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Wits' End
Hi there folks, something I don't see enough about is First Aid kits. After reading up on what I could and starting to take the classes that I could find, I have decided to get an EMT Deluxe Kit.
I went ahead and got this kit from SOS Survival:
Proship - Product Detail.
Which has most of the basics that I think I need. So far I have helped a guy with a fish hook in his arm, my son cutting open his shin which required 8 stitches, a crashed motor cycle rider (that one was a bloody mess and I went through a lot of gauze and BloodStoppers®) and other various occurrences. So far I am pretty happy with it but I'm not sure what else I should have an what other training I should have. I am ultimately building two kits, one for each truck. I am getting the Pelican 1500EMT for the LX and the soft side is staying in the 60.
Here are the items I currently have in the soft side kit:
* 30 Plastic Strips, 3/4" x 3" (I have case of 100)
* 5 Plastic Strips, 1" x 3"
* 15 Plastic Bandages, 3/8" x 1-1/2"
* 1 Elastic Bandage, 3" x 4-1/2 yd
* 1 Elastic Bandage, 4" x 4-1/2 yd
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 2" x 131"
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 3" x 131"
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 4" x 131"
* 2 BLOODSTOPPER® Dressing
* 2 Burn Dressing 1" x 36"
* 2 Burn Dressing 3" x 36"
* 1 Burn Dressing 8" x 36"
* 2 Multi-Trauma Dressing
* 2 Triangular Bandages
* 4 Eye Pads
* 2 Adhesive Tape, 1" x 5 yd
* 2 Adhesive Tape 1/2" x 5 yd
* 1 GLUTOSE™ 30 gm
* 1 Ipecac Syrup, 1 oz
* 1 Activated Charcoal, 25 gm
* 1 Peroxide pump spray, 8 oz bottle
* 1 Sterile Water, 500 ml
* 10 Povidone-Iodine Swabsticks (I have a case of 100-use these alot)
* 1 Foille® Spray, 3-1/4 oz
* 2 Eye Wash, 4 oz
* 1 Airway Kit, 6 sizes
* 1 Bite Stick
* 2 Instant Cold Packs
* 4 Disposable Vinyl Gloves (pair)
* 2 Biohazard Waste Bags
* 1 Blood Pressure Cuff
* 1 Emergency Blanket
* 1 Hemostat
* 1 Paramedic Shears
* 1 Penlight
* 1 Ring Cutter (I actually got to use)
* 1 Stethescope
* 1 CPR Microshield®
* 2 Triangular Bandage
* 2 ABD Trauma Pad 5''x9''
* 2 Burn Aid Gel 3.5gm pk/5
* 1 Neomycin .9gm bx/25
* 1 Exam Gloves-Pk/6
* 1 Wound Wash Saline 90ml
* 1 Butterfly Closures bx/10
* 1 Tape-tri cut 5yd
* 1 Non Adherent Pads 2x3 bx/10
* 1 Sensi-Wrap 3''
* 1 scalpel w/#11 blade
* 1 Tourniquet & Scissors
* 1 Scissors-Deaver tissue 5 1/2''
* 1 Sphygmomonometer (BP Unit)
* 1 Thermometer-Electronic
* 1 Sam Splint 4.5'' x 36''
* 1 Tongue Depressors Pk/3
* 1 Oral Airway 90mm
* 1 Ammonia Inhalant Amp Bx/10
* Pepto tabs
* Epi-pen
* Small SAM Splints
* Tons of wound closure strips (steri-strips)
* baby wipes
UPDATED TO KIT (5/4/09):
* ear plugs
* lactose pills
* small plastic comb
* toothache gel
* lip balm
* Immodium AD
Now I ALSO have a survival back-pack that I also have a mini-first aid kit in. Which I think has more than the average first-aid kit as well which always stays in the LX.
So my question to the people that know, what else should I have? And what type of courses should I be taking in order to keep up to date on first-aid and advanced first-aid?
