Bleed control kits

What are bleed kits?

Special first aid kits that contain dressings and bandages, designed to seal wounds and control serious bleeding.

What circumstances they are used for and how they help?

When a catastrophic bleed occurs from an injury of some kind, the kits can save a life by controlling the bleeding.

How to use them

Call 999 and ask to be directed to the nearest bleed control kit. Watch this video on how to use the kit

Any member of the public can access the cabinets, 24/7, by calling 999 and obtaining a code from the emergency call handler. There are also bleed control kits held by trained community members.

Organisations interested in hosting a bleed control kit can email CommunitySafety@islington.gov.uk