Bill proposes teaching children to treat life-threatening bleeding

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 16 Oct, 16:44 · Archive

A Conservative MP has proposed a new law that would teach schoolchildren how to treat life-threatening bleeding from stabbings or car crashes.

A proposed law would add training on treating life-threatening bleeding to the life-saving skills already taught in schools. The Emergency and Life-Saving Skills (Schools) Bill would teach pupils how to recognise severe bleeding and administer emergency treatment in cases such as stabbings or car crashes.

Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst, who put forward the Bill, said such training could save lives. He noted that an ambulance takes an average of eight-and-a-half minutes to arrive in emergencies, but a person can bleed out in four minutes. Shastri-Hurst, who represents Solihull West and Shirley, is a former British Army major who previously served as an honorary consultant trauma co-ordinator at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He said he had seen patients arrive with devastating injuries and believed immediate help at the scene could have changed some of their outcomes.

Shastri-Hurst compared the proposed training to existing CPR instruction in schools, which has created a 'critical mass' of people who know how to respond to cardiac arrests. The Bill is scheduled to be debated in Parliament on Friday but will need government support to pass.

How it is being reported

• Children could be taught how to stop 'life-threatening' bleeding from stab wounds or car crashes in schoolFormer trauma co-ordinator Neil Shastri-Hurst warned that someone could bleed to death before an ambulance arrives. His bill would add training on severe bleeding to the lifesaving skills already taught in schoolsThe Mirror · 16 Oct, 16:19
• Children could be taught how to treat ‘life-threatening bleeding’ under proposed lawThe Bill by Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst would build on current life-saving teaching in schools, which already includes CPRThe Independent · 16 Oct, 11:47
• New law could see children taught how to stop ‘life-threatening bleeding’ after stabbings and car crashesThe Bill by Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst would build on current life-saving teaching in schools, which already includes CPRThe Independent · 16 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Neil Shastri-Hurst · Conservative Party · Queen Elizabeth Hospital · Solihull West and Shirley · Birmingham

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