Major Bleed First Aid Kit

Major Bleed First Aid KitA standard first aid kit is not designed to stop a life threatening bleed. This one is. The Major Bleed First Aid Kit is used alongside your existing workplace kit not instead of it to give your site the capability to respond to traumatic blood loss before an ambulance arrives. Uncontrolled bleeding from a limb is one of the leading preventable causes of workplace death in Australia. Most standard WHS kits carry no tourniquet and no wound packing

and cone shell stings — all managed with pressure immobilisation

Both tools working together is the correct approach for embedded splinters — the probe alone may not be sufficient for removal

The fabric conforms to the patient's body rather than holding a rigid shape

Read our guide to major trauma first aid before an ambulance arrives — chest seal application is one of the critical interventions covered

Read our construction first aid kit guide to understand when a standard kit stops being sufficient and a bleed control kit becomes necessary

That embraces the semi-automatic and fully automated versions of the kit

Every item checked before dispatch

The resealable pack keeps wipes moist between uses and is compact enough to sit in a kit bag

Read our guide to managing severe bleeding and trauma before an ambulance arrives — large wound coverage is a core step in that response chain

For a fixed worksite bleed control application

Lockable weather-resistant cabinet — mount it

The surgical razor allows wound coverage through fur