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A trauma kit is designed to treat major injuries or control bleeding until professional medical attention can be received. With increased awareness around mass casualty incidents like terrorist attacks, keeping trauma relief equipment in public and outdoor spaces is becoming more and more important. When you have conducted your first aid risk assessment you may discover the need for more specialised equipment, such as items to stem serious bleeding and increase the chance of saving lives. A person can die from blood loss in under 5 minutes, so if there is a risk of this occurring, find out if you need bleeding control kits in the vicinity and ensure you are compliant with health and safety legislation.

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Trauma Kits - What you need to know

What should be in a trauma kit?

A standard trauma kit typically contains items to stem the flow of major bleeds in various parts of the body. Trauma kit essentials might include;

  • Tourniquets - allow the first responder to treat major blood loss or severed limbs at arm/legs.
  • Chest Seals - for the treatment of open chest wounds
  • Trauma Dressings - for the control or moderate to severe bleeding
  • Compression Dressings - such as the Israeli dressing
  • Dressings, impregnated with haemostatic agents - such as Haemostatic Gauze (which cause the blood to form a gel)
  • Gloves - for protection against blood cross-contamination
  • Shears - for cutting through the injured person’s clothing

How is a trauma kit different from a first aid kit?

Trauma kits, also referred to as tactical first aid kits, tactical medical kits or advanced first aid kits, are designed to treat major, usually life-threatening, injuries. A trauma toolkit does not include the ‘everyday’ items you might find in a typical first aid kit, such as plasters.

Whilst a first aid kit might contain some trauma emergency kit items - such as a First Aid Kit designed for motoring including trauma dressing's it is important to note that a trauma response kit is designed specifically to treat significant (and potentially multiple) casualties, injured in a major incident. Often the aim of a trauma kit is designed to keep the injured person(s) alive until emergency medical professionals can take over.

Typically an ambulance is able to respond to a call in around 8 minutes, in the UK, however it is possible for a case of severe blood loss to become life-threatening in as little as 3-5 minutes; so having the right trauma equipment to hand can be a matter of life and death.

It remains important to have a regular first aid kit available for everyday, non life-threatening, injuries - trauma kits are not a replacement, but are a specialised addition to first aid protection.

Typical Contents First Aid Kit Trauma Kit
Chest Seal
Compression Dressing
Eye Pad Dressing
First Aid Guide Leaflet
Gloves
Haemostatic Dressing
Plasters
Tourniquet
Trauma Dressing
Triangular Bandage
Wound Dressing

What are the different types of trauma kits?

There are many different trauma kits and each will contain some specific items in the bag, backpack or pouch.

For example our Critical Injury Kit provides life-saving equipment to stem the flow of catastrophic blood loss. Designed to treat 1-3 people this kit includes a tourniquet, trauma and haemostatic dressings as well as a foil blanket.

With contents specially chosen to respond to major trauma at larger events (approx. 100 people); our Major Incident First Aid Kit contains a full complement of essentials. The full kit list includes specialised equipment such as tourniquets, burn gels, burn dressings, and trauma dressings alongside more conventional first aid items like waterproof plasters.

An increased awareness around mass casualty incidents, (like terrorist attacks) and rising knife-crime means its never been more important to have Bleeding Control Kits or Public Access Bleeding Control Stations available nearby, should the worse happen. Typically containing one or more tourniquets, chest seals, haemorrhage control dressings, as well as haemostatic gauze and control dressings.

Whether as a result of industrial accident or personal attack, injuries from chemical splashes can have devastating impact on an individual. Our Acid Attack Kit is supplied in a quick response rucksack and includes chemical resistant gloves, 20ml eye wash pods, HSE approved dressings, safety goggles and more to deliver a rapid first response to such traumatic injuries from exposure to both acid and alkali compounds.

For many injuries from burns are likely the most extreme risk in their day to day routine, which is why, particularly in workplaces, it is worthwhile keeping a Burns First Aid Kit on standby. Compliant to BS 8599-1 this kit includes bandages, dressings and gels designed to quickly soothe and help burn injuries heal.

It is fair to say some professions simply come with more risks than most, where trauma kits are concerned and Forestry/Agriculture is definitely one that falls into this category. Which is why our Forestry First Aid Kit and Agriculture Trauma Kit are both designed to keep life-saving equipment close by. While the Forestry First Aid Kit is designed to be mounted to a wall or suitable machinery, the Agriculture Trauma Kit is supplied in a backpack style bag, to quickly get supplies to the injured person(s).

Product BS Compliant HSE Approved No. of Users Risk Type Package Type
Acid Attack Kit 10+ people Eye Care, Burns Rucksack
Agriculture Trauma Kit 1-10 people Burns, Eye Care, Severed Body Part, Cuts Rucksack
Bleeding Control Kit 1-4 people Blood Exposure, Cuts Pouch
Critical Injury Kit 1-3 people Haemorrhage, Cuts Travel Bag
First Response Rucksack First Aid Kit 20+ people Resuscitation, Eye Care, Cuts, Burns, Knocks Rucksack
Forestry First Aid Kit 1-3 people Haemorrhage. Severed Body Part, Cuts Case
Industrial Trauma Kit 1-10 people Burns, Eye Care, Blood Exposure, Severed Body Part Rucksack
Major Incident First Aid Kit 100 people Eye Care, Cuts, Muscle Injuries, Resuscitation Bag
Photoluminescent Burns First Aid Kit 1-4 people Burns Case
Public Access Bleeding Control Station 1-4 people Cuts, Blood Exposure Case, Zip-lock Bag, Pouches
Security Trauma Kit 10+ people Eye Care, Blood Exposure, Cuts Rucksack
Standard Trauma Kit 1-4 people Eye Care, Cuts, Haemorrhage Rucksack

What specialist training is required?

The HSE advises that where haemostatic dressings and tourniquets are provided in first aid kits that training should be provided to ensure they are able to be applied safely and effectively.

Training in the use of trauma kits is advised for specific industries such as forestry, construction, agriculture, events and hospitality, as well as any public events where there is a risk of a mass casualty incident.

Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)

By definition a mass casualty event is any incident where the available emergency medical services are overwhelmed, in either resource of personnel, by the number of casualties requiring attention. Typically a mass casualty incident (MCI) is caused by acts of terrorism, mass-transportation accidents, as well as natural disasters.

In the UK, Police will not allow paramedics into the area of an ongoing MCI until it has been confirmed safe. With this in mind storing multiple trauma kits in the immediate vicinity will help ensure equipment is available for those already on the scene to take measures to respond and treat the injured.

Whilst MCIs are usually high profile incidents, the impact of more everyday events such as car crashes, knife crime and extreme weather events can be greatly reduced by having life-saving equipment suitably close.