# Schools could teach children how to stop life-threatening bleeding

> A Conservative MP's bill would add emergency bleeding treatment to the school curriculum, alongside CPR.
- Title: Schools could teach children how to stop life-threatening…
- Summary: A Conservative MP's bill would add emergency bleeding treatment to the school curriculum, alongside CPR. Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst has proposed…
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- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/stop-bleeding-children-neil-shastri-hurst-bill-b3068025.html
- Published: 2026-10-16T10:47:20+00:00
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- Topics: neil shastri-hurst, emergency and life-saving skills schools, first aid training, parliament, schools curriculum, bleeding treatment, politics, news
## A bill to teach bleeding treatment
Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst has proposed the Emergency and Life-Saving Skills Schools Bill to teach pupils how to recognise and treat life-threatening bleeding from stabbings or car crashes.
## The bill goes to Parliament on Friday
The Emergency and Life-Saving Skills Schools Bill is scheduled to be debated in Parliament on Friday, but will need government support to pass through the chamber.
## Who is pushing this forward
Shastri-Hurst is a former British Army major who previously served as an honorary consultant trauma co-ordinator at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, giving him medical expertise.
## Why minutes matter in bleeding
Shastri-Hurst said the average ambulance takes about eight-and-a-half minutes to arrive, but a person can bleed out in four minutes, making immediate intervention critical.

> you can bleed out in four
## How to stop severe bleeding
The key technique is applying pressure to stem bleeding. If that fails, make a tourniquet from a belt, tie or shoelace and twist it to build tension and stop blood flow.
## Training is quick and builds resilience
Shastri-Hurst said basic stop the bleed training takes ten to fifteen minutes and uses minimal equipment like foam and a spoon, building national resilience through widespread knowledge.

> You can do the basic training on stop the bleed in about 10-15 minutes
## Key takeaway

Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst has proposed legislation to teach schoolchildren how to recognise and treat life-threatening bleeding from stabbings or car crashes, arguing it could save lives while ambulances arrive.