Coppell adds Narcan, bleed control kits to AED boxes around city
COPPELL (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A North Texas city is adding more life-saving tools to its AED boxes to address other emergencies, such as mass shooti...
COPPELL (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A North Texas city is adding more life-saving tools to its AED boxes to address other emergencies, such as mass shootings and drug overdoses. Caroline Vandergriff/CBSNewsTexas The City of Coppell recently put bleed control kits and Narcan mist in 19 different AED boxes around the city. "There's no lock on our AED units," said Michael McDowell, division chief of support services with the Coppell Fire Department. "We want them to be ready to go at all times." The bleed control kit can be used to prevent further blood loss from a traumatic injury, like a gunshot wound, while naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effect of an opioid overdose.