“Many times, in a shooting we don’t have time to wait on emergency responders so this is a way to put first aid in people’s hands.” – Brad Walker, University of Tennessee Emergency Management Planning Specialist

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville has taken student, faculty, and community safety to the next level by adding around 1,000 Tramedic® trauma kits throughout campus facilities. Tramedikits™ have been implemented in every AED cabinet on campus along with Tramedic® Cabinet Kits installed in large spaces like the Student Union, Thompson-Boling Arena, and Neyland Stadium.

Expanding upon the South Carolina statewide Tramedic® Bleeding Control Kit distribution in 2018, Anderson School District 3 has added another 25 custom Tramedikits™ to their schools. The new kits have been placed inside AED cabinets to create a “one-stop shop” for emergency response supplies. District officials strategically placed the kits in hallways throughout the schools so the closest designated responder can act in seconds, not minutes.

The Furman University Police Department began placing custom built Tramedicubes® in strategic places across its campus leading up to the 2019-2020 academic year to improve its rapid medical care response during emergencies. As each kit is installed, Lt. Victor Rivas with campus police is training staff members at each location on how to properly use the kits during a crisis scenario. In total, the university plans to add at least 8 Tramedicubes® in its high traffic areas like the student center, library, auditorium, and dining hall.

Clemson is continuing to make safety a top priority by installing 34 Tramedic® Cabinet Kits throughout multiple buildings on campus in late 2017 to early 2018. Each large kit contains multiple massive bleeding sub kits so severe bleeding can be managed for several people at once in the event of a shooting or active violence incident. The Clemson Undergraduate Student Government helped fund the project along with facilitation by the Clemson Police Department and Clemson Fire/EMS.

With a campus community of almost 50,000 people, the University of South Carolina (USC) makes safety a top priority. In 2017 alone, the campus hosted over 500 special events ranging from 25 to 100,000 attendees. The university received a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and decided to install 41 Tramedic® Cabinet Kits throughout campus. As part of the university’s ongoing commitment to safety, law enforcement and safety officials are working towards the goal of installing at least one kit in every campus building.

In 2018, Dorchester School District Two obtained their first set of Tramedic® Bleeding Control Kits from the South Carolina statewide bleeding control initiative thanks to a SCDHEC grant. The school district decided to expand upon this project with the help of the district’s nonprofit, the Dorchester Two Educational Foundation. Their ultimate goal is to equip every classroom in the district with an individual kit and so far they have funded and implemented over 400 more Tramedic® Bleeding Control Kits.

The district placed their Tramedic^® Bleeding Control Kits ,acquired from the 2018 statewide bleeding control initiative, in key locations throughout the district’s ten schools. Furthermore, to ensure that there was a trauma kit in every classroom, the district developed a plan to purchase additional kits. The district’s Transportation and Safety Director led the charge with support from teachers and parents, and thanks to a grant from Duke Energy, purchased a total of 365 custom Tramedikits™. Now, kits are located at the front door of every classroom as well as areas such as gymnasiums and cafeterias.

Consistently one of the top rated schools in the south and a landmark of Charleston, SC, the Citadel works to continuously improve its campus safety. The campus regularly has many visitors so community safety is important to school officials. The Citadel has strategically installed 6 Tramedic® Cabinet Kits in key locations to prepare students, faculty, and visitors for any unexpected injury or emergency.

Back in 2016, the University of Arizona implemented several Tramedic® Cabinet Kits and Tramedicubes® on campus to help prepare and empower the Wildcat community for serious injuries. The kits are located in popular campus facilities where they can be publicly accessed by students, staff, and visitors in the case of an emergency.

The Bayonne School Board in New Jersey has installed 20 of our trauma kits throughout the district’s schools. Along with installing kits in a dozen schools, the district has trained over 100 faculty members on bleeding control and how to use kit equipment so everyone is prepared if a crisis unfolds.