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โJun-28-2020 06:06 AM
dcmac214 wrote:
Those "First Aid Kits" sold as a kit-in-a-box are virtually worthless. Sure, they've got a "lot" of components but do they have what you need when you need it?
Make your own.
Ours is a smaller version of "Papa's Operating Room" box here on the farm, a largish plastic box with small bottles of peroxide and alcohol (rubbing alcohol, the good stuff is in a separate cabinet), assorted boxes of bandages (band-aides but not necessarily that brand), different size gauze pads, tape, etc etc. You got the idea.
FWIW, no gloves. Neither DW or I have a worry about treating anyone in the family and getting our hands bloody. If any one of us has a disease it's highly unlikely that any of the other of us doesn't have it too.
โJun-28-2020 04:21 AM
mowermech wrote:
I have been packing around a 12X16X3 inch metal box industrial first aid kit for over 10 years. I don't recall ever opening it.
The same goes for the roadside reflector/red flag gadgets. Never needed them.
Barbecue tool set in an aluminum box? used once or twice.
Yeah, I need to think about the stuff that is laying in the motorhome basement; Have I or will I ever use it?
โJun-19-2020 11:58 AM
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โJun-19-2020 11:54 AM
โJun-18-2020 09:28 PM
bigred1cav wrote:
Get or make a good kit. LOts of sterile dressings of various sizes 4x4, and larger, a box of multi-size bandaids. Forceps, scissors, a box of Kotex to be used as dressings. Gauze (Kling) to wrap bandages. Benedryl, Tylenol, wire splint (folded) Antiseptic soap and treatment. Ace bandage, sling. instant cold pack. The bigger question is what will you use it for what environment dictates how much to have. RV Park not so much. Backpacking in 400-year forests as much as you can carry plus a sat telephone.
โJun-18-2020 05:55 PM
โJun-18-2020 02:59 PM
Dtank wrote: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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โJun-17-2020 12:51 PM
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.
โJun-17-2020 08:36 AM
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โJun-16-2020 07:54 AM
dave54 wrote:
A couple of the small airline sized bottles of bourbon. For internal use only.
โJun-16-2020 07:36 AM