Buddhalux and Rugerbub hit the nail on the head guys. You do not wanna give any kind of meds to anyone unless you are trained to do so. Aside from the chance of a major lawsuit, you could kill them if there are unknown allergies or contraindications (situations where you don't give it). For instance, if you're gonna give nitro, the patients blood pressure has to be over a certain level. How many of you even know how to get a blood pressure reading?
Trust me on this, I'm an EMT and don't want to see anyone make a bad situation worse because they thought they knew what they were doing.
Also, don't bring a tourniquet. It's redundant and more likely to be used if it doesn't have to be. In reality, it's a last resort.
If you want a basic trauma kit for the field, you should have sterile dressings. Israeli Battle Dressings are ideal and easy to use (and could be cranked down as a tourniquet if needed). You could also bring some sort of splint, but make sure you know how to use it!! Also a bottle of sterile saline solution would be handy to flush out/clean a wound.
Other than that, communication is key. And I'm not just talking about a sat phone, which is nice but not available to everyone and not 100% since it's not a person. Let people know where you are going and when you'll be back so that they can contact S&R if you don't show.
Trust me on this, I'm an EMT and don't want to see anyone make a bad situation worse because they thought they knew what they were doing.
Also, don't bring a tourniquet. It's redundant and more likely to be used if it doesn't have to be. In reality, it's a last resort.
If you want a basic trauma kit for the field, you should have sterile dressings. Israeli Battle Dressings are ideal and easy to use (and could be cranked down as a tourniquet if needed). You could also bring some sort of splint, but make sure you know how to use it!! Also a bottle of sterile saline solution would be handy to flush out/clean a wound.
Other than that, communication is key. And I'm not just talking about a sat phone, which is nice but not available to everyone and not 100% since it's not a person. Let people know where you are going and when you'll be back so that they can contact S&R if you don't show.