Have you got one that you'd recommend?
How about one for the truck, and one that ms more portable to carry with you?
Thanks, I'm pretty unfamiliar with said kits.
I have, and recommend the brands the military uses. I recommend everyone take some type of training to use these products, it is best with hands-on. But YouTube does provide some familiarization with some of these that will do in a pinch because emergencies don't wait until you are trained.
C.A.T tourniquet - A must have to
stop bleeding in the extremities
QuikClot Gauze or
Celox Gauze - Expensive but works great if you can't to medical aid for an extended period, great to
pack a wound, or just apply as a
pressure bandage to help clot the wound and stop the bleeding.
Israeli/Pressure Bandage - Some type of bandage, even menstrual pads can be used, to use as a
pressure bandage. This just applies extra pressure that a normal bandage does not.
Medical Scissors - Can use knife but these cut through clothing easier and safer
Medical Tape - To secure bandages/gauze
Sharpie - To mark time is tourniquet applied, and when QuikClot or XStat applied
Only if you know what you are doing
Chest Seal - Usually comes in pairs to seal entry and exit when a
lung is punctured. used correctly it can prevent a collapsed lung.
Pneumothorax Needle - Used to get air out from between the
lungs and chest cavity
Airway Tube - Keeps the
airway open if patient is unconscious and is in danger of swallowing tongue (seizures) or is heavy weight
NASOPHARYNGEAL Airway - Gives a
secondary airway if there is mouth trauma
XStat or Celox Syringe - Used to
fill wound cavity in larger wounds, the QuickClot or Celox bandage can be used the same way but this is easier and faster
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I sometimes run into Quikclot or Celox bandages that have lost their vacuum, so I open those and cut them into 1x1 and 2x2 squares to use on those smaller cuts that just won't stop bleeding, these get more use than anything. Of course Band-Aids, superglue iodine pads or a small bottle, or if you want to feel nostalgic, some mercurochrome to clean off the smaller wounds before applying a bandage come in real handy but should all be in a standard first aid kit.
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. No but it is a good idea to have a good trauma kit. I've never had one or even thought about. But probably will put one together to keep with me.
