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Ace4wd
06-05-2006, 07:46 PM
I found this and thought it was useful.

A First Aid Kit should always be carried in your vehicle.
Commercial 'Auto' first aid kits are minimal. Because of the possible severity & extent of offroad injuries, you should supplement commercial first aid kits. Consult the list below for additional items.
- find a sturdy container with organizing pockets or compartments, waterproof container preferred
- mark the container & compartments clearly (individual items or like items can be placed in individual ziplock bags)
- find an easily accessible location in your vehicle & secure the first aid kit

! Learn basic CPR and First Aid !

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many of the items that make up a good first aid kit can be found around the home
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35mm film canisters make good containers for pills, tablets, gel caps, etc.
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items can be found in department stores, drug stores, sporting goods stores, recreation outlets, army surplus stores & medical supply stores
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you'll have determine which items and the quantities required based upon your own first aid skills, offroad experience, and the specific demands of any specific trip
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NOTE: WalMartŪ sells a First Aid Kit (by Total Resources InternationalŪ) with 201 items in a soft-sided multi-compartment organizer hanger bag (~$18) that is pretty well stocked (contents are marked with an "●" in the following list) I like this one because it has both carry handles and a carry strap and it is well organized. I carry these (with additional items from the list below) in our vehicles.


► Printable version of First Aid Kit List ►
http://www.rigidco.com/first_aid_printlist.htm

cmcolfax
06-05-2006, 08:08 PM
I actually need to get back in the habit of carrying my "Jump Kit" in my Jeep.

I have a full BLS bag, with just about everything you could need except an O2 bottle.

I even carry some ALS supplies in there, even though I am not an ALS provider.

This is the bag, but in RED.

http://www.galls.com/jpegs/21573.jpg

With a set of these inside it to keep organized:

http://www.galls.com/jpegs/132627.jpg

-cmc-

Seth
06-05-2006, 09:01 PM
As an ex-NREMT, I carry 2 things. Asprin and benadryl. EVERYTHING else can be improvised.

tjbliley
06-05-2006, 09:13 PM
As an ex-NREMT, I carry 2 things. Asprin and benadryl. EVERYTHING else can be improvised.
As a current Paramedic who has had to work a critically ill patient in the middle of a trail ride 30 + minutes from just the gravel road, I carry everything I can get my hands on and wish I could carry more. When the closest hospital is 1 hr 30 min from where you are when something happens, you need all the REAL Equipment you can get cause you don't want to have to waste time trying to maybe get something designed for something else to maybe do the job you need done.

cmcolfax
06-05-2006, 09:42 PM
As a current Paramedic who has had to work a critically ill patient in the middle of a trail ride 30 + minutes from just the gravel road, I carry everything I can get my hands on and wish I could carry more. When the closest hospital is 1 hr 30 min from where you are when something happens, you need all the REAL Equipment you can get cause you don't want to have to waste time trying to maybe get something designed for something else to maybe do the job you need done.

Exactly.

I actually need to re-do my bag as it has been OOS for the past year and a half and I know a lot of stuff is missing...

I am going to add some more too it... a coupla c-collars, and some more Peds sized stuff.

Another project...

-cmc-

Seth
06-05-2006, 10:09 PM
Unless you're gonna carry a complete crash cart in a stocked bus, there's always gonna be SOMETHING else you don't have.

Sure there's gonna be the random tragedy which very very few people are actually capable or qualified to deal with.... but for the most its bug bites, broken bones, and heat/ cold injuries. Don't need too much fancy stuff, IMO.

Are you REALLY gonna work a code with an ambu bag and cpr if you're an hour plus outside of help?

tjbliley
06-05-2006, 10:20 PM
Yes. Its what you do if you watch someone code or get injured. You do the best you can and get them to the next level up the chin and hope for the best.

Seth
06-05-2006, 10:29 PM
Of course you want to make ever effort; I would never for a moment suggest otherwise. But if you don't have an AED and meds, you know better than most that the chances of survival are obscenely low.

I don't think I can ever plan for ever contigency... just the managable ones.

4x4Marine
01-08-2007, 08:10 AM
I wanted to let every one know about this.
If this is done through Richmond Jeepers It would be $60 a person and Red Cross would come out to a designated place and give a CPR and A Basic First Aid Class. It has to be 8 or more for them to come to us. If there are not eight people then you can do it on your own, but have to go to thier classroom.

If anyone wants more info you can call Bob Swain @ 780-2286 or gi to www.greaterrichmond.redcross.org to find out more. The class scedule on the website is for individual classes, not business.

I will be taking one on the 26th with some of my guys. OSHA requires it which I know some of you already know.

Think Safety and Keep smart

STUK SUX
01-08-2007, 02:51 PM
I agree...what yall think....I'll put up a poll....if you answer yes then you must attend.

Ace4wd
05-30-2007, 09:24 PM
It not a bad idea to Go get your first aid kit out. Look to see what is out of date, and stock it up!

endo
05-30-2007, 09:41 PM
check your imodium supply

tjbliley
05-30-2007, 09:49 PM
check your imodium supply

Yea, cause its a long way from the field at the Pre-run to the McDonalds.:agree:

Benz0
05-31-2007, 09:29 AM
meh...just pop a squat in the field mang

endo
05-31-2007, 09:52 AM
Yea, cause its a long way from the field at the Pre-run to the McDonalds.:agree: a truer word was never spoken....
That drive sucks when you got a turtle head pokin out

Ace4wd
04-01-2008, 11:04 PM
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