Training should be make available on the use of bleed kits says councillor
Oswestry Town Council is being asked to give training in the use of the bleed kits that have been put in defibrillators around the town.
Councillor Jay Moore said he had been told that nationally, bleed kits were not been used to their full potential.
"It's all well and good placing the kits in our defib boxes but without some instructions on how to use them properly, we aren't seeing the job through.
"I propose we provide training some opportunities and some basic awareness campaigns.
"Statistics show that juveniles aged 10-17 account for almost 20 per cent of knife possession offences, so we should contact local schools and work closely with our partners at the TNS Foundation to devise a strategy of education that will reach our young residents most effectively."
Councillor Moore is asking the council to allow its Police Partnership Panel and Youth Services panel to discuss and implement programmes, with a budget made available by the council.
"We can also publish instructional videos from controlthebleed.org.uk to our social media and provide information stickers/boards near our defib boxes."
