Public bleeding-control and overdose-response stations
Resident proposes public stations with tourniquets, hemostatic gauze and naloxone, with free in-language training, sited in neighborhoods with the most violent trauma and overdoses.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Boston neighborhoods with the highest rates of violent trauma and overdose lack easy access to tourniquets, hemostatic gauze, or naloxone in the critical minutes before EMS arrives. Public bleeding-control and overdose-response stations, paired with
Who it helps and why
Station siting would follow BPHC trauma and overdose data, prioritizing neighborhoods that carry the highest burden of firearm violence and overdose mortality, disproportionately Black and Latino communities. Free, in-language training builds community capacity to save lives without requiring a healthcare background or reliance on professional responders alone.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 3, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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