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<blockquote data-quote="Brandi" data-source="post: 2265395" data-attributes="member: 24446"><p>For a basic kit you can get away with very little since the majority of injuries are going to use the same supplies. </p><p></p><p>1. Emergency Shears</p><p>2. High quality "super stick" medical tape (if you skimp on this you might as well skip it)</p><p>3. Sterile 4x4 pads (as many as you can carry-these are the mainstay of trauma bandaging)</p><p>4. Sterile assortment of various size pads</p><p>5. Rubber/latex/nitrile gloves (get good ones-skimp on this and they WILL break)</p><p>6. Sterile water to irrigate wounds or eyes</p><p>7. Gauze rolls for wrapping</p><p>8. An ACE bandage</p><p>9. A tourniquet</p><p>10. Blood clotting agent </p><p></p><p>From my experience (8 years Fire/Rescue/EMT) these 10 items will be enough to stabilize most injuries short term. If you are wanting a kit that covers intermediate or long term care you will need more items and, preferably, more than basic medical training. In a SHTF scenerio having EMT's, paramedics, nurses or a doctor in your group will improve your survivability dramatically. The funny thing is most people think having a doctor would be enough but many doctors, aside from ER/trauma docs (ER/Trauma doc's and nurse's are the ****...if you know one make him or her your friend cause they are awesome), don't have a great trauma skill set. It wasn't uncommon for doc's to volunteer to ride along so they could learn from the medics. I remember one doc was just amazed how fast and how well the medics could show up on scene, assess the patient and provide care to stabilize them without any kind of hesitation, he was blown away buy it, I could tell he was hooked on the adrenaline rush lol. </p><p></p><p>If you're a full blown as seen on TV prepper or just someone who likes to be prepared for emergencies make friends with people who have advanced medical training and, preferably, a lot of experience in the field already, you'll thank yourself later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandi, post: 2265395, member: 24446"] For a basic kit you can get away with very little since the majority of injuries are going to use the same supplies. 1. Emergency Shears 2. High quality "super stick" medical tape (if you skimp on this you might as well skip it) 3. Sterile 4x4 pads (as many as you can carry-these are the mainstay of trauma bandaging) 4. Sterile assortment of various size pads 5. Rubber/latex/nitrile gloves (get good ones-skimp on this and they WILL break) 6. Sterile water to irrigate wounds or eyes 7. Gauze rolls for wrapping 8. An ACE bandage 9. A tourniquet 10. Blood clotting agent From my experience (8 years Fire/Rescue/EMT) these 10 items will be enough to stabilize most injuries short term. If you are wanting a kit that covers intermediate or long term care you will need more items and, preferably, more than basic medical training. In a SHTF scenerio having EMT's, paramedics, nurses or a doctor in your group will improve your survivability dramatically. The funny thing is most people think having a doctor would be enough but many doctors, aside from ER/trauma docs (ER/Trauma doc's and nurse's are the ****...if you know one make him or her your friend cause they are awesome), don't have a great trauma skill set. It wasn't uncommon for doc's to volunteer to ride along so they could learn from the medics. I remember one doc was just amazed how fast and how well the medics could show up on scene, assess the patient and provide care to stabilize them without any kind of hesitation, he was blown away buy it, I could tell he was hooked on the adrenaline rush lol. If you're a full blown as seen on TV prepper or just someone who likes to be prepared for emergencies make friends with people who have advanced medical training and, preferably, a lot of experience in the field already, you'll thank yourself later. [/QUOTE]
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