Section 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 - (Text of Section from P.A. 103-128) Trauma kit; trauma response training(a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.(2) One compression bandage.(3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.(4) Protective gloves and a marker.(6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.(7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any other items that (i) are approved by a local law enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.(b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school for bleeding emergencies.(c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United States.(d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include instruction on how to respond to an incident involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training requirements under this subsection by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization. School district employees who are trained to respond to trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
Added by P.A. 103-0128,§ 5, eff. 6/30/2023.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.