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Old 12-04-2015, 01:19 AM #1
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First Aid Kits

How many of you guys keep a first aid kit in your rigs, whether it's basic or advanced, wanted to see what everyone had and if anyone had any recommendations.
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I keep a general first aid kit, and two trauma kits. Ask away, what do you want to know specifically?
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Where'd you get your stuff and what's in your trauma kit? I'm no EMT, I've only been through TCCC.
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Joking aside I would stock what you can feasibly use. I wouldn't go all trauma surgeon or field medic if you or the people you wheel with have no clue how to use half the gear. At minimum I would at least look at what is required in a workplace like a mechanic's shop or machinist's shop. The reason I say that is because most of the stuff in our first aid kit covers a wide range of injuries and is fairly simple enough that even a fairly simple mechanic can use them. Even in the worst case scenario it should be enough to stabilize a large majority of medium to serious injuries enough to get proper medical help (i.e. you may not be able to stitch up giant gash or compound fracture, but you should be able to stop/slow down the bleeding and care for the victim long enough to get them to where medical help can get to them.)

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Though to be honest with you, when I almost cut my finger off a few months ago; the first thing I grabbed was a shit ton of paper towels to wrap around the digit and reduce the bleeding vs. the stacks of gauze pads and I think powdered coagulant in the first aid kit... so sometimes having "all the right stuff" isn't a trauma kit. I imagine they explain that in TCCC as well.

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Where'd you get your stuff and what's in your trauma kit? I'm no EMT, I've only been through TCCC.
I carry an Adventure Medical Weekender kit along with 2x Sam Splints for my general first aid kit.

For Trauma I carry a Dark Angel Medical kit that's under the front seat, and a Pocket DARK in the driver's door. I hope to NEVER have to pop the cork on the trauma kits, but I've done their class twice, and it's better to have the schools and not use them...etc etc.
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Check this out for lots....and I mean a lot of different ideas. I keep a pretty in depth bag, but im sure most doctors do for first responder situations. Something is better than nothing. Just order a online kit that fits your needs. I personally take over stock from my clinic or hospital that's about to expire. Plus check local free clinics when stuff is about to expire, sometimes they just throw it out or send it back to manufacturer.

Making a "Survival Kit"
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I keep these in all vehicles I use for general purposes:

REI Backpacker Multiday First-Aid Kit - REI.com

SOL Origin Survival Kit - REI.com


...and I have a much larger first aid/trauma kit that I keep for offroading, camping, etc.
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For most people what you really need are bandages and gauze to stop bleeding, and gloves to protect yourself. First aid kits are normally filled with crap you will never need, and are better off at home in your medicine cabinet.

A trained first responder may want some more specialized kit, but for most people you can pack very small.
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I keep a go bag in the back of mine. Emergency and survival stuff, first aid stuff included.
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I personally take over stock from my clinic or hospital that's about to expire. Plus check local free clinics when stuff is about to expire, sometimes they just throw it out or send it back to manufacturer.
This is what I do as well. We have first aid stations all over the plants I work in so I just build a kit out of those as we re-stock. For someone that doesn't have access to that though just about any kit will work fine.

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For most people what you really need are bandages and gauze to stop bleeding, and gloves to protect yourself.
This is very true though. A lot can be said for keeping it simple. In a true emergency you don't want to be digging through a huge kit and reading labels to see what you need. Never forget to pack and USE gloves. It's easy to bypass this in an emergency but you need to protect yourself
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There's a deep thread on this forum for an emergency preparedness bag/go bag/bug out bag which has all sorts of medical suggestions.

I don't do a lot of wheeling, but I've attended several TEMS/CPR courses, treated basic field stuff and run a couple of IVs on folks who were dehydrated (work related). In any event, don't necessarily discount all the other stuff you would have in a stock med kit. 99% of the time you won't need the gauze, quikclot or a quick reference book on trauma treatment in the field, but you will find yourself dipping into it for headache meds, burn gels, bug bite ointment, handiwipes or bandaids quite often.

The best suggestion I can give someone building a med kit is to do just that. Take a few stock ones and piece meal the kit for the situation you'll be finding yourself in.
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I just carry a somewhat decent IFAK.
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I keep these in all vehicles I use for general purposes:

REI Backpacker Multiday First-Aid Kit - REI.com

SOL Origin Survival Kit - REI.com


...and I have a much larger first aid/trauma kit that I keep for offroading, camping, etc.
Thank you for posting this, just ordered the backpacker kit off the site.
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For me it boils down too: only carry the things you know how to use.

Always a basic first aid kit with snake bite kit and a small first responder kit when I am away from home. Man, if you have to use any of that it is a real bad situation.
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