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  • 15 February 2022â–ª1.9 minâ–ª

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/14/call-for-bleed-control-kits-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk This article focuses on the need for bleed kits within communities.  Not just for serious stab wounds but also for other incidents; serious road collusions, a heavy fall in [...]

  • 15 October 2021â–ª1.8 minâ–ª

    The kit contains specialist equipment to help stem extreme blood loss before ambulance crews arrive.  The pack is lightweight and in a high visibility red.  It is most often housed [...]

  • 16 August 2021â–ª2.1 minâ–ª

    A defibrillator in a cabinet is a significant expense to a community, and unless someone has been touched by Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) themselves – either a family member, a [...]

  • 19 July 2021â–ª2.2 minâ–ª

    Some statistics There were 65,427 Employee non-fatal injuries reported by employers in 2019/20 (RIDDOR). These injuries ranged from slips, trips and falls on the same level (29%) to struck by [...]

  • 12 July 2021â–ª2 minâ–ª

    The young and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Most people associate heart disease and cardiac arrests with older people, making a assumption it doesn’t affect the young.  Unfortunately, that is not [...]

  • 5 July 2021â–ª1.4 minâ–ª

    So you have a defibrillator in your community now – you raised the funds, purchased the cabinet and defib – that was the hard bit! Now, you need to make [...]

  • 26 May 2021â–ª3.1 minâ–ª

    We have been working in Partnership with Lynne Baird, who set up the Daniel Baird foundation, for just over 6 months now. Lynne set up the charity in memorial to [...]

  • 19 May 2021â–ª2.2 minâ–ª

    Thursday 20th May 2021 marks Stop The Bleed Day, a day of awareness of the need for resources and training to react to catastrophic bleed injuries. In recognition of this [...]

  • 26 April 2021â–ª2.1 minâ–ª

    The positive about metal defib cabinets is that metal is infinitely recyclable.  This means that having served as a cabinet for a large number of years, it can be recycled [...]

  • 29 March 2021â–ª1.8 minâ–ª

    There are many ways to finance a defibrillator cabinet in your community, or even a bleed control kit, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you [...]

  • 22 March 2021â–ª2 minâ–ª

    Our new 2-in-1 cabinet! We’ve recently launched a defib and bleed control cabinet and we are already seeing some significant interest in it.   The new cabinet allows communities to have [...]

  • 18 March 2021â–ª2.9 minâ–ª

    If you’re looking to buy a defibrillator, you may be wondering which one best suits your environment and needs. Each defibrillator has different features, so understanding how they vary can [...]