A good first aid kit ?

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What would you suggest for a full, well equipped first aid kit ? I know there's some military kit with EVERYTHING in it, but.. I'm just asking
 
What are the circumstances you want it to cover?
You can go with one that fits in a little plastic baggie, or a portable hospital, depending on what you need it to do.
 
Get a kit you are famliar with or get familar with your kit. A ready made kit is good and you can add items or remove as your knowledge dictates.Most of the military kits are well stocked but bulky. I restock my kits with high quality items ie: cloth strechy bandades ,2x2s, 4x4s, strechy adhisive gauze bandage and come quick clot and a smal amount of antiantaphaltic meds.
 
Well, since he hasn't posted yet, here's a couiple good kits to start with:
http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/kit_detail.asp?series=300&seriesNav=Dom&kit=300&kitNO=0125-0290
That's a good starter kit to begin with.

If you want something more robust,
http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/kit_detail.asp?series=100&seriesNav=Dom&kit=102&kitNO=0100-0120
This does nicely, and comes with EMT shears and a SAM splint.

I'd probably start with the AMK .9 (the top one), buy a SAM splint separately (REI and CAMPMOR should have both the kits and splints), and use them to see what you use the most. (Hopefully you'll never use the splint, but I consider it a "must have".)
 
Crazy...there are tons of threads about this on here. I cannot seem to get search to work all the time, maybe one of the other members can pull some up for you. Basically, I have a few suggestions/questions for you to keep in mind about an FAK:

1. Determine the scenario you will use it in. Is this going to just be a BOB kit or EDC or just for jacking about in the bush?

2. How much are you willing to spend?

3. How much weight do you want to carry?

4. How important is redundancy to you?

5. Do you want a pre-packaged set-up or do you want to customize it?

Just some things I went through when building my kits. I have several for different things and occassions. When I work at the condos where I do security in the weekends, I carry more stuff like OFF and Band-Aids. When I work at the bank where I am an armed guard, I keep some heavy trauma stuff in my vehicle. When I am hiking I have a more varied assortment of gear to deal with splinters, sunburn, allergies, headache, etc, etc, etc.

Hope this helps.

PeACE
Dougo
 
Cr4zYH3aD said:
What would you suggest for a full, well equipped first aid kit ? I know there's some military kit with EVERYTHING in it, but.. I'm just asking
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Adding to Doug's post; what's your level of training? Do you know how to properly splint a broken bone? Even serious lacerations need some training to properly stop the bleeding, irrigate the wound and dress. More common injuries:

Mild abrasions to severe lacerations
Broken bones
Minor burn injuries
Blisters

Get a decent small kit and add some extra tape, gauze (2x2, 4x4, small roles), maybe an Israeli field dressing if you really feel the need; SAM splint, extra mole skin, decent antibiotic, small syringe for irrigating, prescription meds (if needed) and your typical additions: Motrin, Benadryl, Aspirin/Tylenol, anti-diarrhea; maybe some electrolyte mixes and a good set of tweezers (I like Sliver Grippers). I haven't tried Krazy/Super glue, but I do carry some; I've done a little training with sutures, so I do have some needles and suture thread, plus dental floss will do double duty for repairs as well. Again, another good item is a quality tourniquet, but before I added it to my kit, I’d get some training.

Our "Blow-out" IFAKs don't have a lot of stuff in them. They are designed to stop the bleeding so you can evacuate to a medic or higher level of medical care. Even the Combat Life Saver bags (plenty of online sources that list their contents) focus on quantity of basics...tape, gauze, cravat's, field dressings, band aids, etc. They do have a few other items, airway tubes; IV's atropine and diazepam (controlled items). My combat lifesaver training was excellent, but strictly designed to provide immediate stabilization for evacuation.

Define your scenario, duration and level of training and you'll get a better list of recommendations.

ROCK6
 
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I forgot about that, ROCK. I also should add that posting in here was probably your best first step. There are plenty of military and some medics, etc that post here. Expect alot of advice.
 
I want to buy one, I don't really care about the price. I want to customize it a little, but i want a big kit, weight is not important.

I had a small training, but nothing major, it was only teaching how to reanimate a subject.

It's mostly for trails, hiking, emergency cuts,woods, etc.

Because where i'll go the hospital is far away, like 30 km, and that includes 10 km of driving in a small village that the paramedic will probably take an hour to find
 
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Thanks ROCK6

Ultralite 9 or Mountain Medic II are really nice.

I might get a Mountain Medic II later.

Thanks !!!
 
ok, you want a big kit, i assume your going to be in a vehicle (truck?). May i recomend using a Pelican case (the EMT case with customizable dividers) ) as a start. It will protect all your kit and keep it dry and dust free and 99% sterile.

next, add the following:

- 30 pairs Nitrile gloves (nitrile because a growing number of people are allergic to Latex gloves)
- 5 pack of Israeli Bandages - these can be applied to major cuts, gashes, etc one handed or by laypersons with no experience.
- 1/2 liter saline bottle for irrigation of wounds, couple with 2 large 60cc irrigation syringes
- 5 pack of chemical ice packs (burst inner bag to activate)
- 20 pack 6" x 6" & 4" 4" individual wrapped gauze pads
- 10 pack 6" gauze rolls
- 10 pack 2" gauze rolls
- assorted butterfly bandages
- assorted bandaids and small wound dressings
- suture kit (some areas require EMT level 3 to use)
- 6 pack 3M Transpore tape assorted sizes

etc etc etc etc etc
 
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