Urgent care in a box - more ways people can help in an emergency
The launch of the first Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinets in Wirral last week is the latest example of Wirral Council providing different ways for residents to be able to access immediate - potentially life-saving - support when an incident happens or is threatening to happen in their community.
Those few minutes between something happening and the emergency services arriving are often the most crucial, which is why access to things like the bleed kits, community defibrillators and Emergency Help Points are so important.
Wirral’s network of Emergency Help Points is where people can instantly connect with trained officers within Wirral’s Emergency Control Centre for support if they need help, feel unsafe or want to report something suspicious taking place in the community.
These help points are all linked to the network of CCTV cameras and the officer will immediately be able to monitor what is happening in that location and around the immediate area, provide reassurance and direct the emergency services to that location if necessary.
Located in high-footfall areas around the borough or near recognised anti-social behaviour and crime hotspots, there is a map of where these help points are on the council website here - Emergency Help Points | wirral.gov.uk – they are identifiable by distinctive yellow signage.
- Defibfinder.uk also has a searchable map of defibrillators across the country - Defib finder – find the defibrillators nearest you.
- Wirral Council is continuing to ask for expressions of interest from organisations, businesses and other premises who might want to provide a home for an Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinet in the coming weeks. More information can be found here - Emergency Bleeding Control Cabinets | wirral.gov.uk
