[AmishDude]

Let me ask you something...did you happen to see one of these?

[The Other Harry]

ping ;)

[thoughtomator]

Tourniquet and hacksaw

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You can buy them already assembled.

[Rightly Biased]

Don't forget the hammer you need a hammer.

[cripplecreek]

Gauze, Ace bandaid, burn cream.

[ClearCase_guy]

This seems an odd question for someone who was recently involved in EMT training. I don't think I can help you.

[afnamvet]

According to your bio, I can see why you "blew out of EMT training last year".

[GSlob]

There are commercial first-aid kits, already assembled and not too expensive. (Bandages of many sizes, gauze, adhesive tape, w/small scissors, bacitracin ointment, burn spray, scrubbing disinfectant, painkiller like aspirin etc.)- more or less standard set. You might consider the most likely emergencies you might face, and enhance the standard kit appropriately. For example, if you plan on falling from the tall ladder, a couple of tourniquets might be a good addition.

[Darkwolf377]

I fell off a stool while trying to remove a light fixture. It was no big deal -- no harm done, but a fair amount of blood which splattered all over the house. It took me about an hour to get it cleaned up. The dog helped.

Welcome aboard, Leatherface!

[Responsibility1st]

"The dog helped?"

Geez, I don't think I wanna know HOW he helped.....

I hope you at least hozed him off when he was through.

And as far as getting first aid supplies... why not get more dogs (helpful ones that is)

[austinmark]

no harm done, but a fair amount of blood which splattered all over the house.

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Damn, .... just how TALL was that stool ???

As for items, ....

1) Bubble Wrap. ( wrap yourself in it. )

2) Have a Ambulance on stand-by.

3) Put (biohazard) Cleaning Crew on speed dial. ...... /;-)

[oyez]

Get an old sheet. Give it a wash with a little extra bleach. Cut into triangular bandages and save a few 2" X 2' strips. Pack them each into zip lock plastic bags and add them to your first aid kits. Get a box of 4"X 4" Sterile gauze pads from your local store and add them as well.

I also recommend that people make up a home disaster kit. Contact the FEMA or American Red Cross website for details.

[Squantos]

Best medical kit for a vehicle is a cellular phone. Add some goodies I carry for Awww ah*t incidents.

Quick Clot, pkgs x 2 from Z-medica....last resort to stop bleeding

2 IDF Blood stopper bandages minimum

A One handed tourniquet, can be used by the injured party

6 Iodine swabs in 4 HD zip lock baggies (use the baggies w/ 3 swabs and water to make an irrigation tea to clean a wound if help is farther away that an hour. The baggies will also act as a barrier for a sucking chest wound and hold other small bandaids etc

2 fire gel (water jet) dressings

2 small tubes of super glue (better than stitches in emergencies after ya irrigate the wound with the iodine tea)

Neosphyrin (sp?) Nose spray....it's a vasoconstrictor that will stop scraps and minor cuts from bleeding.

I also have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) from ACR that will send a sat signal w/ GPS beacon if all else fails and I can't walk out to help. (expensive...very 550$)

One can go high dollar on a kit with a bunch of useless BS that could wait till ya got home but my gear was based on my potential for life threatening injuries such as the loss of blood.

If yer bee sting allergy bait then you'll want a med pack for that from your doc.

[newgeezer]

Head over to your drugstore or big-box retailer and buy a prepackaged first-aid kit. Then, as the consumables or perishables run out or expire, replace them as necessary.

Problem solved.

[socal_parrot]

Get one of those holographic doctor programs...

Only get one that's not so obviously gay.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[passionfruit]

Sorry to hear about your fall Harry.

The best selection of first aid kits I have ever seen is from Major Surplus, at www.majorsurplusnsurvival. Even their little first aid kits are bigger and better equipped than most, and the larger kits have hundreds of items with everything from band aids to temporary tooth filling to sterile sutures. I guess this kind of preparedness appeals to me because I was an Aeromedical Evacuation Tech in the Air Force Reserves.


Visit their website, and you can order their catalog. You have to look for the First Aid Supplies because they carry SOOOOO much stuff.

If you live in Southern California, it's fun to visit their store at 435 W. Alondra, Gardena, CA, 90248.

Good luck, and stay safe!

[politicalwit]

I suggest you go to any local office supply sore or industrial supply store and purchase 2 commerical first aid kits. Put the second one in your car.

[Not now, Not ever!]

I have added "New Skin antiseptic bandage" to all of my kits. Smells a bit while it dries, but a conformal, paint on bandage? works where others won't And no, I don't have stock in the company

[martin_fierro]

what should go into a first-aid kit?

Probably a bad idea.