CompactTractorFan
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For all of you who were talking about training, you can take a "First Responder" course which is less than an EMT course, but more than a basic first aid course...
Trauma kit (first aid going beyond what you can get at Wal-Mart)
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So it is more than the Red Cross "First Aid, Responding to Emergencies" course? I took that and about the only thing that I didn't already know from Scouts (First Aid merit badge) was the part on delivering a baby.
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Our vehicles have a camping first aid kit plus a few QuikClot bandages QuikClot saves lives by rapidly stopping severe bleeding. For Home, Sports, Travel, & Pets
medicshawn
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I'm not sure anyone is using any of the magic clotting stuff anymore. Seems there were problems with the different versions.
I would have a basic kit with something to clean out wounds and some regular band aids. I like the addition of some big trauma dressings. You can use a belt as a tourniquet.
If you can't handle it with those things and some basic safety gear eye protection, a helmet, gloves etc.. you're probably not gpoing to make it anyway.
I would have a basic kit with something to clean out wounds and some regular band aids. I like the addition of some big trauma dressings. You can use a belt as a tourniquet.
If you can't handle it with those things and some basic safety gear eye protection, a helmet, gloves etc.. you're probably not gpoing to make it anyway.
The first aid kit in my service truck is a joke. A handful of shop towels and electrical tape are more useful. A cut that can be covered by the average band-aid, doesn't need a band-aid. Rub a little dirt in it an keep going.
The dangers of working around machinery are often overlooked or underrated. Be aware of your surroundings and play the "what if" game. What if...that shaft comes off. What if... that chain breaks.
The dangers of working around machinery are often overlooked or underrated. Be aware of your surroundings and play the "what if" game. What if...that shaft comes off. What if... that chain breaks.
buckeyefarmer
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I recently became CPR and Wilderness First Aid certified. Most store first aid kits are about worthless, you need to pack your own for the activity you are doing.
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I hear the Quick clot powder can cause burns due to the heat produced by the chemical reaction. Also, can cause permanent eye damage if used in windy conditions.
Quick clot...that's a whole 'nother issue.
The first version burned, true. They redid the formula, however, and it is now sold primarily in sponge and gauze form.
Celox is a similar item, made of different stuff and doesn't burn. It's a bit more expensive than QC.
There are other brands/types of hemostatic agents, too. QC and Celox are just the two more common/accessible brands.
I'm still doing more research on both of these items before I move to purchase them.
Most every company provided kit I have ever seen is like that. Heck, many LE officers don't have anything like a trauma kit (unless they purchased it themselves).
The first version burned, true. They redid the formula, however, and it is now sold primarily in sponge and gauze form.
Celox is a similar item, made of different stuff and doesn't burn. It's a bit more expensive than QC.
There are other brands/types of hemostatic agents, too. QC and Celox are just the two more common/accessible brands.
I'm still doing more research on both of these items before I move to purchase them.
Most every company provided kit I have ever seen is like that. Heck, many LE officers don't have anything like a trauma kit (unless they purchased it themselves).
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The first aid kit in my service truck is a joke. A handful of shop towels and electrical tape are more useful. A cut that can be covered by the average band-aid, doesn't need a band-aid. Rub a little dirt in it an keep going.
The dangers of working around machinery are often overlooked or underrated. Be aware of your surroundings and play the "what if" game. What if...that shaft comes off. What if... that chain breaks.
i agree.. about the only thing a bandaid is good for is to cover a blister on my foot in a shoe.
the only usefull items in a regular first aid kit are the roll of gauge or large gauze pad and the tape.. maybee the gloves, if you are dealing with another person.. that and maybee an iodine pad.. that even though is less needed. blood flow leanses the wound.. and we are talking about emergency dressing.. not final finished product. A bad wound is going to need treatment.. both mechanically.. and likely pharmaceutically.. plus a bad one may need to be debrided anyway.. they can clean it then... that's why I like either advanced kits.. or ones I put together myself.
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