Avon & Somerset Police Bleed Kit Initiative
Avon and Somerset Police have embarked on a collaborative effort with HeartSafe and NHS England South-West. This partnership marks a significant advancement in public health and safety, focused on the crucial goal of providing immediate aid in emergency situations. Highlighting our collective commitment to safeguarding communities, this initiative bridges vital resources with local needs.
Our Mission
A simple, easy to understand kit of life-saving essentials designed for use under 999 guidance to help treat a catastrophic trauma patient until emergency services arrive.
Developed with the support of the NHS and 999 emergency services, this kit is designed to include essentials for use by untrained members of the public.
Avon and Somerset Police have joined up with HeartSafe and NHS England South-West to launch a joint initiative to place Emergency Bleed Kits in local communities.
To date, the partnership has funded over 500 bleed kits either attached to existing HeartSafe defibrillator cabinets, or wall mounted in prominent locations across the Avon and Somerset region. This allows the public immediate access to lifesaving equipment should a person suffer a catastrophic bleed.
Our Principles...
- Immediate Availability
- Don't lock Bleed Kits in cabinets.
- Make It Simple
- Keep kits easy to obtain, understand and use in an emergency
- Provide Open Mapping
- Drives community engagement and local knowledge of locations
- Maximise Rollout
- Money is tight! Simple Dispensers instead of cabinets give at least double the number of locations per £ Spent. More kits = More chances to save a life!
- Be Everywhere!
- Kits installed indoor/outdoor wherever wanted or needed
- Drive Visibility
- Prominent kits drive community engagement on knife crime prevention
- Long-Term Solution
- Include an end-to-end management system with registration and backup. Not just fit and forget ‘tick-the-box’ provision
- Full Replenishment Mechanism
- Simple QR scan guides user to replenishment channel
- Expandable Across UK
- Built to help save lives nationally. Easy provision for local Police, Charity or Community branding
Managing Essential Bleed Kits for the Future
Avon and Somerset Police have agreed a legacy fund for the ongoing management and replacement of these kits
This is not a one-off ‘fit and forget’ tick-the-box provision…
- The ongoing management scheme incorporates:
- Regular checking of all sites on local policing unit's patrols
- A system with HeartSafe which notifies when items in each kit with expiry dates need to be replaced
- A system with HeartSafe to alert local policing teams when a kit has been used
- A simple QR scan system to allow replacement kits to be reordered in the event of usage, theft or tamper
