First Aid Kit Contents
Unsure of where to start this topic, but can't seem to find anything elsewhere. We are planning to go full time in our Tiffin 33 and have previous experience off shore sailing where first aid is of th...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
A first aid kit would would not do me any good because I don't know any first aid !
I keep a few simple things on hand like: band aids, triple antibiotic ointment, ibuprofen,and things like that.
Bigredcav1 - followed by the ret doc covered things well.
What do you mean by, "I don't know any first aid !".....:R
C'mon, Charlie.
Do you know how to stop (serious) bleeding?
Do you know CPR?
How about breathing - choking?
Splint a broken bone?
Any of these things could apply to *YOU* or someone else.
You don't need to be a trained "professional", or take classes to render (or use) first aid practices.
Many can be performed without a "real" first aid kit - just some basic knowledge of what to do in an emergency.
The "simple things" you listed are just that....simple, and usually not requiring immediate action. They're most likely already in/on a shelf somewhere in your cave.
Call Fred Flintstone at your local Red Cross chapter or Fire Dept.,
find out when (free!) CPR classes are offered. The other stuff can be found in basic first aid books/pamphlets.
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