Local Business, Firefighter Look to Place Trauma Kits in Local Schools: Asking Community For Help

Trauma kits will include tourniquet, pressure dressing, chest seals, gloves, rolled gauze, shears and an airway device.

Darren Doyle, story:
In an unpredictable world, it's always good to be prepared for the worst. That's what a local business and a firefighter are hoping to help by what they are calling a project called "Stop the Bleed."

It's a project that will place specific trauma kits in all of Edmonson County schools. The trauma kits will include a tourniquet, pressure dressing, chest seals, gloves, rolled gauze, shears, and an airway device.

Josh Casey, owner of C&C Firearms and Outdoors is helping to coordinate the project with longtime local Brownsville VFD Firefighter Daniel Ashley.

"Daniel Ashley, a lifelong firefighter, has already donated 15 of these trauma kits to Kyrock Elementary, and has provided training on how to use them," Casey told the Edmonson Voice. "With school violence on the rise and there always being the threat of severe weather or other emergency, these trauma kits could very well save someone's life."

Just like everything else these days, the kits are not cheap. In order to supply all schools with a sufficient amount of kits, the group is trying to raise $5,000, as each kit costs nearly $100. The $5K raised would furnish about 60 kits total. 

"God forbid we ever see a tragedy take place in our school system that would necessitate the need for these, but something could happen and we feel like there is a great need to be prepared," he added.

You can make a donation to this cause through the Edmonson Voice or C&C, where 100% of the proceeds will be used for the project. Visit the Voice store by clicking here and choose the amount you'd like to donate online with your credit or debit card, or you can stop by C&C Firearms and Outdoors on South Main Street in Brownsville and make a donation in person.

Donations can be made in amounts anywhere from $5 to $500.