[steve2071]

We've pretty much flogged every other dead horse into oblivion, but I've never heard any talk about first aid kits. There's the sexy part of disaster survival and preparation, which most here are familiar with, and then there's the stuff that is essential for survival following an emergency and not as cool; medical supplies being one of them. What do you guys keep in your jump kits as far as disaster medical goes?

I keep a separate trauma kit for the home, car, and recreational outings, but they usually have some pretty standard stuff in it.

All Kits:
- 2", 4"ACE bandages
- 2", 4" Kerlix bandages
- 4x4's
- 2x2's
- triangle bandages
- surgical tape
- SAM splint(s)
- band-aids of various shapes and sizes
- alcohol wipes
- small bottle of PVPI
- petroleum gauze
- 60cc irrigation syringe
- Burn-Jel packets
- Cold Pack(s)
- CPR mask
- stethoscope
- EMT shears
- flashlight
- space blanket
- BSI

Home Kit:
- C-collar
- head blocks
- Oral glucose
- tongue depressors
- BP cuff
- Cardboard
- OPA's and NPA's
- duct tape
- blankets

Car Kit:
same as home, minus the headbed and cardboard for splinting.

Wilderness Kit:
- Tegaderm a few small, a few large
- moleskin or second skin blister dressings
- headlamp

ETA:
- CAT tourniquets
- Israeli trauma bandages
- NaCl for irrigation
- Large animal syringes (with the right sized NPA, these are good for suction and at a fraction of the cost of a suction device)
- Large trauma dressing
- Abdominal pads

I'll add more as I remember.

This post has been edited by steve2071: 18 June 2010 - 01:44 PM
Reason for edit: Forgot some stuff.

[Cmpunk]

I have a couple Military Medical kits given to soldiers bout three in a nice little waterproof box

[fiercedeity]

We got a pretty standard home medical kit here, bandaids, burn gel, bandages, alcohol gel, etc. But in a zombie invasion i think it may be wise to put some kind of small but powerful handgun in there. You know... Just in case ;-) :evil:

[mattifikation]

I had a first aid kit at one point. I've pretty much used half of it up though.

My friends are those of the "nothing bad will ever happen to anyone, ever" type and actually call me weird because in my room I have a first aid kit, several gallon jugs of water, a bunch of bags of rice, and a propane stove. It pisses me off; if they want to be completely unprepared for disaster than so be it but don't fckin call me weird because of a few extremely minor preparations.

[Lian]

I got a basic front-line army med pack in the closet that I haven't touched yet for a just in case scenario. As for the one on the wall in the bathroom that I actually use I think it's got a fifth of jack, a pack of smokes, box of band aids and some allergy medication. :roll:

[zbuddy]

mattifikation said:

I had a first aid kit at one point. I've pretty much used half of it up though.

My friends are those of the "nothing bad will ever happen to anyone, ever" type and actually call me weird because in my room I have a first aid kit, several gallon jugs of water, a bunch of bags of rice, and a propane stove. It pisses me off; if they want to be completely unprepared for disaster than so be it but don't fckin call me weird because of a few extremely minor preparations.

You should probably try to conceal it. Because, the second anything does happen you know who's door will be knocked on? That's right, the "wierdos." I have a few friends who know that I have some shit like that, and firearms, but they are a few and have been friends since I was like three.

[mattifikation]

They're welcome to come.

I don't want to survive the apocalypse alone. :scare:

[homelitexl]

me and teh wife got a bunch of stuff from the hospital i recently got a job at they gave me a couple of kits plus stitching suplies

[Bob]

Well if they expect Bob to take them in they better be female with "skills".

Was that a sexist remark?

I am just kidding anyway.

[homelitexl]

someday bob when im older than the hills ill explain that to you

[Cmpunk]

mattifikation said:

I had a first aid kit at one point. I've pretty much used half of it up though.

My friends are those of the "nothing bad will ever happen to anyone, ever" type and actually call me weird because in my room I have a first aid kit, several gallon jugs of water, a bunch of bags of rice, and a propane stove. It pisses me off; if they want to be completely unprepared for disaster than so be it but don't fckin call me weird because of a few extremely minor preparations.

In this world your either smart or accepted

[zbuddy]

mattifikation said:

They're welcome to come.

I don't want to survive the apocalypse alone. :scare:

I doubt that the issue would be them. It would be the others that they've also told. I know it sounds really ****ed, but you've got to establish some sort of criterion for this shit :scare:

If they showed up after alien zombies started to butt**** cities, then they already knew enough to get that far, right?

[False God]

I noticed that nobody has this in their kits but it is sometimes extremely important!

A tourniquet, like the thing that you wrap around a limb to slow blood flow and prevent excess blood loss in a short amount of time. These can usually be improvised by a belt or plastic "riot cuff" style ties but it never hurts to have one ready.

With gunshot wounds, deep punctures, amputations ect the use of a tourniquet can help you preserve your blood, not go into shock and not bleed out

This post has been edited by False God: 18 June 2010 - 08:56 AM

[CAVU45]

Here's what's in my CLS bag.

