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'Bleed control kits' should be as 'readily available to the public' as defibrillators are, says mother of Manchester Arena bombing victim

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The mother of a victim of the Manchester Arena bombing says lifesaving 'bleed control kits' should be as readily available to the public as defibrillators are.

Figen Murray's call was backed by ambulance service experts who have given evidence at the public inquiry into the atrocity this week and last.

Also known as emergency trauma packs, they contain tourniquets and haemostatic dressings alongside other equipment to potentially stop catastrophic haemorrhaging and significantly reduce a casualty's blood loss. READ MORE: 'What about my rights?': Rochdale grooming gang member complains about his treatment in UK at deportation hearing Mrs Murray, who carried

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