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<blockquote data-quote="Johnjosiah" data-source="post: 1938117" data-attributes="member: 8177"><p>KISS method.</p><p></p><p>If things are so bad as to need quik clot packs and such then we are in trouble beyond some of our worst nightmares and significant first aid is probably palliative at best. There won't be anywhere to evacuate a person to even if you can stabilize them. The key will be to prevent minor issues from becoming major ones. For instance copious water and a bar of dial soap is about as good a cleaner as there is. Thus, a water filter and bar of soap can replace iodine, alcohol and peroxide. 4 4x4s is nothing if a wound is bleeding at all. You don't need a tourniquet if you have a triangular bandage, belt or about anything else that go tight around an extremity. Sharp knife and few sticks and you have all the tongue depressors you need. Duck tape and gauze (I think it was mentioned) and you have all the bandage strips you need. Sanitary napkins are great bulk bandages and cheap I think. Again gauze and a knife make lots of eye patches. Latex and latex free gloves are great and have many uses beyond 1st aid. 5 or 6 pair would be a start for me. </p><p></p><p>Anyway you get the drift. </p><p></p><p>I could use a nasal air way for several things...Modified chest tube (maybe futile but might buy some time), funnel, straw, finger tourniquet, increase pressure to flush a wound, tracheotomy tube (likely futile), drain for a deep wound. </p><p></p><p>Think multitasking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnjosiah, post: 1938117, member: 8177"] KISS method. If things are so bad as to need quik clot packs and such then we are in trouble beyond some of our worst nightmares and significant first aid is probably palliative at best. There won't be anywhere to evacuate a person to even if you can stabilize them. The key will be to prevent minor issues from becoming major ones. For instance copious water and a bar of dial soap is about as good a cleaner as there is. Thus, a water filter and bar of soap can replace iodine, alcohol and peroxide. 4 4x4s is nothing if a wound is bleeding at all. You don't need a tourniquet if you have a triangular bandage, belt or about anything else that go tight around an extremity. Sharp knife and few sticks and you have all the tongue depressors you need. Duck tape and gauze (I think it was mentioned) and you have all the bandage strips you need. Sanitary napkins are great bulk bandages and cheap I think. Again gauze and a knife make lots of eye patches. Latex and latex free gloves are great and have many uses beyond 1st aid. 5 or 6 pair would be a start for me. Anyway you get the drift. I could use a nasal air way for several things...Modified chest tube (maybe futile but might buy some time), funnel, straw, finger tourniquet, increase pressure to flush a wound, tracheotomy tube (likely futile), drain for a deep wound. Think multitasking. [/QUOTE]
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