Chicago installing 'Bleeding Control Kits' around city amid gun violence © Getty Chicago has begun installing “Bleeding Control Kits” across the city under the new Safe Chicago program amid an increase in gun violence. Four hundred-twenty-six Bleeding Control Kits are being installed in 269 Chicago buildings, including City Hall and Chicago Public Library locations. Each kit can treat up to eight victims. Every kit comes equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves, and an instruction manual on how to best use it in instances of “life threatening bleeding emergencies” that can result from falls, penetrating injuries (such as stabbings), gunshot...
