DeKalb County

These kits could save lives during a school emergency

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Hundreds of nurses have new skills to save lives in a school emergency.

After the Sandy Hook tragedy, medical experts looked at what could help more children.

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The trauma kits equip school nurses with tools to stop the bleeding, even before emergency workers can get in.

They include gauze, tourniquets and other materials.

“We want to give people the opportunity to save a life It's a great feeling to know that you have that power to help someone in need,” Billy Kunkle with the Georgia Trauma Commission said.

The Georgia Trauma Commission is sending 12 kits to every school in the state.

WellStar Atlanta Medical Center trained hundreds of school nurses in DeKalb and Cobb County ahead of the 2017 school year.