Buying guides, kit lists and checklists
Plain-English guides written for people who buy and use emergency kit. Free to read and print.
- Bleed control
- Trauma kits
- FREC
- Martyn’s Law
- AED checks
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12 printable checklists, logs and posters
AED and bleed control check logs, FREC and response bag checklists, ATMIST cards and more.
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Which Tourniquet Should I Buy?
How to choose a tourniquet for bleed control, and how it differs from the tourniquets used for taking blood.
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What Goes in a Trauma Kit?
The core contents of a trauma kit, from a personal IFAK to a team kit and a public access bleed control station.
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FREC Kit List: What First Responders Carry
A practical kit list for First Response Emergency Care (FREC) responders, grouped the way you work.
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Martyn's Law: Event First Aid & Preparedness Checklist
What Martyn's Law means for venues and events, and a printable checklist to review your first aid and bleed control readiness.
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Bleed Control Kits: A Buying Guide
What a public access bleed control kit is, what goes in it, where to put it and how to keep it ready.
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Free Defibrillator (AED) Check Log
A simple weekly check log for your AED and its kit. Print it, keep it with the defibrillator, and sign it off each week.
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How to Choose a Defibrillator (AED)
Fully automatic or semi-automatic, indoor or outdoor, and what it really costs to own an AED.
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Workplace First Aid Kit Sizes Explained (BS 8599-1)
Small, medium or large? How BS 8599-1 workplace kits are sized, and how many you need.
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What Goes in an Event First Aid Kit?
A practical kit list for event medical teams, from the roaming bag to the treatment area.
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IFAK vs Trauma Kit: What’s the Difference?
Personal kit or team kit? How IFAKs and trauma kits differ, and which one you need.
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