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what do you have in your first aid kit?
Like the title says, what do you have in your first aid kit? I am preparing one and was wondering what others had in theirs.
Would depend on the situation...
The 'kit' I carry when working alone in the mountains is more of a patch kit to stop bleeding, splint breaks and treat/prevent shock. I have 2 rolls of tape {3/4" first-aid and 2" vet tape} plus a space blanket. I also carry a good, windproof lighter and Spot Messenger. My Spot subscription includes evacuation insurance to cover that helicopter ride to serious medical attention...
Are we talking SHTF, home, backpacking or vehicle kits??? We coulf probably have forum for each oneOriginally Posted by twoclones
A few items I recommend
a few new safety razors to clear hair around a wound
rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide
100 MPH tape for wound closure
Kotex pads for Trauma bandages
Celox syringe with the granules
Amazon.com: Celox V12090 - A Blood Clotting Granule applicator and plunger set: Industrial & Scientific
I use to use a fully supplie med kit. I'm talking bvm's, opa's, npa's. Hot and cold packs, numerous types of tape bandages and dressings. Throw in an emergency blanket, suture kit, ventilation mask, misc pharmaceuticals and some tongue depressors. Maybe a Sam splint or to and burn/anti microbial ointments. Tack on a first aid guide some saline and an IV start kit. Now that im older and questionably wiser, I carry only 2 pair of nitrile gloves. Thatss it nothing else.
1, I protect myself from the nasties that people have and in my opinion everyone has hep c, HIV, mersa and bad breath. The gloves and my sunglasses help protect me from those nasties.
2. By nipping off a portion of the middle finger I have an acceptable ventilation device where I can administer rescue breaths with little fear of disease transmission.
3. Applying direct pressure to a severe bleed with a gloved Hand is still the prefered method to control severe bleeding.
4. Nitrile gloves can make an effective flutter type dressing for open chest wounds.
5. Easy to store and they don't cost much.
You need tape as well to hold an occlusive dressing in place for a sucking chest wound due to the need to "burp" the wound occasionally.
Tape is handy in alot of situations I won't deny that. But the dressing can be held on three sides by hand.
And then you can't treat the patient anymore because one hand is holding a bandage on.
It depends on where I am what I have. I am a medic and one of my jobs is on wildland firs so I have more gear at then I know what to do with. I will say the gear I carry I can do more then one thing with. The more things it will do the better.
In my normal DCB (daily carry bag) I keep 1 of the military style FIRST AID Field Dressing Compressed Bandage 4X6X7 inch on eBay! dressings cause you can use it for many things. I carry 1 http://www.swattourniquet.com/ again you can do many things with it and the 2 of these easily fit in a small space. I also carry a few bandaids, gloves and some tape (I prefer the fiber packing tape).
The http://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Battle.../dp/B003DPVERM are also quite nice but take up more room.
Like any other kit or bag you need to figure out when you think you are going to use it, how you are going to use it and when you are going to use it. My gear list changes when I am on normal duty, if I am on ski patrol, if I am responding with my local volunteer fire dept. I am on a wildland fire where I am doing medivac I will have way more gear then if I am hiking 5 miles + a day with the crews, or if I am in a truck or an ATV. It all just depends and you really need to find out what your situation is going to be (or what you are planning for) before you can build a good kit.
AMP II Blood Stopper Kit
Space Blanket
Gorilla tape
Tiny GP IFAK
Tiny light
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