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SWANSEA: Life-saving bleed kits now line the seafront and Gower beaches for the summer
Life-saving bleed control kits are now stationed along Swansea‘s seafront and close to the county’s most popular beaches for the summer.
Swansea Council says there are now 384 of the kits across the county, with 18 along the seafront between the Tawe Bridge and Mumbles Lighthouse.
A further 26 sit within 50 metres of the most popular beaches across Swansea and Gower — including Swansea Bay, Bracelet Bay, Caswell, Langland, Oxwich, Port Eynon, Rhossili and Llangennith.
The kits are designed to help members of the public respond quickly to serious bleeding emergencies before paramedics arrive, and the council says they are simple to use even without medical training, with clear instructions inside.
The network is in place as the seafront’s busiest weekend of the summer arrives, with more than 200,000 people expected on the bay for the Wales Airshow on Saturday and Sunday.
It builds on the rollout that began last winter, when Swansea became the first area in Wales to install the kits at scale.
The council has worked with the charity Heartbeat Trust UK to build the network.
Council leader Rob Stewart said: “Swansea’s coastline is one of our greatest assets, especially during the summer when families and visitors spend time on our promenades and beaches.
“These bleed control kits are a vital addition to our public safety measures, ensuring that potentially life-saving equipment is available where it’s needed most.”
“We’re proud to be working with partners to help protect our communities and visitors,” he added.
The initiative was introduced by Melanie James, the former High Sheriff of West Glamorgan, who teamed up with Heartbeat Trust UK to build the network.
“Every second counts in a serious bleeding emergency,” she said. “By placing these kits in accessible locations across Swansea’s seafront and beaches, we are giving people the tools and confidence to act and potentially save a life.”
“This partnership is making a real difference to community safety,” she added.
People are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the locations of the kits near them — and to always call 999 first in any emergency.
The kits have been the subject of growing campaigns elsewhere: earlier this year campaigners called for bleed control kits in every Carmarthenshire school. A Llanelli councillor has also urged the Welsh Government to put life-saving kits in every school in Wales.
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Campaigners call for bleed control kits in every Carmarthenshire school
The military‑grade kits, which have saved lives on battlefields and in major trauma incidents, are already widespread across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Hundreds have been installed through an initiative led by former High Sheriff of West Glamorgan Melanie James and the Heartbeat Trust charity.
Llanelli town councillor Shaun Greaney says Carmarthenshire needs to catch up — and fast.
He said the kits could be rolled out across every primary school in the county for less than £10,000, adding that the price of a single kit is just £95.
“Llanelli and Carmarthenshire is lagging behind our neighbours,” he said. “The lives of adults and children here could be saved at a price of just £95 per kit. For less than £10,000 all 94 Carmarthenshire primary schools could get that extra protection.”
Thirteen secondary schools in the county have recently received kits thanks to sponsorship from Morgan Laroche solicitors. Several Llanelli businesses and residents have also bought kits for vehicles and private defibrillator cabinets.
Greaney said Llanelli Town Council had already installed kits in its nine defibrillator cabinets, most of them outside community centres and public buildings. He hopes other councils and community groups will follow.
‘These kits save lives’
The push for bleed control kits in Wales was inspired by the work of the Daniel Baird Foundation, set up after 26‑year‑old Daniel Baird was stabbed to death in Birmingham in 2017. It was later established that his life may have been saved if a publicly accessible kit had been available.
Melanie James, now a trustee of the Heartbeat Trust, said catastrophic bleeding can happen in many ways — not just violence.
She said: “Catastrophic bleeds can happen after a car accident, a work‑related injury or a fall. There are 30,000 bleed control kits in England and just hundreds in our part of Wales. I think they should be available in all secondary schools.”
James said the charity also provides awareness sessions to give people confidence in using the kits.
“In less than an hour people will be equipped with skills that could save a life,” she said.
Free training sessions announced
Free CPR, defibrillator and bleed control kit training will take place at:
- Wesleyan Community Hall, Campbell Street, Morfa – Tuesday 24 February, 6–7pm
- Paddock Street Hall, off Station Road, Llanelli – Monday 16 March
To book a place, residents can contact Llanelli Town Council on 01554 774352.
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Swansea leads Wales with rollout of life-saving bleed control kits
Kits designed to save lives before paramedics arrive
The kits, which contain military-grade emergency medical supplies, are designed to help members of the public treat traumatic injuries before emergency services reach the scene.
They are now available in high-footfall locations including city and town centres, community hubs, council buildings, leisure centres, and all 14 of Swansea’s comprehensive schools.
Each CBC kit includes a tourniquet, haemostatic gauze, fox chest seal, traumafix dressing, gloves, foil blanket, and bilingual instruction card — all packed for rapid use in emergencies such as road accidents, workplace injuries, dog bites, or knife wounds.
Community-led initiative backed by council funding
The rollout was spearheaded by Melanie James, last year’s High Sheriff of West Glamorgan, who partnered with Heartbeat Trust UK to build the network.
Swansea Council has funded 100 of the kits and previously contributed nearly £200,000 to establish a city-wide defibrillator network — making Swansea the UK’s first “Defib-friendly City” with more than 650 defibrillators now in place.
Many of the new bleed control kits have been co-located with defibrillators to make them easy to find and access.
“You never want them used — but they save lives”
Melanie James said:
“I’m very grateful for the incredible support we’ve received from Swansea Council, our councillors, local businesses and private individuals. These kits have a universal application and contain clever supplies that will and do save lives.”
She added that free community training is available to help residents feel confident using the kits if needed.
Council praises partnership
Council Leader Rob Stewart said:
“I’m very grateful to Melanie and to Heartbeat Trust UK for all they are doing in making Swansea a safer place for everyone. The expansion of this scheme means more residents and visitors will have access to life-saving equipment when it is needed most.”
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New defibrillator installed at Llanelli play area as council tackles ‘defib desert’
The device, now active at Nightingale Court play area, has been registered on The Circuit, a national database that helps ambulance crews locate the nearest defibrillator in the event of a cardiac emergency.
Town councillor Shaun Greaney, who represents Lliedi ward, said the area had previously been a “defibrillator desert” — with no publicly accessible devices nearby.
“Every minute without treatment reduces the chance of survival by around 10 per cent,” he said. “We’ve seen tragic cases where cardiac arrests or critical bleeds could potentially have been survivable if help had been available immediately.”
The council says the new device is part of a broader push to improve emergency readiness across Llanelli.
“This Labour-led town council is spearheading a lifesaving safety drive,” Cllr Greaney added. “Early defibrillation, combined with CPR, can increase survival rates to 50–70 per cent if delivered within five minutes.”
National figures show survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remain below 10 per cent — but experts say bystander CPR and rapid access to an AED (automated external defibrillator) can dramatically improve outcomes.
Council leader Cllr David Darkin said the council will begin offering free public training in the coming months, covering both defibrillator use and Critical Bleed Control Kits — specialist equipment designed to stop catastrophic bleeding.
“These kits are army-grade and invaluable in emergencies,” he said. “We’ll be rolling out training in community centres across Llanelli next year.”
Cllr Darkin praised Cllr Greaney for introducing the bleed control initiative to the council, and said it complements the town’s wider Sports, Youth and Activities programme, aimed at improving health and wellbeing outcomes for residents of all ages.
Cllr Gareth Lloyd, who represents Bigyn ward, said the new defibrillator was already being welcomed by local families.
“It’s a vital addition to the play area,” he said. “We’re proud to be making lifesaving equipment more accessible to the community.”
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