Welcome To Our WebsiteCommunity Bleed Kits
A new life saving initiative to help safeguard your neighbourhood.
Use our Bleed Kit map to find the closest bleed kit in your community to empower you in an emergency.
We have developed a clear and best-practice set of instructions which have been approved by…
Avon and Somerset Police are able to offer a legacy fund for bleed kits ensuring they are available for communities.
All Bleed Kits Approved by...
This Bleed Kit Dispenser can be installed onto the side of the HeartSafe Defibrillator Cabinet.
The Bleed Kit Model 2 is designed for easy wall installation on either internal or external buildings and includes a community bleed kit pouch.
The Community Bleed Kit is designed for simple fitting with a highly visible dispenser and clear instructions, supplied with window/wall information labels.
Our new attachment for the Bleed Kit Model 2 lets you mount it to poles—from street signs to CCTV or telegraph poles—and railings.
UK Bleed Kit Locator Map
The Bleed Kit locator map offers the public the opportunity to check in their community where bleed kits are closest to your place of home or work. The map identifies kits that are registered by their owners throughout the UK and are listed on the map as they are happy to share access in the event of an emergency. Anyone owning or providing a bleed kit to their community can freely register it’s availability here.
The map is to encourage people to learn the whereabouts of their nearest bleed kit dispenser in advance of ever needing to use one in an emergency. Having this knowledge will save time once you ring 999 and make contact with the emergency services.
We are unable to guarantee that a bleed control kit will always be available in an emergency. Once we are advised that a kit has been deployed or removed, every effort is made to replace it for future deployment. Our aim is to ensure we maintain the bleed kit locator map to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information possible.
REMEMBER, in an emergency always report the event immediately to the Ambulance Service…
Call 999 and follow their instructions.
Our Mission
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 600 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.
Public Access to Lifesaving Bleed Kits Launched
Trauma kits, designed to provide immediate lifesaving intervention for severe bleeding, are being placed in highly visible red dispensers across public spaces and business premises such as venues, pubs, restaurants, shops, and clubs. Accessible free of charge, they ensure critical first aid is available before medical professionals arrive.
The Avon and Somerset Police-led project goes beyond distribution, offering training at equipped venues to raise awareness and build lifesaving skills. By empowering the community to act swiftly in emergencies—whether from violent incidents, traffic collisions, or other serious injuries—the initiative makes a vital contribution to public safety.
Our Bleed Kit Partnership Brochure
For a comprehensive overview of the Community Bleed Kit Partnership initiative, we invite you to download our detailed brochure. Inside, you’ll find in-depth information about the initiative’s goals, benefits, and how you can get involved in making our communities safer.
2 Years of Saving Lives - The Rationale Behind the HeartSafe Community Bleed Control Kits
Why ?… Catastrophic Bleed? / Emergency! Bystanders are the first on the scene. Confidence in using the approved system. Their quick efforts may determine if the patient can survive and if blood loss can be controlled.— You can make a difference and save a life.
What?… Medically approved NHS Bleed Control kit for use by untrained bystanders. Approved by the NHS Southwest Ambulance Service for being straightforward in an emergency. Body mapping card endorsed by medical professionals as best practice.
Where?… Immediate availability-Unlocked Dispensers. Be everywhere. Managed UK Mapping — Reach as many communities as possible. Ambulance / Police Control Room Ready-Public promptly directed to nearby kits in an Emergency.
Now… Don’t delay! Purchase a bleed kit for your neighbourhood and help us save more lives across the UK
Managing Bleed Kits for the future
Avon and Somerset Police have agreed a legacy fund for the ongoing management and replacement of these kits.
This not a one-off “fit and forget’ tick-the-box provision…
Local Partnerships
The Mall is the largest regional shopping and leisure hub in the South-West of England.
Though our partnership with Avon and Somerset police we have been able to connect and engage this key location to the scheme adding 10 kits across the site.
Have An Enquiry?
No matter how unusual, please feel free to send them to enquiries@heartsafe.org.uk where one of our team of advisers will get back to you!