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by Chuck Hudson
Observe from Daisy: What’s within the “excellent” first help 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 could actually get just a little complicated. So I requested my good good friend, Chuck Hudson, to share some lists with us. Chuck is a former Military Medic and Scout chief, and he likes to share his knowledge. Beneath you will discover two very complete lists that can assist 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. Preserve 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 the moment we’re going to speak about easy specialised first help kits. My scouts every carried a primary private first help package. No, it might not care for a rifle spherical to the higher chest. However it might care for 90% of the accidents that would KILL you in a poop has hit the fan scenario.
An infection is the first killer in a foul scenario. Keep in mind that in an SHTF scenario, a easy blister – we’ve all had one – might truly be the demise of you. Left untreated the chance of septicemia rises exponentially.
The Private First Help Equipment
That is the essential Boy Scout private first help package and is ideal on 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 respiration 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 an excellent strain bandage, and a wrap for a sprained ankle or splint.
Nothing very particular right here. Only a primary on a regular basis package that may slot in a pocket or purse.
Superior first help package
If you’re a part of a small group, you’ll desire a bigger package for the squad. If every individual has a primary package, there isn’t a motive to duplicate these gadgets within the bigger group package.
- 2 1-inch curler bandages
- Tourniquet – I favor 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 extensive
- 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 (Stress 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 machine
- 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 may 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 kit (hemostats)
- Penlight flashlight or LED headlamp
It may get actual expensive shopping for every merchandise by itself. What we did in our Scout troop is that we purchased a big first aid refill kit and broke it aside for the person kits and the principle first help 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 all the things from a blister to a Scout tripping and falling throughout a sport of Seize the Flag, getting wrapped up in a barbed wire fence, and on the similar time falling and impaling his leg on a bit of rebar. ( Sure this occurred. Spring Camporee 2012)
Be certain to have a very good guidebook.
One factor that’s not on the checklist however must be is an effective e-book. There are lots of. I’m nonetheless working alone that may be a compilation of my lessons distilled right into a handbook. Nevertheless it isn’t prepared but.
The one which I can suggest is The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way By Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, I’ve the 1st version and it’s AWESOME!
Preserve your first help package easy!
First help kits will be as easy or as advanced as one could make them. Preserve them easy. Preserve them contemporary. Preserve updated on them. Most significantly HAVE ONE!
Take lessons on how you can use them. Not all accidents occur on a stupendous spring day 68 levels and sunny. Some occur throughout the worst occasions or the worst climate. Follow utilizing it in several circumstances.
The life you save with it might be a very powerful to you.
What about you? What are a very powerful issues in your package? Do you’ve any coaching? Let’s talk about it within the feedback.