What do you have for a first aid/trauma kit?

[ruffdog]

At my last refresher they went back to doing breaths.

Yep....same here:

CPR Steps | How to Perform CPR | Red Cross

 

[D&D]

Castration band and cauterize? This is how natural selection works.

 

[sandman2234]

Whats in the kit?

Now your getting out of my wheelhouse.
I would have to go out there and actually open it! My Bride took the list from him and supplied whatever it was. I just supplied the funding. I would imagine that different areas might tend to include different items. There are some nice kits available online, which I am sure is a lot better than what I would have if it wasn't for the people who try to look out for me.
David from jax

 

[Fxfymn413]

The CPR info is interesting. Its been a minute since I did CPR, but for quite awhile when I was still riding an engine it was pretty common. I would say I have been on the scene where we did CPR well over a hundred times and while I would never not attempt CPR when needed, the reality is that the chance of a successful outcome is pretty slim unless an AED is used along with CPR. Of all of the times where I was actually doing the CPR I only had two saves until AED's came along. Since then the number of saves I witnessed rose considerably.

As far as liability for treating a patient those of us who are trained are actually in a worse position since we are expected to follow the standards of patient care that we are trained to. If we do not than we can be liable if we are "grossly" negligent. Defining gross negligence is what lawyers get paid for.

So, I would not be concerned about providing aid to someone who needs it. Most states have good Samaritan laws and unless you are foolish enough to play Dr. House and try to do something like a tracheotomy you will be fine. And frankly I'd rather take the chance of providing care than live with the guilt of not helping someone who needed it.

 

[ArlyA]

The CPR info is interesting. Its been a minute since I did CPR, but for quite awhile when I was still riding an engine it was pretty common. I would say I have been on the scene where we did CPR well over a hundred times and while I would never not attempt CPR when needed, the reality is that the chance of a successful outcome is pretty slim unless an AED is used along with CPR. Of all of the times where I was actually doing the CPR I only had two saves until AED's came along. Since then the number of saves I witnessed rose considerably.

As far as liability for treating a patient those of us who are trained are actually in a worse position since we are expected to follow the standards of patient care that we are trained to. If we do not than we can be liable if we are "grossly" negligent. Defining gross negligence is what lawyers get paid for.

So, I would not be concerned about providing aid to someone who needs it. Most states have good Samaritan laws and unless you are foolish enough to play Dr. House and try to do something like a tracheotomy you will be fine. And frankly I'd rather take the chance of providing care than live with the guilt of not helping someone who needed it.

I agree on many point you state. If someone requires CPR, their chances don't look good.

 

[Fxfymn413]

I agree on many point you state. If someone requires CPR, their chances don't look good.

And it is really brutal. Broken ribs, etc. are almost always an outcome when doing CPR. I don't think most folks who do CPR for the first time are expecting that.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

And it is really brutal. Broken ribs, etc. are almost always an outcome when doing CPR. I don't think most folks who do CPR for the first time are expecting that.

The guy who taught my first CPR class, was one of the EMTs who responded when Joe Luis died. He said it was impossible to give him CPR because his ribs wouldn't flex, and short of stomping on him to break them there was no way to get compressions.