New Albany School District has taken yet another step forward insuring that its schools
are maintaining a safe, healthy, and orderly environment.
This month, teachers, administrators and coaches participated in the “Stop the Bleed!”
training. The training was provided by the North Mississippi Trauma System. The North
Mississippi Trauma System is associated with the Mississippi State Trauma System
which is considered unique and the first in the nation to develop a research- based
trauma system of care to save lives.
Conducting the trainings in the New Albany School District were: Donna Grisham, Regional Administrator, North Mississippi Trauma System; Heather Reid, Emergency Department Manager/Trauma Program Manager, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County; Dr. Chad Vega, Emergency Department Physician; and Jada Coker, Operations Manager, Priority Ambulance Service.
The national “Stop the Bleed” program has been used by the Mississippi State Trauma System since 2016. This program helps to increase awareness of the importance of stopping bleeding in a timely manner after an injury occurs. This training helps equip bystanders to become involved in stopping bleeding before Emergency Medical Services arrive on the scene.
This training was offered to educators in the New Albany Schools as an extension of the
generous donations of Emergency Kits that were placed in the schools last spring. The
funding and coordination of the kits was made possible by the New Albany Pilot Club,
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, New Albany Police Department, New Albany
Rotary Club, and school nurses.
“We are so appreciative of the emergency kit bags our schools received and we wanted
to follow through by providing necessary trauma training to our school employees with
proper instruction on how to use the first aid supplies,” said Tammie Reeder, School
Health Services Coordinator. “Our school district is always moving forward in helping
promote a safe school environment for our students and staff.”
The training equipped educators with the knowledge and skills to help prepare them to care for injured victims.
