleed' training under way; staff to expand CPR/trauma training
Summary
Emergency Management staff reported they have trained city staff in Stop the Bleed/first-aid and co-located bleeding-control kits with AEDs; city aims to expand training coverage.
Bowie’s emergency management office reported active progress on first-aid and bleeding-control training for city staff and volunteer responders and said training will continue to expand.
Emergency Management Specialist Lee Cornwell (Emergency Management) told the council the city began delivering Stop the Bleed/first-aid classes about a month earlier and had trained 164 people to date, which Cornwell said represented about 42% of staff. He said the program had certified instructors, that kits were obtained from the county and co-located with AEDs at city facilities, and that classes run approximately monthly or every other month and fill quickly.
The mayor asked whether the city could make Stop the Bleed training an objective to train all staff. Cornwell said the program was already active and popular and that the city would continue classes and aim to increase uptake; he suggested a realistic target could be raising the number trained further over the next year.
No additional budget was requested during the meeting; Cornwell said existing resources and county-provided kits supported the program.