Slightly better pic:
I went ahead and got this kit from SOS Survival:
Proship - Product Detail.
Which has most of the basics that I think I need. So far I have helped a guy with a fish hook in his arm, my son cutting open his shin which required 8 stitches, a crashed motor cycle rider (that one was a bloody mess and I went through a lot of gauze and BloodStoppers®) and other various occurrences. So far I am pretty happy with it but I'm not sure what else I should have an what other training I should have. I am ultimately building two kits, one for each truck. I am getting the Pelican 1500EMT for the LX and the soft side is staying in the 60.
Here are the items I currently have in the soft side kit:
* 30 Plastic Strips, 3/4" x 3" (I have case of 100)
* 5 Plastic Strips, 1" x 3"
* 15 Plastic Bandages, 3/8" x 1-1/2"
* 1 Elastic Bandage, 3" x 4-1/2 yd
* 1 Elastic Bandage, 4" x 4-1/2 yd
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 2" x 131"
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 3" x 131"
* 2 J&J KLING™ Bandage, 4" x 131"
* 2 BLOODSTOPPER® Dressing
* 2 Burn Dressing 1" x 36"
* 2 Burn Dressing 3" x 36"
* 1 Burn Dressing 8" x 36"
* 2 Multi-Trauma Dressing
* 2 Triangular Bandages
* 4 Eye Pads
* 2 Adhesive Tape, 1" x 5 yd
* 2 Adhesive Tape 1/2" x 5 yd
* 1 GLUTOSE™ 30 gm
* 1 Ipecac Syrup, 1 oz
* 1 Activated Charcoal, 25 gm
* 1 Peroxide pump spray, 8 oz bottle
* 1 Sterile Water, 500 ml
* 10 Povidone-Iodine Swabsticks (I have a case of 100-use these alot)
* 1 Foille® Spray, 3-1/4 oz
* 2 Eye Wash, 4 oz
* 1 Airway Kit, 6 sizes
* 1 Bite Stick
* 2 Instant Cold Packs
* 4 Disposable Vinyl Gloves (pair)
* 2 Biohazard Waste Bags
* 1 Blood Pressure Cuff
* 1 Emergency Blanket
* 1 Hemostat
* 1 Paramedic Shears
* 1 Penlight
* 1 Ring Cutter (I actually got to use)
* 1 Stethescope
* 1 CPR Microshield®
* 2 Triangular Bandage
* 2 ABD Trauma Pad 5''x9''
* 2 Burn Aid Gel 3.5gm pk/5
* 1 Neomycin .9gm bx/25
* 1 Exam Gloves-Pk/6
* 1 Wound Wash Saline 90ml
* 1 Butterfly Closures bx/10
* 1 Tape-tri cut 5yd
* 1 Non Adherent Pads 2x3 bx/10
* 1 Sensi-Wrap 3''
* 1 scalpel w/#11 blade
* 1 Tourniquet & Scissors
* 1 Scissors-Deaver tissue 5 1/2''
* 1 Sphygmomonometer (BP Unit)
* 1 Thermometer-Electronic
* 1 Sam Splint 4.5'' x 36''
* 1 Tongue Depressors Pk/3
* 1 Oral Airway 90mm
* 1 Ammonia Inhalant Amp Bx/10
* Pepto tabs
* Epi-pen
* Small SAM Splints
* Tons of wound closure strips (steri-strips)
* baby wipes
UPDATED TO KIT (5/4/09):
* ear plugs
* lactose pills
* small plastic comb
* toothache gel
* lip balm
* Immodium AD
Now I ALSO have a survival back-pack that I also have a mini-first aid kit in. Which I think has more than the average first-aid kit as well which always stays in the LX.
So my question to the people that know, what else should I have? And what type of courses should I be taking in order to keep up to date on first-aid and advanced first-aid?
Slightly better pic:
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