Safe Chicago
Safe Chicago is a public safety program launched by OEMC in partnership with the Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Police Department and 2FM. Safe Chicago improves the safety of municipal employees, residents and visitors by making life-saving bleeding control equipment and training readily available in locations across the city to use in the event if an emergency.
Bleeding control kits when used can bridge the gap between an initial life-threatening injury and EMS arrival. Based on the American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED® program that is a call to action to train more people to become immediate responders during a bleeding emergency until professional help arrives.
One wall-mounted bleeding kit is designed to treat eight victims before first responders arrive. Each kit includes a tourniquet, combat gauze, trauma shears, gloves, blanket, marker, and an instruction manual.
SAFE CHICAGO program has installed kits in all City of Chicago owned or leased buildings/facilities, museums, sports arenas, entertainment venues, tourist destinations, house of worship, schools including the following:
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Chicago Architecture Center
• Chicago Cultural Center
• Chicago Harbor Safety Committee
• Chicago History Museum
• Chicago Public Library locations
• Chicago Riverwalk
• Chicago School of the Art Institute
• City Colleges of Chicago
• City Hall
• Field Museum
• Millennium Park
• Navy Pier
• Wrigley Field
• United Center
• Guaranteed Rate Field
• Large Passenger Vessel Boat Companies along Chicago River
• River Walk
• Salt Shed
• 36 Houses of Worship
• Columbia College
..AND more to come.
For a list of locations with installed SAFE CHICAGO kits, go to the city’s Data Portal at Safe Chicago Emergency Device Locations Map.
You can also get STOP THE BLEED® training online.
