Hyfin Vent Compact Chest Seal Twin Pack empty no windlass technique The hook-and-loop

no windlass technique The hook-and-loop closure system requires no mechanical knowledge

Nothing has been added to bulk up a count — every item is included because it is relevant to the station environment and the incidents that occur there

No activation step

on people or pets

minimising trauma on removal

Hyfin Vent Compact Chest Seal Twin Pack empty no windlass technique The hook-and-loopA penetrating chest wound from a fencing stake, a steel rod, high speed machinery, or a vehicle accident creates an open pathway for air to enter the chest cavity. Left unsealed, air accumulates around the lung with each breath, eventually collapsing it and shifting the heart. This is tension pneumothorax, and it kills. The correct first aid response is to seal the chest wound immediately with a vented chest seal and to do that, the seal needs to be