Medical Bag: Do you have one?

[mrsgomezclan]

Super glue works for some cuts you can squeeze together and dont bleed much. Dont forget duct tape works too in a pinch.

Thanks. I would not have thought of the duct tape

 

[WTJ]

I have several, from a Thomas Aeromed kit down to some IFAKs. If you have some training, a trauma kit is useful. As a shooter, I keep a GSW kit in my range gear. I always have some med gear nearby.

 

[Lurker66]

GSW? is that a brand or abreviation?

 

[nic6]

GSW? is that a brand or abreviation?

GunShot Wound

 

[BadgeBunny]

This is something that we are sorely lacking on. I need to fix that this next year ...

 

[right1911]

Added steri-strips and duct tape to a voodoo tactical first aid kit. I need some qquick clot if I can find it for cheap.

 

[Norman]

Shy away from qwik clot granules, they need to be irritated out of the wound. Celox powder or celox A would be better, and some impregnated gauze would be better still. Combat sponges are good for large open wounds, but suck for packing in GSW/ penetrating trauma. For bandages I like the olaes much better than the Israeli/ emergency trauma dressing. I FAR prefer the SOFT-T tourniquet over the CAT. The SOFT is simpler and has a metal windlass opposed to the plastic on the CAT. You'll want an occlusive dressing for open chest/neck wounds. Lots of z pack gauze, kerlix/ cling, 6X6's/sponges, Ace bandages etc. Super glue works well, but I find it's better if you put steri strips over it.

I have a few different kits. It all depends on your need, as form follows function. For my fighting kits I have mostly blowout kits. 2ea flat rolls of duct tape wrapped around them. 1 ea 4 inch Olaes bandage (contains occlusive dressing and z-pack gauze), hemostatic agent and an additional z-pack gauze. Some kits have 3 1/2" 14 ga angiocath for needle decompressions and cricothiroidectomy's. Eta I forgot to list nasal airway and tourniquet.

My home kit has misc wound care items, the stuff I listed above, dermabond (medical glue) steri-strips, sutures nasal and oral airways, tourniquets, benadryl & pepsid for allergic reactions, epipens etc.

 

[Okie4570]

Carry a fully loaded EMT/O2 bag everyday. Don't overlook maxi pads as an excellent cheap effective way to attempt to stop a large bleed, short of a tourny. Great for head lacerations.

 

[Okie4570]

Shy away from qwik clot granules, they need to be irritated out of the wound. Celox powder or celox A would be better, and some impregnated gauze would be better still. Combat sponges are good for large open wounds, but suck for packing in GSW/ penetrating trauma. For bandages I like the olaes much better than the Israeli/ emergency trauma dressing. I FAR prefer the SOFT-T tourniquet over the CAT. The SOFT is simpler and has a metal windlass opposed to the plastic on the CAT. You'll want an occlusive dressing for open chest/neck wounds. Lots of z pack gauze, kerlix/ cling, 6X6's/sponges, Ace bandages etc. Super glue works well, but I find it's better if you put steri strips over it.

I have a few different kits. It all depends on your need, as form follows function. For my fighting kits I have mostly blowout kits. 2ea flat rolls of duct tape wrapped around them. 1 ea 4 inch Olaes bandage (contains occlusive dressing and z-pack gauze), hemostatic agent and an additional z-pack gauze. Some kits have 3 1/2" 14 ga angiocath for needle decompressions and cricothiroidectomy's. Eta I forgot to list nasal airway and tourniquet.

My home kit has misc wound care items, the stuff I listed above, dermabond (medical glue) steri-strips, sutures nasal and oral airways, tourniquets, benadryl & pepsid for allergic reactions, epipens etc.

Where do you get Epipens without a prescription?

 

[oldkar]

la police gear has a bail out bag 19.99 with 15% discount today . 3 colors use code y13. listed as bailoutbag as item #. i ordered several and put together emergency/ first aid kits for family