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I agree with werewolf. Buy an off the shelf kit, nothing real fancy. take some first aid courses and as your knowlege improves you’ll find your needs change. For most people forgo the sutures and bandage and evacuate to proper medical care. Superglue is great for split fingetips but don’t try to close large wounds. Leave that for professionals.
Ditto on getting trained, but until then a very basic kit would do you just fine. Band aids, some slightly larger bandages, antiseptic for cleaning out cuts, eye wash, disposable ice packs, scissors, and something more for comfort than first aid; some pain killers, antacids, and pepto bismol are usually nice for you or your friends if you are in the middle of nowhere.
I’ve been involved in two high speed accidents. one as a victim and one as a passerby.
in both cases, i had the kit out. i walked away from being rear ended at high speed. no one ended up needing a ride to the hospital. my car on the other hand was a ruined mess (50mph vs. stopped (me), Explorer vs. Miata (me)). The other incident was a crash into parked vehicles. the occupants of one vehicle had razor cuts and the driver of the vehicle had a 3-4 inch gash on his forearm. i needed four small bandaids and a medium trauma pad. the ambulance was there within 6 minutes.
I carry a basic kit in my EDC bag (a maxped jumbo knock-off). This lets me EDC a booboo kit, bandaids, moleskin, allergy/ibuprofen meds, etc. My car kit is a larger off the shelf kit. It looks a lot like this – http://www.emergencysuppliesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/car-first-aid-kit.jpg
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I’d recommend byuing an off the shelf FAK and seeing what works and what doesn’t. I’m a nurse and only have the following:
cutting tool – scissors or sak
triangular bandage – useful for stemming bleeds as well as support
sticky plasters & micropore tape
analgesics, antihistamine, loperamide etc for me & family
nitrile gloves
resuscitation face mask – worst case scenario plus vomit/blood
various sterile dressings – only a few.
Steripod – emergency eye irrigationno suture kits or antibiotics. It’s to patch someone up til a more qualified person comes along or you can get to an ER/A&E.
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Great info, thank you!ProjeKtWEREWOLF said: ↑
I’d recommend byuing an off the shelf FAK and seeing what works and what doesn’t. I’m a nurse and only have the following:
cutting tool – scissors or sak
triangular bandage – useful for stemming bleeds as well as support
sticky plasters & micropore tape
analgesics, antihistamine, loperamide etc for me & family
nitrile gloves
resuscitation face mask – worst case scenario plus vomit/blood
various sterile dressings – only a few.
Steripod – emergency eye irrigationno suture kits or antibiotics. It’s to patch someone up til a more qualified person comes along or you can get to an ER/A&E.
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Great info, thank you!Hey, I just posted this link on another topic, but its relevant here too. Obviously its a UK link but its a kit specifically designed for motorists and so it’ll give you an idea of the stuff you’d need in your own kit for basic first aid to either patch up minor injuries or keep the casualty stable until the ambulance arrives:
http://www.firstaidwarehouse.co.uk/xpp-portable_first_aid_kit.html#opt_description
Its even got vomit bags, especially useful if you’ve got kids! The only thing you might want to add to the list from that link is medication for your own use such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen (I can never spell that, we call it paracetamol), immodium and anti-histamines.
Hey, I just posted this link on another topic, but its relevant here too. Obviously its a UK link but its a kit specifically designed for motorists and so it’ll give you an idea of the stuff you’d need in your own kit for basic first aid to either patch up minor injuries or keep the casualty stable until the ambulance arrives:
http://www.firstaidwarehouse.co.uk/xpp-portable_first_aid_kit.html#opt_description
Its even got vomit bags, especially useful if you’ve got kids! The only thing you might want to add to the list from that link is medication for your own use such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen (I can never spell that, we call it paracetamol), immodium and anti-histamines.
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