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First Aid Kit/ Odd Items #7442409
12/26/21 08:46 PM
12/26/21 08:46 PM
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Midlands South Carolina
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Do you make up your own or buy already put together? And,if you make your own? What are some unusual items you can't do without?

I make my own. The one item i have always gotten made fun at is. I have Tampons and Pads in mine. Learned that from a medic in the service. Good for bullet holes, cuts, burns and the list goes on. Plus i have used it to lay out markers when in a jungle for land nav.. Or deer hunting with doe urine or red fox urine for a cover scent.
Plus they are cheap compared to gauze and sterile.
A space blanket, iodine, chewing tobacco, water proof matches, fat wood, benedryl, purification tablets, and the list goes on.
I consider a first aid kit/ survival kit as important as food or water.

So, lets hear what odd items you carry. Sarge


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442416
12/26/21 08:53 PM
12/26/21 08:53 PM
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La Crosse, WI
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I don't really do the back country type pack kit. Mine are in my vehicles. Two thing I have not really odd but not in off shelf kits. I like to have Sam Split they pack small very versatile. I also use the vet type self stick cling. It's available now in medical stuff.. but when I first started using it was easier cheaper get vet type.

Mac


"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"

Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442437
12/26/21 09:13 PM
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Kentucky
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I have small ziplock bags (pill sized). For Tylenol, antacid, diarrhea medicine, Benadryl, allergy medicine.
Also carry small bottle of liquid bandage.

Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442439
12/26/21 09:14 PM
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Duck tape and whiskey!


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442473
12/26/21 09:40 PM
12/26/21 09:40 PM
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North East Kansas
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You want to put some lukotape in that kit.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442499
12/26/21 10:06 PM
12/26/21 10:06 PM
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Louisiana
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For work on the water we carry spare clothes, hot hands, emergency blankets, typical wound care and medicine items, as well as a SPOT which calls the coastguard with the push of a button or tells coworkers we’re having issues but are okay at the moment. I wouldn’t want to be without these items honestly. I’ve been on a capsized boat, and I’ve been in a boat that sunk in January, so I’m in no rush to find myself in a bind without some kind of aid anytime soon.


Trapping I carry a couple typical first aid kits. If I were far from my truck I’d have better supplies. This is 2021, so not having proper supplies at least nearby is foolish at best in my opinion

Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: Macthediver] #7442504
12/26/21 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Macthediver
I don't really do the back country type pack kit. Mine are in my vehicles. Two thing I have not really odd but not in off shelf kits. I like to have Sam Split they pack small very versatile. I also use the vet type self stick cling. It's available now in medical stuff.. but when I first started using it was easier cheaper get vet type.

Mac



I have the vet stuff also , I was warned however that the $1.49 vet rap had latex and the $14.99 did not have latex

not unusually items to my thinking , yes feminine napkins

needle nose pliers with a wire cutter , that way you can push the hook the rest of the way through cut the barb and then remove.

head lamp , just a cheapie but good to have in there


ok this is going to sound weird , but Wood Glue ,
glue is great for blistering burns , if it starts to blister , clearly get it cooled down first but then glue it can be Elmer school glue or wood glue I happened to have found little bottles of wood glue on a sale.
as the glue dries it pulls the moisture through the blister since the blister never breaks ot heals right down avoiding the infection that is otherwise almost inevitable.
I had heard of this , then being stupid and lighting a torch with a Bic It lit right into my thumb , hot , blister right away over most of my thumb , ran under cold water , but it hurt , big blister I got out the wood glue and got it on there , it still hurt , i ended up with a bag of ice over the glue but it worked
I would fall asleep the bag of ice would fall off my hand I would wake up this went on till about midnight , but in the morning the skin was oddly smooth the blister healed down on the damaged under skin no blister and I could work like normal


