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Young advocate and trauma surgeons push ‘Stop the Bleed’ kits and training for schools and public buildings
Summary
A 13‑year‑old bleeding‑disorder patient and trauma surgeons urged the committee to require bleeding‑control kits and training in schools and public buildings, saying early bystander intervention can prevent deaths from hemorrhage.
A 13‑year‑old testifier with a rare bleeding disorder and trauma surgeons told the Public Safety and Security Committee Tuesday that requiring bleeding‑control kits and training in schools and public buildings would save lives.
Waylon Page, a Hatfield resident and patient who has a platelet dysfunction, described episodes when bleeding continued for hours and recounted seeing hemorrhage control kits at a conference out of state. "With these kits, it would be a huge impact in the…
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