Bug out bag first aid kit?? Off Topic??

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cgebhard

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Hey, I'm rebuilding my BOB and looking for suggestions on first aid supplies. My old kit has kind of been raided for so long I just decided to start from scratch.

I have looked at the "first aid" kits out there and I'm sure they have their place, but I can put four asprin in a zip lock.

So what I'm looking for is suggestions on what to have in a first aid kit. What's in yours?

I guess to be honest I'm city based 90% of the time. The other 10% is pretty "remote" generally hunting. The hunting is generally a couple days - no water, no electric, no phone. Plus, the bag will probably be in the truck or ready to throw in the truck.

So give me some ideas / pics. Thanks
 
I looked at thed Nutnfancy stuff on Youtube. Lots of good info there. He carries suture's in his kit. Does anyone carry superglue instead of sutures? Hell I can't sew to begin with, I might as well glue myself back together.
 
cgebhard said:
I looked at thed Nutnfancy stuff on Youtube. Lots of good info there. He carries suture's in his kit. Does anyone carry superglue instead of sutures? Hell I can't sew to begin with, I might as well glue myself back together.
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glue works but is toxic...so your choice. They do make med-glue "newskin" but i doubt it would be effective on anything over an 1in, unless you use in conjunction with say a butterfly or such.
 
Don't carry sutures unless you know how to. I don't carry superglue because it is toxic and in some cases it eve burns skin. There are special medical staples also but pretty expensive. I rely more on lots of tape and every type kind size of bandaids and compress. But im no emt so i carry what i know how to use and what won't make me worse. Nutnfancy's vids are very interesting on that subject, in fact i dumped my old med kit bag for a medical roll, perfect for me and fits great in airplane.
 
DermaBond is medical grade adhesive and expensive. If we could get a group-buy together, that would be cool.

Don't use Krazy Glue or other brand named adhesives. Hell, people don't even know what is in their dog's food from china and they're suggesting in some threads to ignore the naysayers and just use super glue. :rolleyes:

If you use DermaBond, as I was taught to by a EMT, you have to have a foil packet of petroleum jelly and after you have cleansed the wound well, you put the petro-jelly in a circle out away from the wound (obviously) and that will keep the DermaBond from spreading, etc.

Sutures are last-resort closure in my opinion.

I have had fantastic results with 3M BRAND Steri-Strips and Batadine/Betadine USP wipes.
 
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I always carry a small haemostatic gauze. I currently use 2"x2" HemCon Bandages which are quite pricey, but damn good. I also carry a couple of 500/30 Paracetamol/Codiene in powder capsules because they'll dull some very painful things that other painkillers won't touch (certainly enough for you to think and move), and they kick in in about 10 minutes which tablets and caplets will not do. Add to this an Israeli bandage if I have the room (which often I don't) and that's my severe injuries dealt with.

More often than not, when travelling light, I'll stick with duct tape or a SWAT-T tourniquet insteat of the Israeili bansage. Both do the same job and do it well.

On top of this I carry a couple of antibiotic sachets, and couple of alcahol prep pads and a couple of plasters for minor scraped and cuts. That's my lot.
 
I need to go check out those videos.

The biggest problem I have with the commercial FAKs is that the components seem to be the cheapest possible. I tend to cut myself a lot and every kit I've bought I've always had to replace the bandaids since they only last about 30 minutes or so.

I've gotten to the point that I'll buy a FAK based on the quality of the pouch itself and then upgrade it.
 
Glue can be nice for small cuts, but it has it's many issues. I usually just carry gauze, duct tape and butterflys.


If you cut yourself frequently, best step is prevention. :)
 
The contents of your FAK should be commensurate with your ability, and/or the ability of those in your party, to administer varying degrees of treatment. Gauze should be a heavily stocked item in all kits.
 
Grump said:
The contents of your FAK should be commensurate with your ability, and/or the ability of those in your party, to administer varying degrees of treatment. Gauze should be a heavily stocked item in all kits.
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As well as gloves, lots and lots. Doesn't matter who is applying the aid, everyone should be wear gloves for safety.
 
MrCoffee said:
As well as gloves, lots and lots. Doesn't matter who is applying the aid, everyone should be wear gloves for safety.
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+10.
they are light weight and take up min-space, the gloves could be used in other ways as well.
 
MrCoffee said:
As well as gloves, lots and lots. Doesn't matter who is applying the aid, everyone should be wear gloves for safety.
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Even if there isn't a lot of blood when you start treating, you never know how it's going to go. I had a girl with a light nose bleed once. The mother didn't listen, and continued to stand right in front of her. One sneeze later, and it was no longer a light bleeder, and I could barely contain the fits of laughter.
 
In my bug-out bag, I've got assorted band-aids, butterfly tape, gauze, alcohol swabs, and antibiotic ointment. Mostly just stuff to keep a small wound from getting infected. I almost always have rubber gloves and a cpr/rescue breathing mask on me, too.
 
I teach this kind of stuff for the AF and the IFAK really is an awesome kit. I prefer the Marine version (IFAK A1 Component) to the Army's, but they'll both do a very good job.

Jim
 
MrCoffee said:
As well as gloves, lots and lots. Doesn't matter who is applying the aid, everyone should be wear gloves for safety.
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might i suggests carrying latex free gloves. if you happen to be w/ someone allergic to latex you could do way more harm then good by trying to treat them.

Willieboy said:
Bandages, tape and a morphine drip. I hate pain.
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hahahaha. why not just stay in a bubble then?:p
 
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