More emergency bleed cabinets have been installed around Tameside as part of a concerted life-saving campaign.

The latest have been unveiled at pubs in Droylsden and Audenshaw at The Beehive Inn and Sun Inn respectively. Emergency bleed cabinets, also
known as Bleed Boxes, contain crucial instructions and equipment designed to reduce major blood loss to the body in the event of an accident
or attack.

As with defibrillators, they can be accessed by a code provided by a 999 call operator. The campaign to introduce bleed cabinets across Greater Manchester was initially launched by mum Kelly Brown following the death of her son Rhamero ‘Mero’ West, who died at the age of just 16.
He was attacked by a group of teenagers in Old Trafford in September 2021, suffering fatal stab wounds.

Kelly said: “My son bled to death from his legs. Had there been a bleed kit there to pack the wounds until the ambulance service got there, then he might still be here today.”

A foundation has been established in his memory called Mero’s World in an effort to try to end knife crime. Kelly’s aim is to install as
many bleed cabinets across Greater Manchester as possible - and then beyond - to save lives and raise awareness. Kirsty Smith, a friend of Kelly’s
and supporting the campaign to introduce bleed cabinets across the Tameside region, said: “Primarily the box is intended to help victims
of knife crime, but it is also for any bleed, for instance if someone falls and cuts their head, then this can be used.”

The duo unveiled further boxes at the Red Lion on Stockport Road in Denton, the Woodley Arms in Woodley and the Haughton Green
Social and Conservative Club. Both said they would ultimately like to see the life-saving cabinets installed across the country.

For more details about the foundation visit Merosworld West on Facebook, Merosworld20211 on Twitter or Merosworld 2021 on Instagram.