ATROPINE INJECTION AQUEOUS TYPE 0.7ML SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE EA 5
DIAZEPAM INJECTION USP 5MG/ML 2ML SYRINGE-NEEDLE UNIT AUTO INJ EA
ADAPTER CATHETER TO LUER SYRINGE SHORT LOCKING 5S PG 2 ea
ADHESIVE TAPE SURGICAL POROUS WOVEN 3 INCHES BY 10 YARDS 4S PG 1 roll
AIRWAY NASOPHARYNGEAL 9MM ID 12MM OD KINK RES SMOOTH RD EDGES10S PG 1 ea
BANDAGE MUSLIN COMPRESSED OLIVE DRAB37X37X52" TRIANG W/SFTY PINS EA 3
BANDAGE ELASTIC FLESH ROLLED NONSTERILE 6"X 4.5 YDS 12S PG 1 ea
BANDAGE GAUZE COTTON 6 PLY WHITE 4.5" WIDE 4.1 YDS LONG RO 2 rolls
BANDAGE KIT ELASTIC EA 2
BANDAGE ADH.75X3" FLESH/CLEAR STER DRESS AFFIXED TO PLAS ADH100S PG 5 ea
CATHETER IV INTROCAN SAFETY 18GAX1-1/4"LG WINGED NDL TEFLON 200S PG 4 ea
CATHETER-NDL UNIT IV 14GAX3.25" LUER HUB AND NDL GUARD RADPQ 50S PG 1 ea
DRESSING FIRST AID FIELD CAMOUFLAGED 11.5-12"W 11.5-12"LG ABS EA 1 ea
DRESSING OCCLUSIVE ADHESIVE CLEAR 4.75X4" 5S PG 2 ea
GLOVE PATIENT EXAMINING & TREATMENT SZ 10LG PURPLE 4.3MIL 100S PG 4 ea
HETASTARCH IN LACTATED ELECTROLYTE INJECTION, 500ML PG 2 ea
ADMINISTRATION SET INFUSION PUMP VENTED/UNVENTED PG 1 ea
LUBRICANT SURGICAL 5 GRAM 144S PG 1 ea
ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS USP 27.9GM FOIL PACKET 125 PER PACKAGE PG 2 ea
PAD ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL IMPREGNATED NONWVN COTTON/RAYON WHITE 200S PG 6 ea
PAD POVIDONE-IODINE IMPRE STER COTTON/RAYON 2X1.375" BROWN 100S PG 6 ea
SCISSORS BANDAGE 7.25" LG ANG TO HDL 1.50" CUT LG BLUNT PTS CRS EA 1 ea
SPLINT UNIVERSAL ALUM 36"O/A LG 4.25"W GRAY & OLIVE DRAB REUSE EA 1 ea
SYRINGE AND NEEDLE HYPODERMIC SAFETY 3ML 23GA STER DISP 25S PG 1 EA
TOURNIQUET NONPNEUMATIC ADULT 14X1" BLD TAKING DSGN RUBBER O/A EA 1 ea
TOURNIQUET COMBAT APPLICATION ONE-HANDED EA 1 ea
TUBE DRAINAGE SURGICAL PENROSE 1"X18" RUBBER RADIOPAGUE STER 6S PG 1 EA

I've added a few other things like a combat surgical kit and some pharmacueticals which I won't go into here.

[steve2071]

False God said:

I noticed that nobody has this in their kits but it is sometimes extremely important!

A tourniquet, like the thing that you wrap around a limb to slow blood flow and prevent excess blood loss in a short amount of time. These can usually be improvised by a belt or plastic "riot cuff" style ties but it never hurts to have one ready.

With gunshot wounds, deep punctures, amputations ect the use of a tourniquet can help you preserve your blood, not go into shock and not bleed out

Thanks for reminding me! I keep a number of CAT's as well. Important thing that i forgot to mention.

Dude Cav, thats a pretty kickass kit. Are you 68W?

[False God]

steve2071 said:

Thanks for reminding me! I keep a number of CAT's as well. Important thing that i forgot to mention.

Dude Cav, thats a pretty kickass kit. Are you 68W?

no prob, what is 68W?

[CAVU45]

steve2071 said:

Dude Cav, thats a pretty kickass kit. Are you 68W?

No. I was a 15Q. Trained as a Combat Lifesaver though and used the bag in a couple of mascals downrange. I used to carry normal saline and LR also, but just haven't restocked it in the bag. I want to get at least one more SAM splint for the kit and a CPR mask.

68W is the military occupational skill (MOS) identifier for Healthcare Specialist better known as a combat medic.

This post has been edited by CAVU45: 18 June 2010 - 02:26 PM

[mattifikation]

The bad news is I wouldn't know how to use any of that stuff. The good news is that means I have an excuse not to carry it all around with me.

[CAVU45]

The bad news is, I do know how to use all that stuff. The worse news is, I have no excuse for not carrying it.

[steve2071]

Medical knowledge is always great to have. Apocalypse or not, there are a myriad of advantages to having even just the most rudimentary emergency skills. Boo-boos with the kids, strained ankles, minor stuff; stuff that Dr. Mom or Dr. Dad could really save the day with. Also really great to know how to stabilize major trauma till the big boys get there.

While it probably wouldn't be practical for people to go to EMT school if they aren't pursuing a career in that field, I think it would be beneficial for everyone to take a First Aid or First Responder class. Lot's of great information to be had there!