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White Plains Hospital Donates ‘Stop the Bleed’ Kits to Schools

White Plains Hospital delivers Stop the Bleed kits to the White Plains School District

Sean Lews and Dr. Joseph Ricca of WP School District; Dr. Erik Larsen, Ed Tangredi, Dr. Farrukh Jafri of WPH, Maggie Racioppo of WP Schools, Kate Lopez of WPH
Sean Lews and Dr. Joseph Ricca of WP School District; Dr. Erik Larsen, Ed Tangredi, Dr. Farrukh Jafri of WPH, Maggie Racioppo of WP Schools, Kate Lopez of WPH (White Plains Hospital)

As a follow up to Stop the Bleed training provided to White Plains School District teachers, staff, and administrators in 2019, White Plains Hospital recently donated Stop the Bleed kits to the White Plains School District. The kits will be available in White Plains schools throughout the district and will be placed near defibrillator units already commonly available in schools. Stop the Bleed kits include tourniquets and wound packing equipment, and are designed to help save lives in the event of a bleeding emergency. Recognizing this as the next level of school emergency preparedness, White Plains Hospital and the White Plains School District have teamed up to provide ongoing Stop the Bleed training to its staff through simulations using high fidelity mannequins.

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