A storage device for medical equipment

A storage device according to claim 7 further comprising a fastener for holding the outer shell in the closed configuration, the fastener comprising a zip fastener extending along the open edges of the shell sections, the zip fastener includes two sliders arranged to close the zip from opposing ends in a direction towards each other, the storage device further including a pair of handles secured to shell sections and located on either side of the zip fastener at a common location along the length of the zip, the handles being arranged to enable a person to impart forces in opposing directions away from the zip in transverse to the length of the zip to open the zip when the zip is closed with the sliders both located at a stop position coincident with the handle.

A storage device for carrying medical equipment comprising:

• an outer shell reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration;
• a plurality of support surfaces located within the outer shell each including support elements for releasably securing medical apparatus thereto in an openly accessible and releasable manner, the plurality of support surfaces including a first support surface having a kit of bleed equipment secured thereto, a second support surface having a kit of airway equipment secured thereto, a third support surface having a kit of respiratory equipment secured thereto, a fourth support surface having a kit of circulatory equipment secured thereto, and a fifth support surface having at least one of thermal and casualty handling equipment secured thereto;
• wherein the first support surface is arranged such that it is outwardly facing and the medical kit secured thereto is immediately accessible when the outer shell is opened, and the support surfaces are reconfigurable to enable subsequent sequential access to the second to the fifth support surfaces and the medical kit secured thereto.

A bag comprising an opening and a fastener for closing the opening, the fastener comprising a zip fastener including two sliders arranged to close the zip from opposing ends in a direction towards each other, the bag further including a pair of handles secured located on either side of the zip fastener at a common location along the length of the zip, the handles being arranged to enable a person to impart forces in opposing directions away from the zip in transverse to the length of the zip to open the zip when the zip is closed with the sliders both located at a stop position coincident with the handle.