“Thank you for being a working supervisor and bringing willing to lend a helping hand to all of your custodians.” – Anonymous
Monica Sint, Student Services Coordinator, General Engineering
“Huge shout out to Monica Sint for creating our class schedules and registering/accommodating the scheduling needs of 1200+ students. You ROCK!” – Anonymous
Jenny Sampson (Emergency Management Coordinator for Planning, CU OEM); and Kurt Kruysman (Risk Reduction Specialist, CUFD)
“Jenny and Kurt, along with partners from Student Accessibility Services and Residential Living, created a process and template to assist students with Access and Functional needs in building a Personal Emergency Plan. This process that Jenny and Kurt have now assisted their first students with, empowers these students to identify and obtain the assistance they may need, and to respond confidently and effectively in emergency situations. I’m grateful for the way they care for the entire Clemson community!” – Anonymous
Ashley Reynolds, Purchasing Agent, University Facilities
“Ashley continually goes above and beyond to help her fellow employees! She spends extra time creating a welcoming environment for everyone in University Facilities and Finance & Operations!” – Mary Erin Morrissey, Director of Inclusive Excellence Initiatives and Engagement, Finance & Operations
Allison Root, Human Resources Liaison and Payroll Manager, College of Education
“During the hiring process, Allison’s assistance and attention to detail ensures a smooth transition for all. We appreciate the support she offers the hiring committee and the welcoming environment she creates.” – Julie Jones and Valerie Oonk, Director of Graduate and Director of Undergraduate Student Services, College of Education
Steven Kennedy, Sergeant, Clemson University Police Department
“Sgt. Kennedy is a positive leader at CUPD who provides positive and energetic leadership for wellness initiatives for our entire staff.” – Anonymous
Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign aimed at equipping, training and encouraging members of the general public to help in the event of a massive traumatic event until professional medical help arrives. Its mantra is simple: the only thing more tragic than a death… is a death that could have been prevented.
Sgt. Charles Burks (right) wraps a tourniquet around Lt. Chris Harrington’s arm.
Clemson University has joined the movement over the past few years. In 2017, Clemson Undergraduate Student Government (CUSG) worked with staff from the university’s public safety teams to purchase trauma kits. The first four kits — complete with a tourniquet and compression bandage — were installed that fall in Hendrix Student Center and Robert M. Cooper Library. Since that time, 34 additional kits have been installed in administrative and academic buildings throughout Clemson’s campus.
“Applying a pressure bandage and tourniquet can save a life, even if it’s just one,” said Capt. Bill Shivar of the Clemson University Fire Department (CUFD) and Emergency Medical Services. “But it involves taking action during both a physically and mentally traumatic opportunity.”
Trauma kits have been installed in highly concentrated areas on Clemson’s campus. Officials have purposefully installed the kits in visible areas so the public is accustomed to seeing them and knowing where they are located. Shivar said CUFD is working with information technology to try and build an interactive map for trauma kit locations through the my.Clemson app.
“We want people to see that big red kit and automatically know what it means and where to find it in the event it’s ever needed,” said Sgt. Charles Burks of the Clemson University Police Department (CUPD).
Shivar and Burks were among four instructors who delivered a pilot training program on Dec. 5 to a select group of building security coordinators. They were joined by Jennifer Thackston of CUFD and Lt. Chris Harrington from CUPD.
Donna Jervis (left) watches as Jennifer Thackston adjusts a tourniquet on her arm.
The training was based on a structured curriculum from the Department of Homeland Security that allows all persons to be able to intervene in the event of a traumatic event. Overarching goals of the training focused on how to identify life-threatening bleeding and to stop it. Participants learned the ABCs of bleeding control: Alert 911; Bleeding – find the source by looking for a high and continuous volume of blood; and Compress – apply direct pressure to the wound until medical help arrives.
The instructors hope to use the pilot training to gather feedback from participants and will begin scheduling courses through the Tiger Training platform for the 2020 spring semester with students, faculty and staff.
“The main thing we want the campus community to know is that anyone can be trained to intervene in a situation involving massive bleeding,” Thackston said. “It takes a first responder an average of seven to 10 minutes to respond to a massive traumatic event, so the ability to lend help until EMS arrives on the scene is immeasurable. Our public safety teams are proud to partner together to offer this important program to the university.”
