The First Aid thread

[Kar98]

The TQ thread is getting silly and cluttered.

Which First Aid kits for home, range, vehicle, backpack use?
Prepackaged with Chinese made stuff from Amazon, or painstakingly bought by list from the paramedic supply store?
Gloves, nitrile or step it up to sterile?
Classes, which ones, where, how much?
Legal repercussions?
ETC ETC.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Good questions.

Resv space.

 

[Byrd666]

I've gotten all my First Aid/Trauma gear from the link below. I know a reseller or two that use NAR as a main vendor.

https://www.narescue.com/

 

[no2gates]

For the vehicles, I have a mixture of premade basic kits and adding my own items such as Israeli bandages, Quick Clot, suture kit, etc. Car kits are in a backpack, and house kits are in 4 tool boxes.

 

[Kar98]

Just for my personal background on the subject: many decades ago, I took 30 hours of first aid classes back in East Germany, as a Young Volunteer Corpsman and been riding on those certificates for first aid ever since, lol.
Much if not most of it is out of date, had different objectives and is probably half forgotten anyway. In light of recent events, it's way past time I got my equipment and knowledge refreshed!

 

[Byrd666]

These are the folks I took my TCCC course through. It was something I most definitively should have taken a while back. HUGELY informative and enlightening.

https://www.enforcereducation.com/

 

[yakdung]

Super Glue, un-waxed dental floss, duct tape, paracord, hydrogen peroxide and large rolls of cotton. Just of few items I carry. I have been know to participate in outdoor adventures distances from emergency care.

 

[Byrd666]

Super Glue, un-waxed dental floss, duct tape, paracord, hydrogen peroxide and large rolls of cotton. Just of few items I carry. I have been know to participate in outdoor adventures distances from emergency care.

WOW, I'm not quite sure if your just a lil' prick, or a whole ASS.

 

[Kar98]

WOW, I'm not quite sure if your just a lil' prick, or a whole ASS.

Why would you say that? There is at least one and more uses relating to the subject at hand for each of the items he mentioned.

Peroxide as a disinfectant, super glue to close small wounds, cotton rolls and duct tape as bandages and cavity stuffing, paracord to make slings out of, dental floss why that one has endless uses...

 

[yakdung]

I believe the comment was unwarranted and uncalled for. Ignorance is a choice.

 

[Byrd666]

Extremely mistaken AND misconstrued on my part. Saw one thing, interpreted as such, linked to something, re-interpereted as... how do I know. And here we go.

 

[zackmars]

Bought some kits off amazon, lightningx? I think? Came with basic stuff, but added or replaced things. RATS tq's were replaced with SOF-T's, added celox and Israeli bandages. The gauze seemed to be ok quality, as did the other small things. Gloves are nitrile.

Iirc Texas has a, or a few laws that protect people who render aid

For small wounds/cuts/burns, i like to have a small (altoids tin) sized first aid kit, for some antibiotics, burn cream, bandaids, and pain relievers. Just so my ifak isn't too cluttered

 

[Sublime]

I bought a portable first aid kit from Costco and it is stocked pretty well. I added a TQ and a quickclot pressure bandage. Add 1 or 2 IFAKS to keep on person or close by and you should be good for most issues.
I believe the group is called Lone Star Medics and is run by Caleb. Any classes from them would be a great benefit. He is local to DFW and a shooter in some local classes my buddy lines up.
I attend the annual TTPOA CONFERENCE and they have had some decent classes on first aid trauma.


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[oljames3]

I was certified as an Army Combat Livesaver for many years. Since retiring, I've taken some civilian training. I can rec commend Lone Star Medics and Dark Angel.
https://www.lonestarmedics.com/training-events
https://darkangelmedical.com/training/

 

[texasjohnboy]

I carry a trauma pack (
https://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/trauma-pak-with-quikclot.html), CAT Gen 7 TQ, and a “build my own” small kit with band aids and such in my every day bag. In my range bag there are two trauma packs, a TQ, and another roll my own first aid kit.

I do have some upgrades that I feel need to be done such as Israeli bandage, chest seal, and more general bandages.