Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-133g: Installation of bleeding control kits in public buildings and places of public accommodation, resort or amusement.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- CHAPTER 368a. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(a) As used in this section, “bleeding control kit” means a set of materials used to provide first aid to a person suffering from serious bleeding or a bleeding emergency, which includes, but need not be limited to, tourniquets, compression bandages, bleeding control bandages, emergency blankets, latex-free gloves, markers, scissors and instructional documents developed by a nonprofit organization that specializes in bleeding control, the United States Department of Defense or a similar agency that details methods to prevent blood loss following a traumatic event.
(b) The Commissioner of Public Health may work with district departments of health formed pursuant to section 19a-241 to install bleeding control kits in public buildings, as defined in section 1-1, and places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 46a-63. Any such bleeding control kit that is installed pursuant to this subsection shall be centrally located, clearly visible and easily accessible, and may be placed in a cabinet or case that stores an automatic external defibrillator. Any cabinet or case in which a bleeding control kit is placed pursuant to this subsection shall be clearly marked as containing such kit.
(c) The commissioner may accept donations of bleeding control kits and may utilize such kits to carry out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
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