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Introduced Session

This bill requires the board of education of each school district, beginning with the first full school year following enactment, to incorporate instruction on bleeding control for students in grades nine through 12 as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. The bill permits a board of education to utilize an instructional or training program established by the American College of Surgeons to meet the requirements of the bill. The "Stop the Bleed" program established by the American College of Surgeons is a national campaign that trains people on how to stop or slow bleeding in emergencies through public empowerment, increased access to bleeding control kits, and knowledge of basic trauma care. Unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes and unintentional falls, are the leading cause of death for children and adults under the age of 45, ending more lives prematurely than cancer and heart disease. Medical researchers have found that as many as one in three lives could be saved with faster access to treatment, with some estimates finding that as many as 31,000 patients across the country die each year of potentially preventable bleeding after an injury. Bleeding control courses such as "Stop the Bleed" teach quick techniques to stop blood loss that empower individuals to assist in an emergency, including how to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound, how to pack a wound to control bleeding, and how to apply a tourniquet. By learning how to control bleeding, students can gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding and save someone's life.

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Nancy Muñoz (R)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 12/12/2024)

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