The White County Health Department purchased emergency medical supplies for school corporations and law enforcement/first responders recently with the more than $12,000 they received from a Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant from the State of Indiana last year.To get more news about hemostatic dressing, you can visit rusuntacmed.com official website.

The supplies were given to prevent further injury or save a life in the event of a medical emergency while Emergency Medical Services is en route.  For schools, the Health Department purchased one-way valve Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation masks, trauma kits, and Quickclot, which helps control bleeding. The trauma kits included a tourniquet, gauze, nitrile gloves, CPR face shields, and peel-away duct tape.

The Health Department left it up to each superintendent, principal, and school nurse to decide how best to distribute the supplies between the schools in each district.

The department gave the Monticello and Monon Police Departments and White County Sheriff’s Department one-way value CPR masks for every officer to carry while on duty. They also received throw bags to keep in their patrol vehicles in the event of a water-related incident.

They are planning on reaching out to the remaining law enforcement agencies around the county in the coming months to provide the same items and anything else they may need to provide life-saving measures while on a call. They will also contact EMS providers to see if they have what they need.

Cody Scheurich, with the Monticello Fire Department, volunteered to provide training to school personnel to ensure everyone is trained on how to use these items properly.

Caitlin Wagner, White County Public Health Nurse and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, started distributing the items in mid-December. She went to all the school corporations in the county.

“Emergency preparedness is not only thinking about how our county can be better prepared in the present but thinking forward to the future and how we can be better equipped in a healthcare emergency,” Wagner said. “Our county health needs are always evolving, and preparedness comes in when those situations arise. Being prepared for when that happens is key and I am here as a support for healthcare emergency preparedness.”