The availability of bleed kits can help to save lives. Trauma or Bleed Control Kits are designed to provide immediate lifesaving intervention for severe bleeding. They are placed in highly visible red dispensers in public spaces and business premises such as venues, pubs, restaurants, shops, and clubs to allow the public immediate access to lifesaving equipment should a person suffer a catastrophic bleed. They ensure critical first aid is available before medical professionals arrive.
Location
The Charlton Musgrove Community Bleed Control Kit is stored inside the old Phone Box on Barrow Lane, Charlton Musgrove (opposite Nos 3 and 4 Dibbens Row).
Postcode: BA9 8HQ
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Ideally one person will attend to the casualty while a second person retrieves the kit.
The Bleed Control Kit is contained in the distinctive red wall cabinet: The cabinet can be opened by pulling at the bottom (breaking the yellow seal) and removing the package containing the Bleed Control Kit. No security code is required.
Use In An Emergency
In case of a medical emergency Dial 999 and ask for the ambulance service. Retrieve the Bleed Control Kit and follow the instructions. Continue to speak to the ambulance service. Answer any questions asked by the ambulance service and follow any instructions their operator may give. In parallel, an ambulance, and possibly other emergency medical support, will be despatched by the ambulance service.
After Use
Please return the kit, and contents to the old Phone Box on Barrow Lane and inform the Parish Clerk (click here for contact information) as soon as possible (or another member of the Parish Council). If you can provide details about the emergency and comment on the use of the Bleed Control Kit that would be very helpful. The kit will be re-stocked.
Instructions
The kit contains the instructions shown below: Further information, including training videos can be found by following this link: https://www.heartsafe.org.uk/bleed-kit-training-videos/
Charlton Musgrove Community Bleed Control Kit
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. Further information can be found by following this link: https://www.heartsafe.org.uk/bleed-kit-homepage/
The kit has been provided by Charlton Musgrove Parish Council at a cost of £283.00, funded entirely through the monthly village coffee mornings held in Charlton Musgrove Memorial Hall.
The kit is listed on the 999 computer aided dispatch system via The Circuit to ensure that any caller in the local vicinity of the kit is made aware of it should they need it.
The Parish Council is responsible for providing and maintaining a suitable location to store the kit; and checking the kit once a week.