Bereaved Mother Donates Life Saving Bleed Kit To Rainham Primary School
A bereaved mother who has dedicated herself to helping save lives following the tragic loss of her son has donated a life saving bleed kit to Newtons Primary School in Rainham.
Sue Hedges founded the Ricky Hayden Memorial after her son Ricky was killed in a knife crime incident. Since then, she has worked tirelessly with the support of local residents and businesses to raise funds to purchase and install bleed kits across Havering and beyond.
The latest donation sees Newtons Primary School become another local organisation equipped with the emergency kit, which is designed to help control catastrophic bleeding while waiting for the ambulance service to arrive.
While bleed kits are often associated with knife crime, Sue hopes people understand they can be vital in many different types of emergencies.
Serious accidents can happen anywhere and severe bleeding may result from incidents involving broken glass, machinery, road traffic collisions, sporting accidents or other traumatic injuries. Having a bleed kit available can provide staff or members of the public with the equipment needed to help someone in those critical first few minutes before paramedics arrive.
The donation to Newtons Primary School forms part of Sue’s ongoing mission to improve community safety and ensure more public places across Havering have access to potentially life saving equipment.
Every bleed kit donated through the Ricky Hayden Memorial has been funded entirely through the generosity of local residents, businesses and community groups who continue to support the campaign.
Sue hopes the kits will never need to be used, but believes having them available is an important step in making schools, community venues and public spaces safer for everyone.
Anyone wishing to support Sue’s campaign and help fund additional bleed kits across Havering can make a donation to the Ricky Hayden Memorial.
For more information or to donate, visit www.rickyhaydenmemorial.org
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