Traumatic Injury Response Protocol

The need for bleeding control equipment and education has been highlighted by recent violent shootings, both in schools and in other public places. Bleeding control plays an essential role in life preservation in events ranging from a violent shooting to the much more commonplace shop class accident. 

The use of a tourniquet quickly after an event occurs will provide the largest positive impact possible in saving a life. A person who is heavily bleeding can die from blood loss in as little as five minutes. This means that it is critical that bystanders have the training to know how to take simple steps to quickly stop blood loss until medical personnel arrive.

In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC) 38.030 CSA maintains a traumatic injury response protocol, which is made available for school employees and volunteers annually and can be found below and in the Student Handbook.

CSA stores bleeding control stations in easily accessible areas in the building and all staff members are properly trained and are current in their training.

Annually, CSA offers instruction on how to use the bleeding control station to students who are enrolled at the campus and are in grade 7 through 12.