FOI 25-521 CAD Kits
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-521 CAD Kits
- Request Date
- 13 Nov 2025
- Response Date
- 18 Nov 2025
- Information Requested
Please can you supply a copy of your policy on 1) Catastrophic bleeding management and in particular public access bleed kits; 2) their activation process after a 999 call, and 3) how many are 3a) present/recorded on the CAD 3b) Have been successfully activated in the past 12 months to confirmed catastrophic bleeds.
- Response
The Scottish Ambulance Service do not currently have bleed kits integrated into the 999 emergency response system. It is for this reason we have applied section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002, as information not held.
When callers report a catastrophic bleed, call takers advise applying firm, direct pressure to the wound using a clean, dry cloth. If bleeding cannot be controlled, they follow Protocol T, which includes using a makeshift tourniquet (such as a belt) applied above the wound until help arrives.
