{"id":7237,"date":"2024-11-18T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T22:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=7237"},"modified":"2024-11-18T23:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T22:43:58","slug":"five-critical-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2024\/11\/18\/five-critical-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Critical Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can take just 5 minutes for someone to bleed to death.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
A rapid response ambulance often takes 7 minutes to arrive at the scene.<\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists welcomed Mr Nikhil Misra, Consultant Trauma Surgeon at Aintree Hospital and founder of the charity Knifesavers<\/a>, as guest speaker. Mr Misra gave a comprehensive overview of knife crime, which encompasses all bladed or pointed articles. He also explained the mechanism of bleeding, life-saving techniques available and the work of his charity.<\/p>\n

In partnership with medical staff, Knifesavers have developed Bleed Control Kits which contain the necessary items to use in an emergency. Kits (and wall-mounted cabinets) are being provided throughout Merseyside. Crosby Soroptimists have funded a cabinet, ready for installation at the Learning Centre at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n

Through education in the basics of bleed control, the charity is reaching hundreds of people \u2013 in schools, at football stadia, in city centre bars, at railway stations. The aim? – everyone to be able to stop the bleeding. Simple techniques can keep someone alive for long enough to summon an ambulance and get them to hospital.<\/p>\n