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 The Bean
     
Location: Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
 |  |  | What's in your first aid kit?
< on 6/25/2005 5:43 AM >
|  | | | I'm trying to get my gear built up again.. just wondering what all of you carry in terms of first aid (yeah, I'm paranoid about cuts and the like).
I found a pretty nice 118 piece kit at Target today for $12.99, complete with a soft zipper case. The same kit is $19.99 on drugstore.com. It seems to have most of the stuff I'd need for most minor injuries encountered doing UE (or most other stuff), including stuff for insect stings/bites. I'm going to add an antihistamine to it, but other than that I'm happy with it. Could even make a makeshift temporary splint for a broken finger with what's in it.
http://www.drugsto...39&trx=29384&tab=0 is the kit, good deal at Target I think.
[last edit 6/25/2005 5:44 AM by The Bean - edited 1 times]
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ChillBill
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 1 on 6/25/2005 6:24 PM >
| | | | the usual stuff along with bloodstopper bandages and quick clot
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drainpunk
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 2 on 6/25/2005 7:40 PM >
| | | | I don't have a first aid kit. I don't carry absolutely anything like that. Yeah, I'm a bit stupid maybe. Probably I should get something basic.
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unicycler
Location: Arlington, Tx
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 3 on 6/25/2005 7:57 PM >
| | | | Posted by drainpunk
I don't have a first aid kit. I don't carry absolutely anything like that. Yeah, I'm a bit stupid maybe. Probably I should get something basic.
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Same goes for me, I understand why people would take that stuff. I just don't care to, one day I will probably wish I did though. Oh well.
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lowkey
Gender: Male
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 4 on 6/26/2005 4:38 AM >
| | | | I've carried an old army style individual first aid kit for years backpacking.
A lot like this one:
http://www.actiong...og%2Flevel3c%2Etam
Possibly add a couple pieces of hemostatic gauze to help control bleeding.
http://www.actiong...og%2Flevel3c%2Etam
or
http://www.actiong...og%2Flevel3c%2Etam
With that kit, a good knife/multi-tool and a roll of duct tape, I'm pretty much set for anything that needs immediate care.
I also keep a 40 inch by 20 inch x 3/8 inch sheet of foam in my backpack to help protect the contents, and my back from being poked by sharped cornered objects in the bag. This makes a damn good splint so maybe i should count it too.
Oh and I also try to carry some form of emergency communication. Either a cell phone or a handheld radio (preferably HAM 6m, 2m, or 70cm but even FRS/GMRS is better than nothing).
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Mancubus
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 5 on 6/26/2005 7:50 AM >
| | | | On an unrelated note to first aid, but to health I was thinking carrying one of those bottles of hand sanitizer gel crap might be a good idea. I've heard about people accidentally having their hands come into contact with bird poop, mold, and the like. Maybe it wouldn't completely eliminate the risk of sickness or infection, but it would probably help.
For minor cuts and scrapes it would be a good idea to use before bandaging yourself up so as to minimalize germs in the open wound.
Then again it wouldn't be practical to whip out a little bottle of gelled alcohol while you are gushing blood at an alarming rate. Hehe.
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Explorer Zero
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 6 on 6/26/2005 12:30 PM >
| | | | I dont always carry one but when I take my pack there is always one in it.
small Johnson & Johnson $1.99 first aid kit from the dept store approx 4"x5"x1" (throw their stuff out keep the box)
tape
4x4 bloodstoppers
butterfly closures
large bandaid
medium bandaid
knuckle bandaid
sliver gripper brand tweezers (REI)
tick remover
needle
ammonia inhalant
iodine swab pad
razor blade
tecnu brand poison ivy wash
sting-eze brand benzocaine wipe
naproxen
aspirin
sample size eye wash (Clear Eyes)
amazing but it all fits and the box has a latch that wont pop open its smaller than it needs to be I could carry a larger one but this is such a good little box
it was not set up for u.e. just e. in general biggest "self treatable" hazard around town seems to be lacerations and punctures
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The Bean
Location: Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 7 on 6/26/2005 6:47 PM >
| | | | Posted by drainpunk
I don't have a first aid kit. I don't carry absolutely anything like that. Yeah, I'm a bit stupid maybe. Probably I should get something basic.
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Well, I've been through first aid/cpr classes a couple of times (most recent being January of this year) - the training has come in handy at work.
So far though, I haven't had to use much beyond bandages while UEing. Hopefully it stays that way.
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Bobtheallmighty
Location: Somewhere over london, Ontario
Gender: Male
gotta climb.
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 8 on 6/27/2005 12:01 AM >
| | | | well i never used to carry one. then one day i riped open a blister on a huge rusty pipe and decided it was time to invest in some first aid. right now i just carry around a bottle of H2O2 a bunch of knuckle bandages (i swear you cant beat these things. thay fit over almost any small cut or nic) some gauze and med tape.
