A local nightclub and MK Dons Set have been working with the family of a murdered teen to help launch 'Jay Fathers Public Access Trauma First Aid Kits', a life-saving aid in case of an incident.
Today (2/8), on what would be Jay Father's 21st birthday, the launch of the Jay Fathers Public Access Trauma First Aid Kit has been announced.
Jay Fathers, 18-years-old, was located with serious stab wounds after a 999 call and tragically died at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Now, Jason Fathers works closely with family-ran Pink Punters nightclub, to bring bleed kits and training to Milton Keynes.
Joe (pictured right), who's family own Pink Punters, has also experienced tragedy as a result of knife crime, after his nephew was murdered outside a nightclub in London in December last year.
Following the month of action in Milton Keynes, which saw the knife angel visit the city, MK Dons Set have worked closely with Jason Fathers and Pink Punters to raise money and roll out bleed kits across the city.
Now, the Fathers family, Pink Punters and MK Dons Set are working with citizenAid, a national charity with a focused mission to prepare individuals, communities and organisations to help themselves and each other when there are multiple casualties, particularly from deliberate attacks.
Working with citizenAid, 100 Jay Fathers Public Access Trauma (PAcT) First Aid Kits have been launched, with 50 of them funded by MK Dons Set.
"Many people wrongly associate bleed kits with stabbings and so are reluctant to get involved for fear of giving out the wrong message about a venue/area," Joe explained.
"Bleed kits need to be viewed simply as kits to be used for life threatening bleeding from any source including falls from height, road, rail, industrial or domestic accidents or terrorist incidents."
Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North, met the family and Joe from Pink Punters to discuss the new kits.
He told MKFM: “I continue to be inspired by the work Jason does and it was moving to speak to him again and to meet Joe from Pink Punters to hear about their experiences and work to prevent deaths from blood loss in Milton Keynes.
“It’s so important that people have access to these potentially life-saving pieces of equipment, that people know how to use the kit and feel confident in using the kit. I fully support their campaign.”
Jay Fathers Public Access Trauma (PAcT) First Aid Kit with Tournikeys can be found here.
citizenAid also has a completely free app, which has online familiarisation videos, a Pocket Guide, and educational material for both adults and children.
