Safety in the night time economy

Bleed control cabinets - St Johns Ambulance

In 2024, using funding from Cleveland Unit for the Reduction of Violence (CURVE), the Council installed four bleed control trauma cabinets, located in:

• Norton - between the Bank Public House and Greggs
• Yarm - next to the defibrillator on the Town Hall
• Stockton Town Centre - next to the defibrillator on The Shambles
• Prince Regent Street - between Ku Bar and Social Rooms

These cabinets contain publicly accessible equipment to be used to control bleeding from a person who has suffered a traumatic injury or who has a medical condition that has caused bleeding. They can be used in a number of situations including falls, road traffic accidents, dog attacks and serious violence.

Drop-in-sessions

St Johns Ambulance are providing drop-in sessions on the use of bleed kits for nighttime economy, businesses, taxi and private hire trade. There will be three sessions taking place at Municipal Buildings, Stockton-on-Tees on 13 February.

Book a place for the 5pm to 5:30pm session

Book a place for the 5:45pm to 6:15pm session

Book a place for the 6:30pm to 7pm session

Stop Spiking

Local authorities have signed up to support the Cleveland Police and Police and Crime Commissioner campaign against drink spiking.

Drink spiking refers to the act of adding drugs or alcohol to people's drinks to try and influence their behaviours. Please be aware of the following things:

• people putting alcohol into a non-alcoholic drink
• people putting more alcohol into an alcoholic drink
• people slipping prescription or illegal drugs into a drink (such as benzodiazepines, amphetamines or gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - also called liquid ecstasy)

Drink spiking is a premeditated act, a personal violation and a crime. It carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Symptoms can vary depending on the size and height of the person, type and amount of drug or alcohol used or how much alcohol was consumed prior to the incident. Here's some things to look out for:

• confusion
• nausea or vomiting
• hallucinations
• disorientation
• inability to communicate clearly
• paranoia
• poor coordination
• poor visibility
• unconsciousness

You can access further information and free staff training on the GOV.UK spiking: information for venues webapge. 

If you think you have been spiked please follow the advice on Cleveland Police's website.