Birmingham mum takes life-saving bleed kit campaign beyond the West Midlands
Lynne Baird’s work, launched after her son Daniel’s death, is now supporting roll-out in other parts of the country
A Birmingham mother whose son was stabbed to death in the West Midlands is helping extend a life-saving campaign to another part of the country.
Lynne Baird has spent years campaigning for public access to bleed control kits following the death of her son, Daniel Baird, who died from catastrophic blood loss after being stabbed outside a pub in 2017. His family have long argued that immediate access to specialist equipment to control severe bleeding can make a critical difference in the moments before paramedics arrive.
The campaign, which began in the West Midlands in Daniel’s memory, focuses on installing bleed control kits in public places and training people how to use them in an emergency.
Now, Lynne is supporting the installation of the equipment outside the region, working alongside Portsmouth mum Sharon Holland, who is also campaigning after the death of her daughter Chloe.
Sharon said she wanted to back the campaign after forming a close friendship with Lynne, adding that only grieving mothers “know what you’re going through”.
She also stressed the importance of the kits in nightlife areas, saying: “You’ll never be able to stop knife crime completely, but at least we can provide these if anything happens.”
Lynne says the kits are not only important in incidents involving violence, but in any situation where someone is bleeding heavily, and believes they should be widely available so members of the public can act quickly and potentially save lives while waiting for emergency services.