A compact and affordable approach to bleeding control, the Individual Response Kit (IRK) was developed in cooperation with the Central Georgia’s Region F Healthcare Preparedness Coalition and the Region 5 Regional Trauma Advisory Council for a school preparedness initiative. A convenient approach to bleeding control, the IRK II is intended to provide "non-traditional" lay responders (i.e. teachers and other individuals without extensive medical training) a compact kit with the means and ability to stop life-threatening bleeding and provide basic, potentially life-saving care prior to the arrival of professional rescuers.