KnifeSavers is a not-for-profit programme that empowers people to deal with bleeding caused by knife injuries through its Emergency Bleeding Control Kits, education programme and step-by-step App. It was founded by trauma doctors at the Major Trauma Centre at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, in conjunction with victims of knife trauma and their families.
After being stabbed, a person can bleed to death in just 5 minutes. A rapid response ambulance often takes 7 minutes to arrive at the scene. KnifeSavers wants everyone to be able to stop the bleeding - keeping someone alive for long enough to get them an ambulance and get them to hospital. Their aim is for people to know what to do and have the tools to do it.
As a result, KnifeSavers designed Bleeding Control Kits, every component has been designed with first-hand knowledge of the medical care required to treat the traumatic injuries sustained following a knife wound. They also developed Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinets to make the Bleeding Control Kits publicly accessible.
This is a Wirral Community Safety Partnership initiative, funded by Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner
Four Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinets are now in place across Wirral, located at the following addresses:
- McDonald's Liscard, 24 Liscard Way, CH44 5TP
- McDonalds's Birkenhead, 262-264 Grange Road, CH41 6EB
- Hoole Road Hub, 78 Hoole Road, CH49 8EG.
- Heswall Library, 109 Telegraph Road, CH60 0AF
Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinets (EBCC)
An EBCC is a locked, purpose-built Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinet containing four Bleeding Control Kits. It is located within communities and commercial locations and is easily accessible and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The locked cabinets can be opened with a code provided by an North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) call handler during an emergency call.
Bleeding Control Kits
Bleeding Control Kits are the individual trauma first aid kits which are located either inside the EBCCs or in a private premises. Each Bleeding Control Kit contains an emergency tourniquet, z-fold dressing, trauma dressing, foil blanket and gloves. Each kit comes with all contents clearly labelled and numbered, with a step-by-step simple instruction inside.