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 housed in a bleed control cabinet so it is available and…
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 work colleague, a friend or even themselves –…
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 a moving object (11%) and falls from 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 her son, Daniel Baird, who died from 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 day, Turtle Engineering Ltd, along with their partner…
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 access to a combination of life saving equipment…
Startling UK statistics on knife crime Whilst the Home Office reported a drop in Knife and Offensive weapon offences resulting in a caution or sentence of 20% in 2020 vs 2019*, that includes a pandemic and a lockdown…
Fundraising can feel like a daunting task – particularly if you have what you perceive as a large target. However, a lot of defibs and cabinets for communities are obtained through local fundraising. Perhaps someone has needed lifesaving…
Even with a pandemic hitting 2020 hard for over 8 months of the year, knife crime is still on the rise. During the second week of lockdown at the end of March 2020, in separate incidents – 9…
Help stem a catastrophic bleed We recently installed a bleed kit and cabinet on Hurst Street in Birmingham in conjuction with the West Midlands Police and Ambulance Service, the Daniel Baird Foundation (DBF) and Southside District BID team. …
The first ever Bleed cabinet and kit installed in Birmingham Designed to prevent people from bleeding to death while paramedics race to the scene, the UK’s first bleed control cabinet was installed in Hurst Street, Birmingham on Thursday…