Update to Cattistock Community Bleed Kit Information
New resources have become available in the use of Bleed Kits from Heartsafe. Please follow the link below to view the videos.
View the Bleed Control Kit Training Videos
You can view Heartsafe’s Initiative Brochure by clicking Here.
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Cattistock now has a Bleed Kit installed alongside the defibrillator in the phone box by the Fox & Hounds. The Cattistock Community Fund have generously funded the equipment and Terry White kindly installed it yesterday (05.08.25) Bleed kits are easily accessible to help anyone respond quickly in life-threatening situations involving severe bleeding, such as from traffic accidents, falls, stabbings, animal bites, or other injuries. With 24/7 availability, these kits empower the public to act in the crucial first moments after an injury, potentially saving lives before emergency responders arrive. South West Ambulance Service (SWASFT) have become a key partner in the bleed control kit initiative, offering vital support and advice. SWASFT has endorsed the kits for being straightforward in an emergency and the only appropriate solution of their kind. A body mapping card is contained within all bleedkits which has been endorsed by medical professionals as best practice. Police and Ambulance Command & Control rooms have now gone live with a mapping system which provides real time plotting of bleedkit sites, meaning members of the public can be told the exact locations when they call 999 and then be told how to use them. This is the first collaboration of its kind in the UK.
What the Bleed Kit Contains:
Last Updated on 24th December 2025