Donated Belt Trauma Kit Saves 16-Year-Old’s Life

You remember the story of Kellie Abbott? When she was in high school, her senior project was to sell "Blue Forever" t-shirts to raise money to purchase Quick Clot trauma belt kits to area law enforcement agencies.

She was able to raise nearly $7,000 for the purchase of 100 Belt Trauma Kits, which are now available on each patrol shift.

Shreveport police got a first-hand look at just how well those kits save lives in a recent shooting incident.

Corporal Marcus Hines tells KEEL News officers were called to a shooting in the 800 block of Pinetree Drive, where a suspect armed with a high-powered rifle had fatally wounded a woman, and had just shot a 16-year-old boy.

The young boy, who lay bleeding in the street, was met by police officers before emergency medical personnel arrived. They quickly applied a dressing from a Quick Clot trauma kit to the victim's wound. It was effective in stopping the blood loss. The teen continues to recover from his wound.

Abbott has kept her "Blue Forever" organization going since graduation, and is still donating these kits to area law enforcement.