Preppers’ PING!!
That’s definitely more like what I am thinking about. I already have a lot of stuff for minor accidents, so I just need some of the other stuff. Especially for bleeding issues. I would have come in handy when Hubby’s thumb tangled with the chain saw.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE CELOX, BUY SOME! It's on Amazon, plus you can put it in search and buy straight from the company.
What is it? IT STOPS BLEEDING! Celox is used on the battlefield to stop bleeding. Comes in little packets. Pour it on a cut and the blood stops almost immediately. There are also thin pads but they cost more and are more for walking/hiking and they don't stop blood as fast, as the product is spread through the pad, not concentrated like the packet.
Kart, you have “1 Blood Stopper Kit”. If that is just pressure bandages, get Celox. It probably has Celox or the other brand in there and I'm sure you know if it's there.
To all: If there is no doctor: If you are treating a large cut, you usually apply pressure to try to limit the bleeding, but if it is bleeding profusely, tear open a packet of Celox, pour it in the wound and the bleeding stops, just like that. You patient will feel emotionally better when the bleeding stops.
Clean the wound, use more Celox if you need to, then treat it with antibiotic ointment or cream and close the wound with Steri-Strips or Butterfly strips, or use a stapler and staples if it's really big (put Sterile Stapler in search at Amazon. You will find the staplers and pullers and also kits with the stapler and puller together.) If you use the Strips, replace any that come off and some may do that.
Then put a bandage over the whole thing to keep out dirt. Put more antibiotic ointment/cream on it for several days. After a couple of days, leave off the big bandage so the wound can dry.
Really, if I had to pick one thing out of all my EMT medical supplies, I'd pick Celox.
I have friends in the Texas hill country and they live out in the boonies on top of a high hill. He takes blood thinners and I had them get Celox for him. Medical care is a long way from him and a cut on him bleeds like crazy.
I see “airways” your list of items. If those are the plastic airways, don't use one unless someone has shown you how to put a plastic airway down someone’s throat. Perhaps you have an instruction sheet but be absolutely sure what you are doing.
That is to keep the airway open, but checking the tongue to make sure that has not gone into the throat is the first thing to check before you think of putting an airway in. I don't think anyone should put that airway in without some practice on a dummy (and I don't mean your wife).
In an emergency situation with no medical help, the worst thing to do is CLIMB. A fall can damage the brain and break arms/legs. Do not climb. Do not let your children climb.
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