The training, run by anti-knife crime campaigner Leanne Reynolds from Bristol-based Safeguard Medical, took place at the annual West of England Schools Summit.

Youngsters learnt how to use "bleed kits" which contain everything needed to give first aid to someone who is losing blood.

While there are already a number of bleed kits located around the region, not enough people are trained up on how to use them. Participants will also learnt about CPR and defibrillators during the "Save a Life" workshop.

Mayor Dan Norris says: "People across the West of England are rightly concerned about what appears to be a growing trend of knife crime.

"We all want the violence to stop. I truly hope no young person who is trained today ever has to use the skills they learn. But if we can empower local young people with the ability to save a life, then that's the right thing to do."

A 30 year old was killed in the St Paul's area of Bristol on 5 March. 16-year-old Darrian Williams tragically died after being stabbed in Easton in February. Mason Rist,15, and Max Dixon, 16, died from knife wounds in Knowle West in January.

The Mayor added that he was working with anti-knife campaigners on introducing Bleed Kit training in more schools in the West of England, and had written to the Education Secretary after backing calls for such training to be compulsory in every school in the country.