Best possible bandaids for PSK?

Minor cuts one can improvise with a bandana or something similar...it is the serious ones we need to be most concerned about. I always carry two Israeli Bandages or Battle Dressings (IBD) - the 4" are small. I carry one in a BDU pocket so I always have one for me...I carry a spare in my WASP pack for other people. If I only carry one and then use it on someone else then I'm screwed if I later get injured. The IBD is an amazing piece of technology, extremely versitile and will work for everything thing from GSW (gun shot wounds) to major wounds, sling for broken bones and even a turny if someone is bleeding seriously. Also it is designed so one can put the dressing on with one hand if you do not have anyone to assist you. IBD are now standard issue for the troops sent in harms way and many LEO and Fire Depts are now issuing them for their guys (not usually for general public's use). Highly recommended.
 
I use ductape as bandaids in a jiffy. It's waterproof/keeps out dirt in the feild and stick to skin good.
 
eccvets said:
I use ductape as bandaids in a jiffy. It's waterproof/keeps out dirt in the feild and stick to skin good.
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Yeah that's what I said earlier bro but I think people thought I was messin.If you toss some Cayenne pepper onto the wound it stops the bleeding then cover it with duct tape and your as good as new !!!;):thumbup:
 
I might try adding a couple KytoStat bandages too. Oddly enough, my worst cut ever was while washing dishes in the kitchen. I had my hand inside a glass and was rotating the scrubber when the glass popped in a lovely spiralled break from rim to base. It was only a 3-stitcher, but I did manage to slice my little finger to the bone about 40% of the way around since my hand was turning towards the edge that was created. Had this happened while I was alone, I would have had to wait a lot longer with pressure on it before I could drive myself to the hospital for stitches. I imagine the KytoStat dressing might be most useful for simply controlling blood flow onto things like your steering wheel etc while you drive yourself to treatment.
 
baldtaco-II said:
The only Band Aid type thing I've bothered with in years are the ones with silver in, and that's for a very specific purpose. They are top bananas for drawing out cosmetic piercings that wont suppurate cooperatively. Other than that Band-Aids waste my time.
I use Transpore for everything that isn't a burn. I find I can close wounds up much more effectively with Medi-Swabs and butterflies cut from Transpore than I can using Steri-Strips, from the smallest niggle to the proper gash. If that isn't enough I just augment it with a bit of gauze and some fabric tape. If I've got to stick an affected hand in something real skanky I'll abduct tape over it, or abduct tape round the root of a finger stall, and do the dressing again after. I much prefer simple solid solutions on a roll and a few chemicals to cover as wider spectrum as possible rather than little sachets of half-effectives.
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In english please. Or include a dictionary. Other wise sounds like a nutter.
 
I usually use the cheapies, but 3M nextcare foam works very well when I go fancy. Superglue works well for small things, fingertips, and paper cuts. I find that it doesn't always close the cut, but usually stops bleeding, prevents infection, and keeps me from continually snagging the flap. Haven't used toughstrips, and the elastoplast sounds interesting.

I EDC at least one band-aid in my wallet, and a few more in an Altoids tin "Office Survival kit". 90% of the time I have my wallet, so the band aid is usually around when needed.
 
The only Band Aid type thing I've bothered with in years are the ones with silver in, and that's for a very specific purpose. They are top bananas for drawing out cosmetic piercings that wont suppurate cooperatively.

Suppurate - to form or discharge pus

Top bananas – description of a most favoured item, as in, the bananas at the top get the most sun, ergo are the most ripe.

Cosmetic piercings – example: Pierced nipple.

I use Transpore for everything that isn't a burn.

Burns require occlusive dressings, as in totally sealing the wound from air / moisture. Transpore would make a poor occlusive dressing, as would a Band-Aid.

I find I can close wounds up much more effectively with Medi-Swabs and butterflies cut from Transpore than I can using Steri-Strips, from the smallest niggle to the proper gash.

Medi-Swabs – the thing that gets wiped on your skin pre-injection that feels cold to you.

What are Butterfly Stitches?


Niggle – is slang for nagging

If that isn't enough I just augment it with a bit of gauze and some fabric tape. If I've got to stick an affected hand in something real skanky I'll abduct tape over it, or abduct tape round the root of a finger stall, and do the dressing again after.

Augment - to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense / supplement

Abduct tape – Strong fabric tape, commonly grey in colour, used as an expedient restraint / volume attenuator. Can also be used on ducts amongst other things.

Skanky - something or someone thats horrible, dirty or just f'ked up.

Finger stall – In this context a medical condom-like device that goes over a finger.




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Hey Pitdog is that you from the Swamp? I did'nt know you like cayenne pepper too! Works great as a seasoning or medical aid!
 
+1 for the Medical Tape & Gauze (and some betadine).

For added space saving you can cut a roll of medical tape in half use 2x2s instead of 4x4s.
Or just use some cotton balls instead of gauze.
 
I throw in some Band-Aid brand Activ Flex bandages. They are waterproof, flexible and will stay on longer than any bandage I've ever used. They feel like rubber.
 
baldtaco-II said:
The only Band Aid type thing I've bothered with in years are the ones with silver in, and that's for a very specific purpose.
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Thanks, I had wondered if you meant Band Aid as in type of dressing or brand name. I didn't know there was "silver" in band aids now.
 
Another good option is zinc oxide tape. its water proof, very strong, and has bacteriostatic ( i.e. "bacteria stopping") properties. Not sure if that is what you mean by medical tape. but we use it a lot in the clinic ( am a veterinarian) and would highly recommend it to anyone for their FAK. Another completely unrelated bandage would be "vetwrap" which is an elastic bandage that only sticks to itself....useful for slings and other smaller less sensitive injuries
 
I'm beginning to feel that there isn't a ton that can't be treated with some combination of gauze, antibiotic ointment, waterproof first aid tape, and "new skin"
the johnson & johnson first aid waterproof tape works very well for butterflies as well.
New Skin will hold a fairly deep laceration closed once the bleeding has stopped, assuming a fairly clean cut. It will also seal up a larger area of abrasion, though that'll sting something fierce!
 
I found a bunch of those Nexcare ones at the local damaged goods grocer for a buck a box, I think my wife and I bought all they had. always looking for bargains.


Pat
 
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