Basic First Aid kit, do you keep one handy? - Page 2

MTT TL · January 16, 2010, 08:25 AM

I do. The commercial ones that you get at the drug store or wherever tend to have lower quality products in them.

Whenever we get back from a deployment we dump out all the old medical kits. Then they are turned them into trainers or tossed. By going through the junk I have found many supplies that were still intact with their packages unbreached. Through this I have collected several trauma kits. Each contains: modern tourniquet, several compression bandages, airway, Quick Clot, gauze, tape, band aids, triple antibiotic cream, burn bandage. Placed in the vehicles, bathrooms and kitchen one is always nearby.

FredD · January 16, 2010, 09:07 AM

Excellent thread,
I have a kit in each vehicle and one I carry in my pack while hiking. This got me to thinking though that I should check each one out, I havent really used them or inventoried them in some time.

I believe I'll also look for a good one for the house.

FredD

m&p45acp10+1 · January 16, 2010, 09:17 AM

Being a paramedic I have several of them. In the truck I have a jump kit, and a foding SRD with head blocks, spiderstraps, and 3 adjustable, disposable C collars. (I have had some real bad car wrecks happen right in fromt of me before, it has come in handy when those happened.) . At home I have 2 for me. One for my dog. I have quick clot in mine, for Ranger's kit (my dog) I keep a bag of flower for helping to clot any cuts he could possibly get in the field. He has once had a pretty bad one that I had to stich up when he hung up in a busted fence herding cows.
I keep in my personal woods kit. 10 4inx4in gauze pads,2 rolls of 3 inch wide gauze, 1 roll of waterproof tape, 2 oclusive dressings, 1 roll of medic's shears, 1 pair of McGill forceps, 1 pair of hemostats(#3), a box of bandaids, one pocket mask with one way valve for cpr, 1 disposable scalpel, 1 suture kit, 4 sealed packets of pain releaver(2 of tylenol, 2 of advil), 2 triangular bandages, 1 form-a-splint. There are a few other odds and ends but that is the real nitty gritty stuff. Total weight of the kit is is a whopping 3 pounds on the money.

Dannyl · January 16, 2010, 09:37 AM

Hi,
to all of you who live close to a port, you acn go to companies that service life-rafts. all life-rafts have a comprehensive medical kit and every two years they replace them and THROW AWAY the old kits. All you hve to do is ask nicely. there are some tablets that you should dispose off, but other than that there is a lot of useful stuff, and it's free.

That is where I get most of my stuff, including a very comprehensive kit that we put for the range of my shooting club.

Brgds,

Danny

Ian0351 · January 25, 2010, 03:45 AM

One in the rig and one in my hiking pack. Anywhere I carry a loaded firearm carrying a combat first aid kit makes a lot of sense.

Quote:

Two things in my kit: A box of whiskey for snake bite and a box of snakes!!

Awesome.

jborushko · January 25, 2010, 04:20 AM

yep one in every car i have and in every backpack i own! course on my gear when outside the wire!

rogelk · January 25, 2010, 04:47 AM

I have a decent one in my range bag. Never know...gun malfunction etc.

BillCA · January 25, 2010, 05:03 AM

My old web gear has a 30-round mag pouch that doubles as a first-aid kit. That thing has a triangular bandage, two compress pad bandages, gauze 3x3's, gauze roll, tape, anitbiotic ointment, tweezers, a triangular razor blade and a wire saw (for splint making).

The big car-kit is an M-3 Medic's bag with a lot of additional supplies including Kelley forceps, scalpels and suture needles.

Now... with this said pointed out... in the aftermath of a shooting situation, it is unlikely that I will use the kit to treat the person(s) who just threatened my life. This is especially true if I need the kit to treat myself, loved ones or those who were with me.

Circumstances may also dictate that I'm too busy trying to keep my head, preserve the scene & evidence, etc. to render aid. Which means I may let someone else use the kit to render 1st aid if practical.

Old Grump · January 25, 2010, 04:39 PM

1 each in car, shop and house.

zombie237 · January 25, 2010, 04:46 PM

One of the most complete kits i've seen thus far is the Marine 3000. Having used an aid bag or two militarily, i did some research into first aid bags (well, ok, it's a little more than first aid but i've been doing this a little while) and the Marine 3000 is pretty well stocked. yes it is rather expensive, but i personally think it's very well stocked organized and easy to use.

just my $0.02.

crisco · January 25, 2010, 08:44 PM

I keep one in the truck, right out in the open in a BRIGHT red bag with a nice white "X" on it. Anyone who looks in could see it easily.

I have never needed it. Long as I carry it I won't.....

