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by Chuck Hudson
Word from Daisy: What’s within the “good” first support equipment? There are such a lot of totally different kits on the market all claiming to be there claiming to be the easiest that it may possibly get a bit of complicated. So I requested my good pal, Chuck Hudson, to share some lists with us. Chuck is a former Military Medic and Scout chief, and he likes to share his knowledge. Under you will discover two very complete lists that can assist you create your individual “good equipment.”
Me, I’m an outdated medic. I performed with the Infantry for years. One factor my beloved grunts taught me was KISS. Hold It Easy Silly. I used to be additionally an outdated Scout Grasp. For probably the most half, Scouts do NOT have some huge cash. So at this time we’re going to discuss easy specialised first support kits. My scouts every carried a fundamental private first support equipment. No, it could not care for a rifle spherical to the higher chest. However it could care for 90% of the accidents that would KILL you in a poop has hit the fan scenario.
An infection is the first killer in a foul scenario. Do not forget that in an SHTF scenario, a easy blister – we’ve all had one – might really be the demise of you. Left untreated the chance of septicemia rises exponentially.
The Private First Assist Package
That is the essential Boy Scout private first support equipment and is ideal on your on a regular basis carry.
- Two 4-by-4-inch sterile gauze pads
- One small roll of adhesive tape
- One 3-by-6-inch piece of moleskin
- One small bar of cleaning soap or travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer
- One small tube of antibiotic ointment
- One pair of scissors
- One pair of non-latex disposable gloves
- One CPR respiratory barrier
- Pencil and paper
- 6 band-aids
- 1 tube of Locktite Gel Tremendous Glue
- 4 toes of duct tape (Wrapped across the pencil)
Why duct tape? It’s good to take away these little bitty cactus spines, makes an amazing stress bandage, and a wrap for a sprained ankle or splint.
Nothing very particular right here. Only a fundamental on a regular basis equipment that can slot in a pocket or purse.
Superior first support equipment
In case you are a part of a small group, you’ll desire a bigger equipment for the squad. If every individual has a fundamental equipment, there isn’t a purpose to duplicate these gadgets within the bigger group equipment.
- 2 1-inch curler bandages
- Tourniquet – I choose the SOF-T
- 1 2-inch curler bandage
- 1 roll of 1-inch adhesive tape
- 1 roll of 2-inch adhesive tape
- 10 alcohol swabs
- 12 assorted adhesive bandages
- 2 elastic bandages, 3 to six inches large
- 12 3-by-3-inch sterile pads
- 4 Postpartum Sanitary pads
- Antiseptic towelettes
- 2 triangular bandages, 40-inch (for slings or head dressings)
- 2 3-by-4-inch nonadherent sterile dressings (Telfa)
- Israeli bandage or H-bandage (Strain dressing)
- 3 packages of butterfly closure bandages
- Tincture of Benzoin
- Petroleum jelly
- Surgical or plain private water-based lubricant
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Security pins
- BP Cuff (The one linked to comes with a stethoscope)
- Stethoscope
- Aloe vera gel for sunburn
- 2 pairs of latex gloves
- Mouth-barrier gadget
- Small bottle antihistamines (Benadryl)
- Small bottle acetaminophen for ache and fever
- Small bottle ibuprofen for irritation, muscle aches, ache, and fever
- Small bottle of Imodium for diarrhea
- Saline answer
- Bulb syringe for flushing wounds
- Thermometer
- Calamine lotion
- SAM Splint
- QuikClot
- HALO Chest Seal
- Nasopharyngeal airway set
- Mylar thermal blanket
- Bottle of Hibiclens (Chlorhexidine) Or Povidone Iodine. (You will get each Povidone and Hibiclens by the gallon)
- Trauma shears
- #15 Scalpel (it has a rounded form nice for deep chopping and lancing boils)
- #11 Scalpel ( it has a pointed tip and is a little more helpful for eradicating stickers and such. It’s okay for small lancing, too)
- Clamp kit (hemostats)
- Penlight flashlight or LED headlamp
It could actually get actual expensive shopping for every merchandise by itself. What we did in our Scout troop is that we purchased a big first aid refill kit and broke it aside for the person kits and the primary first support equipment. Then we purchased individually the gadgets not in it.
This equipment will match within the backside of a small backpack. It incorporates the gadgets to deal with the whole lot from a blister to a Scout tripping and falling throughout a recreation of Seize the Flag, getting wrapped up in a barbed wire fence, and on the similar time falling and impaling his leg on a chunk of rebar. ( Sure this occurred. Spring Camporee 2012)
Be sure to have guidebook.
One factor that’s not on the listing however must be is an efficient guide. There are tons of. I’m nonetheless working alone that could be a compilation of my lessons distilled right into a handbook. However it isn’t prepared but.
The one which I can advocate is The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way By Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, I’ve the 1st version and it’s AWESOME!
Hold your first support equipment easy!
First support kits will be as easy or as advanced as one could make them. Hold them easy. Hold them contemporary. Hold updated on them. Most significantly HAVE ONE!
Take lessons on use them. Not all accidents occur on a gorgeous spring day 68 levels and sunny. Some occur through the worst instances or the worst climate. Follow utilizing it in several circumstances.
The life you save with it might be a very powerful to you.
What about you? What are a very powerful issues in your equipment? Do you could have any coaching? Let’s talk about it within the feedback.