-bob
" <Samurai> you know, we aren't as far removed from animals as we'd like to think... i still have bowel movements that border on mystical... i mean almost orgasmic" |
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Chris
Location: Australia
Gender: Male
OMGWTFROFL
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 9 on 6/27/2005 10:13 AM >
| | | | im usually to dis-organised to bring a kit, but if i do it usually includes some band-aids, some disinfectant spray, some uber tape (a.k.a stick on stitches for if i pull a boo boo, thats really all. Theres not really much to take on trips, you dont need medicaion like antihistamines cause you should take one first if you have a chance of an allergic reaction... but do take a panadol amd and person meds you need.
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Tupsumato
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
How close can you go?
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 10 on 6/27/2005 1:45 PM >
| | | | I don't have one. I'm not intended to get hurt.
(My friend used a similar excuse in air force pilot course interview. His knees would have broken if he had jumped with a parachute. "But I came here to fly...", he said. Apparently he wasn't going to get shot down)
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McBain
Location: Kingston Ontario
Gender: Male
"My Ferrari! I had to do awful things to pay for her."
| |  | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 11 on 6/27/2005 8:04 PM >
| | | | While I explore, I try to carry as little as possible with me. I do carry the a few band-aids, tape, and aspirin with me already. I also have a fully stocked first aid kit in my vehicle so if something bad does happen, I am not too far away from it.
McBain
My new film is a mixture of action and comedy. It's called McBain: Let's Get Silly." "The film is just me in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half. It cost eighty million dollars." |
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thetrio
Location: Independence MO
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 12 on 6/28/2005 7:23 PM >
| | | | Anything that is in the first aid kit at work is in mine. This includes various bandages, generic neosporin, blood clotting spray, sterile needles (for removing splinters), an ace bandage, asprin, and tums. I dont have a neat box for it or anything i just have it all thrown in my pack so when I really need it I probably wont be able to find it.
[last edit 6/28/2005 7:23 PM by thetrio - edited 1 times]
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The Bean
Location: Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 13 on 6/30/2005 12:50 AM >
| | | | Posted by Chris
im usually to dis-organised to bring a kit, but if i do it usually includes some band-aids, some disinfectant spray, some uber tape (a.k.a stick on stitches for if i pull a boo boo, thats really all. Theres not really much to take on trips, you dont need medicaion like antihistamines cause you should take one first if you have a chance of an allergic reaction... but do take a panadol amd and person meds you need.
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Unfortunately, antihistamines make many people drowsy - if I take a Benadryl (or anything with Diphenhydramine HCl), I'm knocked out cold for 6-8 hours. "Non drowsy" antihistamines make my heart race, and still knock me out.
It's all in a small bag that stays inside my back pack - which goes everywhere I go anyway. School, work, exploring, etc.
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SaraBellum
Berkshire Hunt
Location: Villa Villekulla
Gender: Female
Coming to a cinema near you this summer.
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 14 on 7/1/2005 2:13 AM >
| | | | I keep some ammonia "wake the fuck up" pads in mine, only because I found them in the first aid kit at work. Also, I have some weak ankles, so I tossed in an ACE wrap just to be on the safe side.
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Soggy
Gender: Male
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 15 on 7/1/2005 10:33 PM >
| | | | I should probably carry some bandages I can quickly slap on. I don't think I'll bother with the more hardcore gear since I pass out from the sight of blood, so I wouldn't be able to properly fix myself or others :\ But who knows, maybe in the case of a real emergency the adrenaline would keep me conscious and out of shock...
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purplegrum
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
.: Mind Your Head And Back :.
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 16 on 7/3/2005 10:44 PM >
| | | | I carry a little pocket/pouch type first aid kit which contains:
plasters
sterile water capsules
bandages
some mid-sized dressings
latex gloves
mepore tape
scissors
safety pins
alcohol wipes
alcohol gel (for cleaning hands)
q-tips
enough asprin to open a drug store with
it's nothing particularly organised, just stuff i thought i might need.
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bonelord
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Gender: Male
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 17 on 7/5/2005 3:00 PM >
| | | | I've got a small hiker's kit that fits in my pocket, basically it holds a few bandaids, dressings and alchohol wipes. I don't like being laden down with too much stuff.. and have never needed anything more than this. In a pinch larger dressings/splints etc. can be fashioned from surrounding materials (even my shirt if need be!). Usually a knife isn't thought of as a "first aid" item, however along with it's many other uses it can come in handy for all kinds of emergency situations.
Knowledge of first aid isn't a bad skill to have either...
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Chainsaw
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Location: Underground, Colorado
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 18 on 7/5/2005 8:48 PM >
| | | | I typically carry a small kit with bandaids and some kind of cleaner (iodine pads, what have you) but I always have my EMT kit in the car nearby.
Oh, and lots of extra gloves - lots and lots of glove.s
Quid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
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rz350
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Location: toronto
Gender: Male
The looniest, zaniest, spontaneous, sporadic Impulsive thinker, compulsive drinker, addict
| | Re: What's in your first aid kit?
<Reply # 19 on 7/7/2005 12:29 AM >
| | | | a knife and my clothing. and my cellfone and 70cm radio. If its major enough to need to be treated, I have qualms about wrecking my shirt to stop massive bleeding., and if it doesnt, then I'l live with out it.
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