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Interesting, I’ve never heard that but it seems pretty sound.
So what’s the normal procedure for a non-serious laceration or abrasion over there?
I found an interesting read on when/what may need antibiotics.
http://www.epinions.com/review/Polysporin_Ointment_POLYO/content_127274094212If it’s available, then only on prescription. The medical community in the Netherlands is pretty paranoid about antibiotic over-use. The advantage is that we don’t see nearly the same level of antibiotic resistance seen in foreign countries. The downside is that I can’t just go and get something simple as Neosporin.
(It also means you as an American will immediately get quarantained if you ever end up in a Dutch hospital 🙂 ).
Imodium is in our larger travel-FAK. It’s not something I carry around everywhere. The antibiotic ointment would be nice, but I’m not sure it’s available over the counter here.
Thanks!
Jeroen
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Thanks, that’s what I ended up doing. Well, not an altoids tin, but I just put some supplies directly in the pocket. That works better than I thought, although I have to be careful stuff doesn’t fall out when I completely open up the pocket. How’s this for a first try:– Gloves
– Ibuprofen
– Paracetamol
– Strip bandages (assorted sizes)
– Pressure bandages (5″x5″)
– Antiseptic
– Triangular bandage
– Gauze padsI’m debating whether to add gauze rolls (there’s probably room for 1 or 2).
Pretty much what spyguy calls a booboo-kit, I suppose :).
Jeroen
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Nice kit .. Add some antibiotic ointment and some imodium <-- this stuff works wondersThanks, that’s what I ended up doing. Well, not an altoids tin, but I just put some supplies directly in the pocket. That works better than I thought, although I have to be careful stuff doesn’t fall out when I completely open up the pocket. How’s this for a first try:
– Gloves
– Ibuprofen
– Paracetamol
– Strip bandages (assorted sizes)
– Pressure bandages (5″x5″)
– Antiseptic
– Triangular bandage
– Gauze padsI’m debating whether to add gauze rolls (there’s probably room for 1 or 2).
Pretty much what spyguy calls a booboo-kit, I suppose :).
Jeroen
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Does anyone know of an off-the-shelf FAK that neatly fits a Maxpedition Jumbo’s 6″ x 3.5″ x 2″ side-pocket?Thanks,
Jeroen
It would be a tight fit I would think … Id just get an altoids tin or something similiar and make your own, that way you know whats in it and can keep it stocked easier .. I know an altoids tin fits in the side pocket of the FatboyAMK .3 may fit or county comm has a smal FAK more of a boo boo kit though that might fit I like the AMK .3 for the size it is well thought out as well
The “what” changes over time & by situation. The “why” at the low end is to take care of minor issues for my family, close friends, & me (I imagine some here are familiar with paragraph 5 instruction “self aid, then buddy aid.”) I carry some mid to higher end stuff for two reasons: 1) 20 years in the military have exposed me to seeing a few bad things happen to people, it’s kind of a force of habit to be prepared. 2) As well as the previously mentioned auto accidents (seen & been in a couple; fortunately none too bad-but enought to know it can happen), I would off a personal “why” Even back in the old peacefull, urban, happy USA, I was walking down the street on evening in an OK area, when a woman staggered out of a building right into me. She had been stabbed a couple of times, I gathered by her husband or boyfriend. This was quite a few years ago, when I was ill prepared, equipped, & without communication it being pre cell phone era (how did we survive?); something I could imagine duplicating by coverage or even a dead battery. Fortunately, I hobbled her around the corner to find a cop. It turns out that lighting is more likely to strike the same place twice. I now have the benifit of being better prepared to deal with such a thing again. I’m not a medic, but in some aspects have better training (our recent experience has vastly improved first aid/responder training for large parts of the ground combat & particularly sof personnel) & admittedly far less in many area (I’ve never really dealt with the elderly, diabetics as so on). Most importantly I would say that I know enough to know my limits. As an aside for those who carry a gun or are around those who do (includes sport shooting not just CCW/duty cases), I would offer that you need to be prepared to deal with a GSW.
