Safer Cornwall has secured funding to install 25 HeartSafe bleed control kits free of charge in public places across Cornwall, providing the public with immediate access to lifesaving equipment if someone is experiencing a catastrophic bleed.
On average, it only takes about 4 minutes to lose a critical amount of blood from a traumatic injury which could be caused by a road traffic collision, sporting injury, accident in the home or at work, or a violent assault.
These kits are designed to provide an immediate, lifesaving intervention, after calling 999 and before the ambulance arrives on the scene.
Strategically placed in highly visible red dispensers, these trauma kits will be publicly accessible in central locations across Cornwall.
To find out where your nearest kit is located use the Bleed Kit Map | HeartSafe® AED Locator – this interactive map shows kit locations across the country and gives you the address, the type of kit and a photograph of where it is, along with the What3words Location reference. Additional kits can also be purchased direct from HeartSafe and registered on the map.
| Town | Location | What Three Words |
| Bodmin | Lighthouse Electricals Church Square, Bodmin, PL31 2DP | ///dunes.crowded.plenty |
| Bodmin | Wovina 1-3 Omaha Road, Bodmin, PL31 1ER | ///ashes.stews.dwell |
| Bude | Bude Social Club, 1 Granville Terrace, Bude, EX23 8JZ | ///silent.thin.gilding |
| Bugle | Lamppost number K108 near Imerys Bowling Club, Roche Road, Bugle, PL26 8PP | ///general.edicts.glimmers |
| Camborne | Lamppost number W024 near Tesco Stores Ltd, Wesley Street, Camborne, TR14 8DT | ///sonic.pacemaker.inserted |
| Camborne | Tyacks Hotel (inside the building), 27 Commercial Street, Camborne, TR14 8LD | ///spell.leaky.lakeside |
| Falmouth | Lamppost opposite Palacio Lounge, The Moor, Falmouth, TR11 3QA | ///sport.tuck.chains |
| Launceston | Launceston Library Bounsalls Lane, Launceston, PL15 9AB | ///soft.reclaim.indicated |
| Liskeard | Liskeard Constitutional Club, 9 Market Street, Liskeard, PL14 3JH | ///rush.hindered.booster |
| Newquay | Lamppost number A036 near Tesco Express, 54-56 East Street, Newquay, TR7 1BE | ///parent.neatly.goat |
| Newquay | Newquay Activity Centre, 58 – 60 Fore Street, Newquay, TR7 1LW | ///slow.contracts.tank |
| Penzance | Lamppost number L332 opposite Fonemechainx, 5 Market Jew Street, Penzance, TR18 2HN | ///lawfully.magic.electrode |
| Pool | Pool Mini Mart, 42 Fore Street, Pool, TR15 3PE | ///foods.warthog.secrets |
| Saltash | Lamppost number R014, outside Clinic Hearing Centre, 54 Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6JL | ///sleep.passport.tidal |
| St Austell | Polkyth Leisure Centre (inside the building), Carlyon Road, St Austell, PL25 4DB | ///dragon.because.sparrows |
| St Austell | Costa Coffee, White River Place, St Austell, PL25 5AZ | ///grades.quitter.wanting |
| St Blazey | The Four Lords Inn | ///abolish.majority.overt |
| Truro | Admiral Casino (inside the building), 8 Calenick Street, Truro, TR1 3DJ | ///clubs.belt.wins |
Using the kit does NOT require any training – it contains trauma dressings and simple step-by-step instructions on how to use them, once 999 has been called.
The scheme is a joint initiative between Safer Cornwall and HeartSafe, with thanks to Avon and Somerset Police for their help and advice.
To see what is inside the kits and what they can be used for, read the Bleed Kit Brochure:
Bleed Kit Brochure