About 13,503 knife crime incidents were recorded in the capital between July 2022 and June 2023, a 21% increase on the previous 12-month period.
To try to curb the life-changing, or even life-ending injuries, that are commonplace with stab victims, a group of young healthcare volunteers are training young people with first aid skills.
We asked Katie Murray from Street Doctors to put together a guide so that anyone coming across a stab victim could potentially save their life.
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