25-03-2024 17:45 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

Lethbridge unveils first-aid trauma kit at ENMAX Centre

As part of a public awareness campaign aimed at promoting first-aid during emergencies, the City of Lethbridge is providing a lifesaving kit at the ENMAX Centre. The "Stop the Bleed" kit includes a tourniquet, for arm and leg injuries, meant to stop the blood flow to the area by squeezing tightly above the wound. There are also “hemostatic dressings, which are 10 times more effective than regular gauze for controlling bleeding,” said the city in a news release. “The medication
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