A new piece of legislation proposes high school students to undergo bleeding-control training before graduation.
“We knew that the next step was we needed to go back to the legislature and say we mandate CPR, I think it’s important that we mandate Stop the Bleed,” said Dr. Marlon Doucet, works with the Special Tactics Advanced Response (STAR) team as part of Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS).
The Stop the Bleed initiative was introduced to Arkansas law enforcement in 2013. Fire academy personnel received training in the years following.
In May 2017, the Arkansas Department of Education heard a proposal to expand trauma-medical training under the Stop the Bleed principal to schools.
The state health department, UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital expressed support for the lifesaving campaign being promoted through the education system.
by Zack Briggs