HypaStop Critical Injury Bleed Control Kit in a Bag

The HypaStop Critical Injury Bleed Control Kit is a purpose-built first-aid solution designed to enable businesses to respond swiftly and effectively to severe bleeding incidents. This comprehensive kit is an essential addition for workplaces, facilities, and organisations prioritising safety.

Featuring haemostatic gauze for fast clotting and a durable, easy-to-apply tourniquet engineered for reliable pressure and secure placement, the HypaStop kit ensures immediate and controlled bleed management. Its components are packaged for quick deployment, offering a trusted, ready-to-go solution that meets the highest standards of emergency preparedness.

The HypaStop Critical Injury Bleed Control Kit is particularly suitable for high-risk workplaces, public venues, transportation hubs, and organisations that are committed to fulfilling their duty of care obligations. By providing a professional-grade solution for severe bleeding, it strengthens on-site emergency preparedness and contributes to safer working environments across a wide range of sectors.

Key Benefits

• Suited to high-risk or remote areas – ideal for industries where the risk of critical injury is higher or where emergency services may take longer to reach a casualty, making these kits essential.
• Complies with Martyn’s Law and emergency preparedness – with the introduction of Martyn’s Law, there is increased focus on being prepared for emergencies. These kits provide essential supplies to treat injuries in the event of a mass casualty incident, supporting an organisation’s overall emergency response plan.
• Compact travel case – this kit comes in a compact, water-resistant carry case that is lightweight and easy to transport to the scene of an accident. Its compact size (22 x 15 x 8.9cm) allows for the kit to be stored in locations that have limited space.
• Contains essential emergency response tools – the contents include everything needed to control bleeding and stabilise casualties until help arrives, such as haemostatic gauze, gloves and a tourniquet.
• Builds staff confidence in crisis situations – having supplies on-site, along with training and an established emergency procedure, helps staff feel more confident and prepared if a critical situation occurs.
• Demonstrates proactive risk management and reduces potential employer liability – investing in a bleed kit helps show that an organisation has taken reasonable and practical steps to protect employees and visitors, which can reduce negligence claims in the aftermath of an incident.
• Offers a low-cost, high-impact safety investment – bleed control kits are inexpensive compared with the potential human, legal and financial consequences of a catastrophic bleeding incident, making them an efficient way to significantly enhance workplace safety.
• Integrates easily into existing emergency plans – bleed kits complement existing first-aid equipment and can be incorporated into standard emergency procedures, making it simple for organisations to strengthen their overall preparedness without major operational changes or costs.
• Improves response times during life-threatening emergencies – severe bleeding can be fatal within minutes, often before emergency services arrive. Having a dedicated kit on-site ensures that life-saving tools can be applied immediately, bridging the gap until paramedics reach the scene.

Martyn’s Law and First Aid Preparedness

With the implementation of Martyn’s Law, there is a stronger focus on public safety with businesses and public venues being expected to take proactive measures for potential mass casualty incidents.

A critical injury bleed control kit is a key component in meeting these responsibilities. Built for use in high-pressure emergency situations, including terror attacks, violent assaults, or serious accidents, the kit provides staff with the essential tools to deliver immediate, potentially life-saving care before professional responders arrive.

Having a bleed control kit on site not only demonstrates a clear commitment to safety and regulatory compliance but also ensures readiness to treat individuals experiencing catastrophic injuries, such as severe bleeding, one of the most common and preventable causes of death in these events.

Beyond meeting legal obligations, these kits give staff confidence and peace of mind, empowering them to respond effectively in a crisis. They can also help mitigate the potential human and reputational impact of a mass casualty event on an organisation.

Why Provide a Critical Injury Bleed Control Kit?

In a life-threatening emergency, especially one involving severe bleeding, every second is crucial. A critical injury bleed control kit is designed to give both bystanders and first responders the essential tools to manage catastrophic blood loss before professional help arrives.

Uncontrolled bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma situations. These kits contain advanced medical supplies such as a tourniquet to limit blood flow from an injured limb and haemostatic dressings that promote rapid clotting at the wound site. Used correctly, these items can dramatically improve a casualty’s chances of survival by stopping bleeding quickly and effectively.

Whether in a workplace, public setting, or remote area, having a Critical Injury Bleed Control Kit readily available can be the difference between life and death.

Kit Contents:

• 1 x Tourniquet – Applied on a limb to restrict blood flow to a serious wound.
• 2 x HypaStop Haemostatic Gauze – speeds up the clotting process on life-threatening injuries.
• 2 x HypaCover Trauma Dressings, Large – have a higher absorbency compared to normal HypaCover dressings.
• 1 x Snips Clothing Cutters – helps to remove clothing or other items that are restricting access to the wound.
• 1 x HypaGuard Foil Blanket – ideal when treating hypothermia as it traps heat close to the body.
• 2 x HypaTouch Nitrile Gloves (Pair) – limits the risk of cross contamination.
• 1 x First Aid Guidance Leaflet – designed to prompt first aiders when they are performing common procedures.

Ideal For:

• Construction sites
• Manufacturing
• Warehouses
• Agriculture
• Public venues
• Schools
• Sports facilities
• Shopping centres
• Event venues
• Vehicles
• Emergency response teams
• Security patrols
• Remote Workers
• Outdoor and remote environments
• Homes or personal preparedness