That being said, I’m with you on carrying too much. The ballance is hard…The “what” changes over time & by situation. The “why” at the low end is to take care of minor issues for my family, close friends, & me (I imagine some here are familiar with paragraph 5 instruction “self aid, then buddy aid.”) I carry some mid to higher end stuff for two reasons: 1) 20 years in the military have exposed me to seeing a few bad things happen to people, it’s kind of a force of habit to be prepared. 2) As well as the previously mentioned auto accidents (seen & been in a couple; fortunately none too bad-but enought to know it can happen), I would off a personal “why” Even back in the old peacefull, urban, happy USA, I was walking down the street on evening in an OK area, when a woman staggered out of a building right into me. She had been stabbed a couple of times, I gathered by her husband or boyfriend. This was quite a few years ago, when I was ill prepared, equipped, & without communication it being pre cell phone era (how did we survive?); something I could imagine duplicating by coverage or even a dead battery. Fortunately, I hobbled her around the corner to find a cop. It turns out that lighting is more likely to strike the same place twice. I now have the benifit of being better prepared to deal with such a thing again. I’m not a medic, but in some aspects have better training (our recent experience has vastly improved first aid/responder training for large parts of the ground combat & particularly sof personnel) & admittedly far less in many area (I’ve never really dealt with the elderly, diabetics as so on). Most importantly I would say that I know enough to know my limits. As an aside for those who carry a gun or are around those who do (includes sport shooting not just CCW/duty cases), I would offer that you need to be prepared to deal with a GSW.
That being said, I’m with you on carrying too much. The ballance is hard…The “what” changes over time & by situation. The “why” at the low end is to take care of minor issues for my family, close friends, & me (I imagine some here are familiar with paragraph 5 instruction “self aid, then buddy aid.”) I carry some mid to higher end stuff for two reasons: 1) 20 years in the military have exposed me to seeing a few bad things happen to people, it’s kind of a force of habit to be prepared. 2) As well as the previously mentioned auto accidents (seen & been in a couple; fortunately none too bad-but enought to know it can happen), I would off a personal “why” Even back in the old peacefull, urban, happy USA, I was walking down the street on evening in an OK area, when a woman staggered out of a building right into me. She had been stabbed a couple of times, I gathered by her husband or boyfriend. This was quite a few years ago, when I was ill prepared, equipped, & without communication it being pre cell phone era (how did we survive?); something I could imagine duplicating by coverage or even a dead battery. Fortunately, I hobbled her around the corner to find a cop. It turns out that lighting is more likely to strike the same place twice. I now have the benifit of being better prepared to deal with such a thing again. I’m not a medic, but in some aspects have better training (our recent experience has vastly improved first aid/responder training for large parts of the ground combat & particularly sof personnel) & admittedly far less in many area (I’ve never really dealt with the elderly, diabetics as so on). Most importantly I would say that I know enough to know my limits. As an aside for those who carry a gun or are around those who do (includes sport shooting not just CCW/duty cases), I would offer that you need to be prepared to deal with a GSW.
That being said, I’m with you on carrying too much. The ballance is hard…The “what” changes over time & by situation. The “why” at the low end is to take care of minor issues for my family, close friends, & me (I imagine some here are familiar with paragraph 5 instruction “self aid, then buddy aid.”) I carry some mid to higher end stuff for two reasons: 1) 20 years in the military have exposed me to seeing a few bad things happen to people, it’s kind of a force of habit to be prepared. 2) As well as the previously mentioned auto accidents (seen & been in a couple; fortunately none too bad-but enought to know it can happen), I would off a personal “why” Even back in the old peacefull, urban, happy USA, I was walking down the street on evening in an OK area, when a woman staggered out of a building right into me. She had been stabbed a couple of times, I gathered by her husband or boyfriend. This was quite a few years ago, when I was ill prepared, equipped, & without communication it being pre cell phone era (how did we survive?); something I could imagine duplicating by coverage or even a dead battery. Fortunately, I hobbled her around the corner to find a cop. It turns out that lighting is more likely to strike the same place twice. I now have the benifit of being better prepared to deal with such a thing again. I’m not a medic, but in some aspects have better training (our recent experience has vastly improved first aid/responder training for large parts of the ground combat & particularly sof personnel) & admittedly far less in many area (I’ve never really dealt with the elderly, diabetics as so on). Most importantly I would say that I know enough to know my limits. As an aside for those who carry a gun or are around those who do (includes sport shooting not just CCW/duty cases), I would offer that you need to be prepared to deal with a GSW.