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: Marty] #7442524
12/26/21 10:36 PM
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Indiana
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A real suture kit staple and thread, a broad spectrum antibiotic, super glue, real pain killer, An intabation tube. Field med book. Scalpels. All daily meds 30 days, with list for the real dr's. Lactated Ringers solution b.p.cuff, finger oxcimeter, silvadine cream, at least 2 fmrs radios batts. Stored separately, Sm. Am, Fm batt operated radio, batts stored separately, tank of O2 @ 2 liter flow will last bout 6 hrs. I have acquired 3 over the last 5 yrs. Small 22 rim fire with box of 50 Rnds. only have one kit here at home for just in case shtf situation. For everyday Carry. Ones in trucks and cars generic from CVS, the pro's will get there soon. Stop the bleeding, make sure they can breath. Keep comfortable and calm. Make sure safe is locked at all times one key in kit, one in truck, one on wife, one hid. Hope you never need it.
Case.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442548
12/26/21 11:15 PM
12/26/21 11:15 PM
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carolina, Alabama
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need something to sterilize bites and small cuts, stuff to stop anything up to arterial bleeding (CATS tourniquet) and pack the wound and tape it all in place to get to a doc. Gauze, peroxide, tape, tourniquet, scissors or knife. That should cover most life threatening stuff if you have quickish access to doc or ambulance. If not then you may need up to and including a whole giant medic backpack full of everything including IV, saline, sutures, and lots of meds.

Also training. a trained person can bail off in a bad situation and start using the torn up t shirt they were wearing to make bandages and do alot of good with no equipment. And a bag of everything is useless if you dont know how to use it.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442550
12/26/21 11:18 PM
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Super glue, Vet wrap and Maxipads can take care of most everything long enough to get to professional help.

Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: The Possum Man] #7442559
12/26/21 11:34 PM
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Great information. For training I would consider TCCC. This company sells some good kit. https://store.itstactical.com/collections/all-products-one/products/its-edc-trauma-kit
I carry a Rat's tourniquet everywhere I go. It will also work on dogs and small children. https://www.readyman.com/products/rats-gen-2-red



Originally Posted by The Possum Man
need something to sterilize bites and small cuts, stuff to stop anything up to arterial bleeding (CATS tourniquet) and pack the wound and tape it all in place to get to a doc. Gauze, peroxide, tape, tourniquet, scissors or knife. That should cover most life threatening stuff if you have quickish access to doc or ambulance. If not then you may need up to and including a whole giant medic backpack full of everything including IV, saline, sutures, and lots of meds.

Also training. a trained person can bail off in a bad situation and start using the torn up t shirt they were wearing to make bandages and do alot of good with no equipment. And a bag of everything is useless if you dont know how to use it.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442567
12/26/21 11:40 PM
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what about quick clot bandages? does it work?


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: danny clifton] #7442582
12/27/21 12:00 AM
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Yes, sir it does. Find where the bleeding is coming from and stuff it in a little at a time. Some people tie a small Knot on the end first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p41qvnFn--c


Originally Posted by danny clifton
what about quick clot bandages? does it work?



Last edited by jtg; 12/27/21 12:01 AM.
Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442589
12/27/21 12:15 AM
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I keep some in the glove box but have never had to use it thank goodness. Thanks for the tip.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442591
12/27/21 12:17 AM
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yep. thanks


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442616
12/27/21 01:52 AM
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Single use staple gun can be handy for those not used to using sutures.


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442780
12/27/21 11:23 AM
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My line of thinking " Kit " is about the same as Sgt. C 's . Tut


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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442868
12/27/21 01:58 PM
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I have made all my own. The usual stuff for the most part. My hunting kit, camp kit, and boat kit, also have a snake bite kit in them. Along with a BP cuff with stethoscope and oxymeter. And yes, tampons and kotex are in all of them.

Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442947
12/27/21 04:05 PM
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I make my own. Half the crap in the ready made kits we don't use, and then there are gaps that need to be filled with the things we do use.
Geared ours toward our family and our hobbies, and what did we need or wished we had.
Made a kit each for my truck and my wife's vehicle, and another kit for our home.
Got small flat kits in our golf bags, one in my garage, and couple in my boys' cars too.

Some goodies in ours...

Band aids in variety of sizes
Gauze in variety of widths
Ace bandage
Foam wrap
Scissors
Tape
Butterfly closures
Krazy glue
Kinetic tape
Pain relievers both ibuprofen and acetaminophen
Eye drops and wash
Tweezers for thorns and splinters
Antibacterial cream
A little dental floss and needle, or suture kit when we can find them
Finger splint
Other stuff
We have a BP cuff and machine
Also glucose test kits (thats for me)

Jim

Last edited by jabNE; 12/27/21 04:14 PM.

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Re: First Aid Kit/ Odd Items [Re: SGT. C] #7442949
12/27/21 04:07 PM
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I’ve found most first aid kits ridiculous. Overblown box of band aids really. If anyone knows where to get a real one let us know. I’m talking sutures, blood stop powder etc., Also I’ve heard of flour, like the kind used for baking as an effective blood clotter.

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