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by Chuck Hudson
Observe from Daisy: What’s within the “excellent” first assist package? There are such a lot of completely different kits on the market all claiming to be there claiming to be the perfect that it might probably get somewhat complicated. So I requested my good buddy, Chuck Hudson, to share some lists with us. Chuck is a former Military Medic and Scout chief, and he likes to share his knowledge. Under you will discover two very complete lists that will help you create your individual “excellent package.”
Me, I’m an previous medic. I performed with the Infantry for years. One factor my beloved grunts taught me was KISS. Maintain It Easy Silly. I used to be additionally an previous Scout Grasp. For essentially the most half, Scouts do NOT have some huge cash. So at present we’re going to discuss easy specialised first assist kits. My scouts every carried a fundamental private first assist package. No, it will not deal with a rifle spherical to the higher chest. However it will deal with 90% of the accidents that would KILL you in a poop has hit the fan state of affairs.
An infection is the first killer in a foul state of affairs. Keep in mind that in an SHTF state of affairs, a easy blister – we’ve all had one – may really be the dying of you. Left untreated the chance of septicemia rises exponentially.
The Private First Help Equipment
That is the fundamental Boy Scout private first assist package and is ideal to your on a regular basis carry.
- Two 4-by-4-inch sterile gauze pads
- One small roll of adhesive tape
- One 3-by-6-inch piece of moleskin
- One small bar of cleaning soap or travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer
- One small tube of antibiotic ointment
- One pair of scissors
- One pair of non-latex disposable gloves
- One CPR respiratory barrier
- Pencil and paper
- 6 band-aids
- 1 tube of Locktite Gel Tremendous Glue
- 4 ft of duct tape (Wrapped across the pencil)
Why duct tape? It’s excellent to take away these little bitty cactus spines, makes a fantastic strain bandage, and a wrap for a sprained ankle or splint.
Nothing very particular right here. Only a fundamental on a regular basis package that may slot in a pocket or purse.
Superior first assist package
In case you are a part of a small group, you’ll need a bigger package for the squad. If every individual has a fundamental package, there is no such thing as a cause to duplicate these gadgets within the bigger group package.
- 2 1-inch curler bandages
- Tourniquet – I desire the SOF-T
- 1 2-inch curler bandage
- 1 roll of 1-inch adhesive tape
- 1 roll of 2-inch adhesive tape
- 10 alcohol swabs
- 12 assorted adhesive bandages
- 2 elastic bandages, 3 to six inches large
- 12 3-by-3-inch sterile pads
- 4 Postpartum Sanitary pads
- Antiseptic towelettes
- 2 triangular bandages, 40-inch (for slings or head dressings)
- 2 3-by-4-inch nonadherent sterile dressings (Telfa)
- Israeli bandage or H-bandage (Strain dressing)
- 3 packages of butterfly closure bandages
- Tincture of Benzoin
- Petroleum jelly
- Surgical or plain private water-based lubricant
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Security pins
- BP Cuff (The one linked to comes with a stethoscope)
- Stethoscope
- Aloe vera gel for sunburn
- 2 pairs of latex gloves
- Mouth-barrier system
- Small bottle antihistamines (Benadryl)
- Small bottle acetaminophen for ache and fever
- Small bottle ibuprofen for irritation, muscle aches, ache, and fever
- Small bottle of Imodium for diarrhea
- Saline answer
- Bulb syringe for flushing wounds
- Thermometer
- Calamine lotion
- SAM Splint
- QuikClot
- HALO Chest Seal
- Nasopharyngeal airway set
- Mylar thermal blanket
- Bottle of Hibiclens (Chlorhexidine) Or Povidone Iodine. (You will get each Povidone and Hibiclens by the gallon)
- Trauma shears
- #15 Scalpel (it has a rounded form nice for deep slicing and lancing boils)
- #11 Scalpel ( it has a pointed tip and is a little more helpful for eradicating stickers and such. It’s okay for small lancing, too)
- Clamp package (hemostats)
- Penlight flashlight or LED headlamp
It may possibly get actual dear shopping for every merchandise by itself. What we did in our Scout troop is that we purchased a big first assist refill package and broke it aside for the person kits and the primary first assist package. Then we purchased individually the gadgets not in it.
This package will match within the backside of a small backpack. It incorporates the gadgets to deal with every thing from a blister to a Scout tripping and falling throughout a recreation of Seize the Flag, getting wrapped up in a barbed wire fence, and on the similar time falling and impaling his leg on a chunk of rebar. ( Sure this occurred. Spring Camporee 2012)
Ensure to have a great guidebook.
One factor that isn’t on the checklist however must be is an efficient ebook. There are a whole bunch. I’m nonetheless working by myself that may be a compilation of my courses distilled right into a handbook. However it isn’t prepared but.
The one which I can advocate is The Survival Medication Handbook: The Important Information for When Assistance is NOT on the Approach By Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, I’ve the 1st version and it’s AWESOME!
Maintain your first assist package easy!
First assist kits might be as easy or as advanced as one could make them. Maintain them easy. Maintain them recent. Maintain updated on them. Most significantly HAVE ONE!
Take courses on tips on how to use them. Not all accidents occur on an exquisite spring day 68 levels and sunny. Some occur in the course of the worst instances or the worst climate. Observe utilizing it in several situations.
The life you save with it might be an important to you.
What about you? What are an important issues in your package? Do you’ve gotten any coaching? Let’s focus on it within the feedback.