That being said, I’m with you on carrying too much. The ballance is hard…Hey, I’m a British Red Cross Event First Aider from Scotland and I also work for a private ambulance company, through which I have been trained in advanced skills (oxygen, OP airways, BVM etc). I have also undertaken a course with Glasgow Addiction Services that allows me to administer Naloxone (Narcan) to people suffering opiate overdose (a useful skill to have in Glasgow, believe me).
I have a small kit I always keep in my jacket pocket and a larger kit that I always keep in the backpack that I use for university etc.
Small Kit (always on my person):
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All this stuff is kept in the plastic bag that the triangular bandage came in.
1 x Triangular bandage
1 x Pair of blue nitrile gloves
2 x Aspirin 300mg dispersable tablets
A few plasters (or Band-Aids as they’re called over the pond)
A few alcohol-free swabsLarge Kit (I’ve included a baseball in the photos to give an idea of size):
[IMG][IMG][IMG]
This kit originally came as a First Aid at Work kit that I bought and added my own stuff to, I normally wouldn’t bother with 3 different sizes of dressing (a large one will do until help can arrive) but they came with the bag. This is only what’s currently in the bag having already used stuff and once I get round to it, I’ll add some OP airways.
2 x Large dressings
6 x Medium dressings
2 x Eye pads
2 x Triangular bandages
2 x Low adherent dressings
Assorted plasters (or Band-Aids if you want to call them that :p)
Alcohol-free swabs
1 x Pulse oximeter
1 x Blood glucose monitor with strips and disposable lancets
1 x CPR face shield
1 x Roll of microporous tape
10 x Paracetamol 500mg tablets (aka acetaminophen)
2 x Aspirin 300mg dispersable tablets
1 x Glyceryl Trinitrate spray
1 x Naloxone (Narcan) 1mg/ml injection
1 x Pack of dextrose tablets
Blue nitrile gloves
1 x Pen Torch
1 x PenAs well as all this gear, I always have a CPR face shield in my wallet.
Hey, I’m a British Red Cross Event First Aider from Scotland and I also work for a private ambulance company, through which I have been trained in advanced skills (oxygen, OP airways, BVM etc). I have also undertaken a course with Glasgow Addiction Services that allows me to administer Naloxone (Narcan) to people suffering opiate overdose (a useful skill to have in Glasgow, believe me).
I have a small kit I always keep in my jacket pocket and a larger kit that I always keep in the backpack that I use for university etc.
Small Kit (always on my person):
[IMG][IMG]
All this stuff is kept in the plastic bag that the triangular bandage came in.
1 x Triangular bandage
1 x Pair of blue nitrile gloves
2 x Aspirin 300mg dispersable tablets
A few plasters (or Band-Aids as they’re called over the pond)
A few alcohol-free swabsLarge Kit (I’ve included a baseball in the photos to give an idea of size):
[IMG][IMG][IMG]
This kit originally came as a First Aid at Work kit that I bought and added my own stuff to, I normally wouldn’t bother with 3 different sizes of dressing (a large one will do until help can arrive) but they came with the bag. This is only what’s currently in the bag having already used stuff and once I get round to it, I’ll add some OP airways.
2 x Large dressings
6 x Medium dressings
2 x Eye pads
2 x Triangular bandages
2 x Low adherent dressings
Assorted plasters (or Band-Aids if you want to call them that :p)
Alcohol-free swabs
1 x Pulse oximeter
1 x Blood glucose monitor with strips and disposable lancets
1 x CPR face shield
1 x Roll of microporous tape
10 x Paracetamol 500mg tablets (aka acetaminophen)
2 x Aspirin 300mg dispersable tablets
1 x Glyceryl Trinitrate spray
1 x Naloxone (Narcan) 1mg/ml injection
1 x Pack of dextrose tablets
Blue nitrile gloves
1 x Pen Torch
1 x PenAs well as all this gear, I always have a CPR face shield in my wallet.
