Good home first aid kit?

[doc ace]

We made special resupply missions to resupply via the green zone if the patrol base (outpost) got low


A tad bit quicker than shipping via amazon.com in the US to the Middle East.


Thanks for your input too Doc, good to see another one of us on here.

 

[Neil09]

I did just pick up some Betadine solution to add to what I have. What inspired this is I came home from off shore with a few small cuts with grease inside and Neosporin isn't helping. I just realized there is a piece of metal in one of the small cuts, so I picked up tweezers also. Thanks. Any particular brands of band-aids that are really good?

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Ringers can be dangerous to large segments of the population because of Electrolyte Imbalances. Your patients arent Mil age healthy males anymore.

 

[Blake74u]

We made special resupply missions to resupply via the green zone if the patrol base (outpost) got low


A tad bit quicker than shipping via amazon.com in the US to the Middle East.


Thanks for your input too Doc, good to see another one of us on here.

Must've been nice. Most places didn't like resupplying us in MND-B '08-'09 during my 2nd OIF. When we were out, WE WERE OUT. (-; Hell, my own unit didn't even carry Blackhawk Stomps in ACU pattern. Needless to say, our bags stayed in our MRAPs and we would just carry what we needed for the earlier stages of TCCC. (Tourniquets, Israelis).

 

[Blake74u]

Ringers can be dangerous to large segments of the population because of Electrolyte Imbalances. Your patients arent Mil age healthy males anymore.

Good to hear from you Vanilla! I haven't argued with you in a quite a while! (-; I miss our long AR vs. AK threads....

Back to point: Yeah, you're right. Hopefully the user(s) don't go treating any Tom, Dick, and Harry with a pot-belly. (Oooops! Did I just insult some LEOs from the rural areas?) This is strictly for SHTF. Use at your own risk.

My patients hopefully are. (-;

 

[Blake74u]

I did just pick up some Betadine solution to add to what I have. What inspired this is I came home from off shore with a few small cuts with grease inside and Neosporin isn't helping. I just realized there is a piece of metal in one of the small cuts, so I picked up tweezers also. Thanks. Any particular brands of band-aids that are really good?

Actually: The REAL Band-Aid is the best. Not the knock-offs.

 

[doc ace]

Our issued bags were London bridge and Blackhawk stomp II's, OD in color. I left one bag in 3rd truck fully stocked for long term life support and resupply while I gutted a CamelBack M.U.L.E. and had an entire organized aid bag focusing on bleeding, airway, and iv's with saline and hextend, all of the usual 4x4s tape and gauze too along with king lt's and npas. it was so I wouldn't be sniper bait. My North American rescue product drop leg carried a bag of hextend and more trauma supplies. I moved and looked like a grunt, fully stocked as a doc for any scenario and able to run without being restrained by the bulky London bridge. Drugs and dope were always in labeled MRE beverage bags in my shoulder pockets. Every infantryman carried an extra prepped and ready to go CAT in each lower ankle pocket (3 total including the one on their ifak). This also allowed me to carry spare belts for the m240 in my butt pack on long walkouts and the likes.

 

[AustinBR]

I did just pick up some Betadine solution to add to what I have. What inspired this is I came home from off shore with a few small cuts with grease inside and Neosporin isn't helping. I just realized there is a piece of metal in one of the small cuts, so I picked up tweezers also. Thanks. Any particular brands of band-aids that are really good?

Band aid is a good brand.

I do have Amazon Prime as I spend too much money on Amazon, but here are a few links to things I bought when I built a few first aid kits last year. The red bag I will link is what I keep in my car.

Do note, the prices change often if you are buying on Amazon. I watched items for a good 6 weeks and then bought them when I determined they were at the lowest they would go. Also, note that I bring this with me whenever I go out in the woods with buddies. Here are a few of the things that I bought (around 20% and the things that came from Amazon)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040ZFFSI/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bag

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z1I9Z0/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rope

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00773VVHO/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Matches

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FC70HQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap Bright Orange knife that sticks out if dropped on ground

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GE50Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Iodine Swabsticks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013U75B8/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gloves

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OD76YE/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap Ponchos

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GCRWCG/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap "mylar" blanket. Good to lay on ground to sit on if someone is hurt.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000069EYA/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Premade first aid kit with lots of stuff packed in it (good base for the pack)

Amazon made it easy to get all of that and have it mailed to me (free shipping) without having to search the web and order from many places or go to stores. I did get great deals for the most part on all of that. For the additional stuff I put in there, I got it from Walmart, Walgreens, and Albertsons over the course of 6 weeks or so. The bag just chills in my car which is pretty much always with me. The bright red bag with reflector things on it works great to find at night if at a camp or whatever. I'm not saying all of this stuff is the best, or that my system is the best, but it works for me. I do not have IVs or any "serious" medical equipment in it as I am not skilled in using them (yet).

Hope this post helps a bit!

 

[Blake74u]

Band aid is a good brand.

I do have Amazon Prime as I spend too much money on Amazon, but here are a few links to things I bought when I built a few first aid kits last year. The red bag I will link is what I keep in my car.