January 16, 2010, 08:25 AM	#26
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	I do. The commercial ones that you get at the drug store or wherever tend to have lower quality products in them. Whenever we get back from a deployment we dump out all the old medical kits. Then they are turned them into trainers or tossed. By going through the junk I have found many supplies that were still intact with their packages unbreached. Through this I have collected several trauma kits. Each contains: modern tourniquet, several compression bandages, airway, Quick Clot, gauze, tape, band aids, triple antibiotic cream, burn bandage. Placed in the vehicles, bathrooms and kitchen one is always nearby. __________________ Thus a man should endeavor to reach this high place of courage with all his heart, and, so trying, never be backward in war.

January 16, 2010, 09:17 AM	#28
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	Being a paramedic I have several of them. In the truck I have a jump kit, and a foding SRD with head blocks, spiderstraps, and 3 adjustable, disposable C collars. (I have had some real bad car wrecks happen right in fromt of me before, it has come in handy when those happened.) . At home I have 2 for me. One for my dog. I have quick clot in mine, for Ranger's kit (my dog) I keep a bag of flower for helping to clot any cuts he could possibly get in the field. He has once had a pretty bad one that I had to stich up when he hung up in a busted fence herding cows. I keep in my personal woods kit. 10 4inx4in gauze pads,2 rolls of 3 inch wide gauze, 1 roll of waterproof tape, 2 oclusive dressings, 1 roll of medic's shears, 1 pair of McGill forceps, 1 pair of hemostats(#3), a box of bandaids, one pocket mask with one way valve for cpr, 1 disposable scalpel, 1 suture kit, 4 sealed packets of pain releaver(2 of tylenol, 2 of advil), 2 triangular bandages, 1 form-a-splint. There are a few other odds and ends but that is the real nitty gritty stuff. Total weight of the kit is is a whopping 3 pounds on the money. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

January 16, 2010, 09:37 AM	#29
Dannyl Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Cape Town - South Africa Posts: 627	Where you can get stuff for free... Hi, to all of you who live close to a port, you acn go to companies that service life-rafts. all life-rafts have a comprehensive medical kit and every two years they replace them and THROW AWAY the old kits. All you hve to do is ask nicely. there are some tablets that you should dispose off, but other than that there is a lot of useful stuff, and it's free. That is where I get most of my stuff, including a very comprehensive kit that we put for the range of my shooting club. Brgds, Danny

January 25, 2010, 04:20 AM	#31
jborushko Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2009 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 469	yep one in every car i have and in every backpack i own! course on my gear when outside the wire! __________________ EDIT: yeah i always "edit" my posts

January 25, 2010, 05:03 AM	#33
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	My old web gear has a 30-round mag pouch that doubles as a first-aid kit. That thing has a triangular bandage, two compress pad bandages, gauze 3x3's, gauze roll, tape, anitbiotic ointment, tweezers, a triangular razor blade and a wire saw (for splint making). The big car-kit is an M-3 Medic's bag with a lot of additional supplies including Kelley forceps, scalpels and suture needles. Now... with this said pointed out... in the aftermath of a shooting situation, it is unlikely that I will use the kit to treat the person(s) who just threatened my life. This is especially true if I need the kit to treat myself, loved ones or those who were with me. Circumstances may also dictate that I'm too busy trying to keep my head, preserve the scene & evidence, etc. to render aid. Which means I may let someone else use the kit to render 1st aid if practical. __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)

January 16, 2010, 09:07 AM	#27
FredD Junior Member Join Date: January 1, 2010 Location: Rydal, Georgia Posts: 6	Excellent thread, I have a kit in each vehicle and one I carry in my pack while hiking. This got me to thinking though that I should check each one out, I havent really used them or inventoried them in some time. I believe I'll also look for a good one for the house. FredD

January 25, 2010, 04:47 AM	#32
rogelk Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	I have a decent one in my range bag. Never know...gun malfunction etc.

January 25, 2010, 04:39 PM	#34
Old Grump Member in memoriam Join Date: April 9, 2009 Location: Blue River Wisconsin, in Posts: 3,144	1 each in car, shop and house. __________________ Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern will, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. --Daniel Webster--

January 25, 2010, 04:46 PM	#35
zombie237 Member Join Date: December 21, 2009 Posts: 93	One of the most complete kits i've seen thus far is the Marine 3000. Having used an aid bag or two militarily, i did some research into first aid bags (well, ok, it's a little more than first aid but i've been doing this a little while) and the Marine 3000 is pretty well stocked. yes it is rather expensive, but i personally think it's very well stocked organized and easy to use. just my $0.02. __________________ Beretta Px4 Storm 9mm(x2), Beretta Cx4 Storm 9mm, Beretta Px4 Storm in .45ACP, Walther PK380(x2), pending good long range rifle

January 25, 2010, 08:44 PM	#36
crisco Junior Member Join Date: January 25, 2010 Location: Sarasota FL Posts: 4	I keep one in the truck, right out in the open in a BRIGHT red bag with a nice white "X" on it. Anyone who looks in could see it easily. I have never needed it. Long as I carry it I won't.....