New Bleed Control Kit Box in Dursley

On 29th January, the Lions Club of Dursley arranged for a Daniel Baird Foundation * Bleed Kit ** to be added to the Defibrillator in Town (in the old phone box by Dursley Methodist Church).

Major injuries can happen in all environments, from car accidents to in-home accidents. The Bleed Control Kits can handle the most testing of incidents. After a major injury or trauma, it is critical to Control The Bleed until the Ambulance Service can take over and help the patient. In most cases, the Ambulance will not arrive before the patient has lost a critical amount of blood, it is therefore essential the public intervene to Control The Bleed and in doing so could save a life. None of the medical devices in the Emergency Bleed Control Kit require training to use and the 999 Operator will be able to talk the user through the process. Instructions are also included inside the cabinet.

* The Daniel Baird Foundation has been established in memory of Daniel Baird. Daniel was just 26 years of age when he was fatally stabbed in Birmingham in July 2017, following a night out with friends, in an area where no bleed control kit or trauma pack was at hand to use. The family of Daniel Baird believe that, had there been a publicly accessible bleed control pack available, Daniel's life may not have been cut so short.

** The Daniel Baird Foundation Bleed Control Kit was developed by West Midlands Ambulance Service, leading consultants from the Trauma Network and the Daniel Baird Foundation to provide a kit of medical equipment that can be easily used by the public but can also control a catastrophic bleed. The kits are widely used across the country and have been used on several occasions to save a patients life.