Do note, the prices change often if you are buying on Amazon. I watched items for a good 6 weeks and then bought them when I determined they were at the lowest they would go. Also, note that I bring this with me whenever I go out in the woods with buddies. Here are a few of the things that I bought (around 20% and the things that came from Amazon)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040ZFFSI/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bag

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z1I9Z0/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rope

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00773VVHO/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Matches

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FC70HQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap Bright Orange knife that sticks out if dropped on ground

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GE50Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Iodine Swabsticks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013U75B8/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Gloves

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OD76YE/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap Ponchos

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GCRWCG/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheap "mylar" blanket. Good to lay on ground to sit on if someone is hurt.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000069EYA/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Premade first aid kit with lots of stuff packed in it (good base for the pack)

Amazon made it easy to get all of that and have it mailed to me (free shipping) without having to search the web and order from many places or go to stores. I did get great deals for the most part on all of that. For the additional stuff I put in there, I got it from Walmart, Walgreens, and Albertsons over the course of 6 weeks or so. The bag just chills in my car which is pretty much always with me. The bright red bag with reflector things on it works great to find at night if at a camp or whatever. I'm not saying all of this stuff is the best, or that my system is the best, but it works for me. I do not have IVs or any "serious" medical equipment in it as I am not skilled in using them (yet).

Hope this post helps a bit!

Sa-weet! Good choices!

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Good to hear from you Vanilla! I haven't argued with you in a quite a while! (-; I miss our long AR vs. AK threads....

Back to point: Yeah, you're right. Hopefully the user(s) don't go treating any Tom, Dick, and Harry with a pot-belly. (Oooops! Did I just insult some LEOs from the rural areas?) This is strictly for SHTF. Use at your own risk.

My patients hopefully are. (-;

So why not carry NaCl?

 

[Gus McCrae]

Good thread.

 

[LACamper]

Sort of on topic... I found a great pair of splinter tweezers (needle point with some grab lines) recently- at a sally's beauty supply believe it or not. Fantastic at getting out gravel, glass, wood splinters, etc.

Also, since this post is about home use- get some aloe vera growing. Great for burns, sunburns, etc. and you don't have to worry about running out.

 

[AustinBR]

So why not carry NaCl?

NaCl...sodium chloride...also known as table salt, right? Was this issue being debated earlier? I'm confused now. I do keep salt in my bag, but not sodium pills like runners use for cramps. Do you keep those with you?

 

[doc ace]

NaCl is also Saline Solution for intravenous therapy for dehydration and a minimal volume expansion property, albeit stop the bleeding first or you'll cause exanguation faster if not, NaCl doesn't carry Oxygen quite like our vital red blood cells.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Instead of buying a premade one, I would recommend building your own with everything you need and know how to use. You will save a lot of money this way and buying in bulk is cheaper and gets you more stuff. Amazon is a good place to start.

Great advice and did this myself. Bandages, gauze, tape, butterflies, ointment, tincture, pain relievers, baby aspirin, antidiarrheal, pepto, calodryl, scissors, styptic, etc. all picked up locally at pharmacies.
Any first aid item you would have in your medicine cabinet but in one storage container that can move with you...and I am sure I forgot a few things, but all packed either in a tackle box, or plastic ammo can.

Plus anything in the above suggestions too....

 

[Hattrick 22]

NaCl is also Saline Solution for intravenous therapy for dehydration and a minimal volume expansion property, albeit stop the bleeding first or you'll cause exanguation faster if not, NaCl doesn't carry Oxygen quite like our vital red blood cells.

Would NaCl w/dextrose 5% be a better option or still an issue? Just asking because i liked the break down you gave in the above something interesting to know. I work in anesthesia as an anesthesia tech. I have noticed that the tend to give patients that will be receiving blood either normasol/isolates or NaCl (dont mean to take this off topic but i would like pick your brains on this) only see them give LR to pediatric age patients never to adults.

 

[doc ace]

Would NaCl w/dextrose 5% be a better option or still an issue? Just asking because i liked the break down you gave in the above something interesting to know. I work in anesthesia as an anesthesia tech. I have noticed that the tend to give patients that will be receiving blood either normasol/isolates or NaCl (dont mean to take this off topic but i would like pick your brains on this) only see them give LR to pediatric age patients never to adults.

I'm not 100% sure on this so let's page Nate.

I know for rehydration sugars aren't necessarily the best thing, as they'll make you **** out your fluids. I'm not 100% clear though on your question. Above my pay grade but there are a few other men better versed on the inner workings of this.

Paging the Vanilla Gorilla.

 

[Hattrick 22]

I got ya man. It's above my pay grade as well. I should be learning more once I start nursing school. I was able to make it to one of Nate's classes awhile back but since then I have put my hands on a few more things which I find myself having many new questions to go with them. Good news is i have been starting peripheral IV's when I can at work under supervision of coarse :-)

 

[JBE]

Would NaCl w/dextrose 5% be a better option or still an issue? Just asking because i liked the break down you gave in the above something interesting to know. I work in anesthesia as an anesthesia tech. I have noticed that the tend to give patients that will be receiving blood either normasol/isolates or NaCl (dont mean to take this off topic but i would like pick your brains on this) only see them give LR to pediatric age patients never to adults.

NaCl is preferred because it's a near-isotonic (which NaCl/D5W is hypertonic), crystalloid solution that closely matches the osmolarity of blood which allows it to stay in the blood stream longer instead of transferring across. When replacing lost fluids, you want the volume replacer to stay in blood stream as long as possible. Not too mention, more meds given IV are compatible with NaCl and NaCl doesn't cause some of the issues (clotting) that may occur if blood has to be transfused through the same line.

Ringers is still mainly used in adults to replace fluids lost by burn patients and in pregnant patients.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Would NaCl w/dextrose 5% be a better option or still an issue? Just asking because i liked the break down you gave in the above something interesting to know. I work in anesthesia as an anesthesia tech. I have noticed that the tend to give patients that will be receiving blood either normasol/isolates or NaCl (dont mean to take this off topic but i would like pick your brains on this) only see them give LR to pediatric age patients never to adults.

We often gave patients we had stabilized but still required a bolus Saline plus Glucose to help mitigate shock. In Parients we gave blood products to we added glucose to avoid a sudden drop in blood sugar.