Avon and Somerset Bleed Kit Partnership

23/03/2026

🌟 A Partnership That’s Saving Lives Across Avon & Somerset 🌟

The Avon and Somerset Bleed Kit Partnership stands as a transformative model of community‑driven, cross‑sector collaboration that is directly saving lives.

Born from a vision to tackle rising knife crime and trauma incidents, this initiative brings together Avon and Somerset Police, HeartSafe, NHS England South West, and the South Western Ambulance Service to put vital emergency response tools into the hands of everyday people.

By working together, we’re building safer spaces, empowering communities, and ensuring that life‑saving bleed control kits are available where they’re needed most. This is what real partnership looks like — practical, proactive, and dedicated to protecting the public.

👉 Learn more about the partnership model here:
www.heartsafe.org.uk/saving-lives-building-trust-the-community-bleed-kit-partnership-model/

Please share to help raise awareness. The more people who understand this initiative, the more lives we can save. ❤️🚑

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23/03/2026

🩸 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘀 💚

A bleed kit is a specialist first‑aid pack that can stop life‑threatening bleeding before the ambulance arrives—after a road collision, machinery or DIY accident, sporting injury, or any sudden trauma, where every second counts.

We now have two new bleed kits, co‑located with the town’s defibrillators at:
𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑎𝑑ℎ𝑎𝑚 and 𝑀𝑐𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒.

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20/03/2026

🚑 Could YOU help save a life in an emergency?

We’re proud to share our NHS and SWAST‑approved Patient Information Card — a simple, colour‑coded guide designed to help anyone, even without medical training, give vital aid in the crucial minutes before an ambulance arrives.

This easy‑to‑follow card helps you:
🔹 Identify key items inside our Bleed Control Kit
🔹 Match the right piece of equipment to the type and location of an injury
🔹 Provide immediate, life‑saving assistance while waiting for emergency services
In a serious bleed, every second counts. This card could make the difference.

👉 View the card here:
www.heartsafe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HeartSafe-BleedKit-dochsbk012-A4-Emailable.pdf

Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with it — and feel free to share. The more people who know, the safer our community becomes. ❤️

18/03/2026

Did you know bleed kits can save lives?

In an emergency involving severe bleeding, the actions taken in the first few minutes can make all the difference. Bleed kits contain specialist equipment designed to help control catastrophic bleeding until paramedics arrive. Our unlocked, immediately accessible, NHS and Ambulance endorsed kits are what you need.

Through the HeartSafe website, you can learn more about what bleed kits are, how they work, and where they are located near you. The website also provides a national bleed kit map, making it easy to find potentially lifesaving equipment in your community.

If you are a business, venue, or organisation, you can also play a part by installing a bleed kit so it is available to the public in an emergency.

Find your nearest bleed kit or learn more here:
www.heartsafe.org.uk/bleed-kit-map/

Helping to make lifesaving equipment accessible when it’s needed most

15/03/2026

Are you a business or organisation looking to purchase a bleed kit but unable to install it on your building due to planning restrictions or listed building status?

Don’t worry — there’s now a solution. Through our website, you can purchase a bleed kit along with a lamppost or fence mounting adapter, allowing the kit to be safely installed in a nearby public location instead.

These adapters make it possible to place potentially lifesaving equipment where it’s accessible, even when building installation isn’t permitted.

Here’s PC Dan installing one at the Leisure Centre in Henbury, Bristol.

Together, we can help ensure bleed kits are available when they’re needed most.

www.heartsafe.org.uk/shop/bleed-kit-model-2/

13/03/2026

🚨 Another two bleed kits funded by AXON have now been installed across Avon and Somerset! 🚨

These new kits join 17 others generously funded by AXON, which we have distributed on their behalf to locations where coverage was previously limited. Their continued support is helping us expand the network of lifesaving equipment available to the public 🩸❤️.

📍 The newest installations are located at:
• North Star Academy, Lawrence Weston, Bristol 🏫
• Falfield Stores, Falfield, South Gloucestershire 🏪

These additions ensure that more communities have rapid access to vital bleed‑control equipment when every second counts ⏱️.

A huge thank you to AXON for their ongoing commitment to community safety 👏🙌.

💬 We welcome enquiries from organisations, businesses, and investors who want to make a real impact in their community. All public‑access bleed kits installed through the Partnership are covered by a legacy from Avon and Somerset Police, ensuring they are maintained and replenished as needed at no ongoing cost to the donor. Your support helps save lives—and we’re here to guide you through the process every step of the way.

www.heartsafe.org.uk/bleed-kit-homepage/

12/03/2026

🚨 14 Lives Saved 🚨

We are incredibly proud to share that 14 lives have now been saved thanks to the use of publicly accessible bleed kits across Avon and Somerset. ❤️

With over 760 bleed kits installed across the region, communities now have access to life-saving equipment when it matters most.

This work simply wouldn’t be possible without our amazing partners who continue to support installations, funding, and awareness across towns and cities. 🤝

Alongside the kits, we’ve also created training videos to help people understand how to use the equipment confidently in an emergency. Knowledge saves lives. 🎥

We’ve also launched a Legacy Fund, allowing supporters to leave a lasting impact and help ensure these vital kits continue to be installed, maintained, and replaced in the future. 🌟

11/03/2026

🚨 Two new bleed kits have now been installed in Crewkerne! 🚨

This has been made possible thanks to funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner.

We’ve been working closely with Crewkerne Town Council, who have already self‑funded several bleed kits across the town. All units are installed next to existing defibrillator sites ❤️⚡ to create clear and accessible emergency‑response points for the community.

📍 The latest kits can now be found at:
• McKinlays at The George Shopping Centre, Crewkerne
• Crewkerne Sports Centre

🩸 Funding from town, parish, and city councils for lifesaving equipment is absolutely vital. Their support ensures communities have rapid access to emergency bleed‑control equipment when every second counts ⏱️.

We welcome all enquiries from councils wishing to join the many already working with us to improve public safety and strengthen local resilience 🙌.

www.heartsafe.org.uk/bleed-kit-order/

07/03/2026

🚨 Bleed Kit Used - Weston Super Mare🚨

We’ve been notified that one of our bleed kits in Weston-super-Mare was used last night.

We have been told that the bleed kit, funded and installed by our partners at Mikey's World, was accessed following a crime-related incident and, with assistance from staff at the venue, emergency first aid was provided to the victim until the arrival of the emergency services.

This is exactly why these kits are installed across our communities — to provide immediate, potentially life-saving care in those critical moments before paramedics arrive.

We would like to thank the venue staff for their quick thinking and willingness to assist, as well as our partners at MikeysWorld whose support helps make these resources available.

We wish the victim a full and speedy recovery.

06/03/2026