Low Cost Interventions
9. Public Bleed-Control Kit Network & Micro-training
Installation of publicly accessible bleed-control packs in hotspot venues and train staff/volunteers to use them. This reduces preventable deaths from stabbings, crashes, and other serious injuries.
Costing for 12 Kits + Training:
12x Bleed Kits: £1,000-£1,300
6x weatherproof cabinets/boxes: £600-£2,000
Venue stickers & signage pack: £100-£300
Half-day facilitator to run 2-3 awareness/practical sessions (Stop-the-Bleed style) with travel: £600-£1,500
Contingency: £500
Total: £2,800 - £5,600
Sourcing: 2-4 weeks
Installation: 1 week
Total: 3-5 weeks
Annual top-ups (expiry of haemostatic agents), tamper checks, re-briefs:
£15-30 per kit per year + occasional replacement of kit
Effectiveness
Systematic review of civilian pre-hospital tourniquets shows increased survival and fewer transfusions with few, mainly transient adverse effects.
Systematic reviews support public hemorrhage control as life-saving in pre-hospital care. Civilian studies suggest improved survival and reduced transfusion with tourniquet/haemostatic use.