In having a conversation with some other members about available safety equipment yesterday, I learned that we do not have a Stop the Bleed kit or offer Stop the Bleed training.
Stop the Bleed is a nationwide campaign by the American College of Surgeons to prepare every American to prevent the number one cause of death after injury: bleeding. A person can bleed out in less than 5 minutes, often before EMS can arrive. Having laypeople around who can act is often the difference between life and death.
Given the size of our membership and the risks associated with the activities that we often do and tools we often use (ranging from nearly any imaginable spinning sharp object to flying fragments of wood/glass/metal/stone/etc. to operating heavy equipment to freak accidents), I think it would be an excellent idea for us to offer Stop the Bleed training regularly and install a Stop the Bleed kit under the AED in the kitchen.
Even aside from the risks we face at DMS, lives have been saved by a Stop the Bleed trained passerby in a motor vehicle collision, random act of violence on the street, household accident, etc.
If people are interested, I would be happy to reach out to the Stop the Bleed trainers at UT Southwestern and see if we could set up training.