What's in your first aid kit?

[vicandug]

Hi guys...
So many things to think about. (For Ug anyway)
He is a man of lists and his latest is the first aid kid. I don't want to take 20 gazillion band aids and Panadol, just what's needed.
So tell me what's in your first aid kit?

[scarps]

Bottle of pain killer - Jim Beam

[edz]

In no particular order
1st aid book, crepe bandages, elastic bandages, scissors, tweezers, scalple,magnifying glass, splinter picks, plastic tube, eye flush cup, mouth to mouth sheild, gauze pads assorted sizes, saline tubes, roll of strapping tape, roll of elastoplast bandaid, anti hystamine tablets, bettadine, burn gel, panadol, vicks, anticeptic wipes, tooth ache gel,  lighter, small high power torch, plastic bag, cotton buds, safety pins, small mirror . Note pad and pens.

[speewa158]

Stuff to try to put me back together after l do something really stupid ....its a given  . l just hope thers enough to do the job 

[Marschy]

Most off the shelf first aid kits lack two essential items. Bandaids and painkillers. Painkillers I can understand, but why do most first aid kits not have bandaids?

[scarps]

Stuff to try to put me back together after l do something really stupid ....its a given  . l just hope thers enough to do the job 

Duct tape and Silicone

[muzza01]

In no particular order
1st aid book, crepe bandages, elastic bandages, scissors, tweezers, scalple,magnifying glass, splinter picks, plastic tube, eye flush cup, mouth to mouth sheild, gauze pads assorted sizes, saline tubes, roll of strapping tape, roll of elastoplast bandaid, anti hystamine tablets, bettadine, burn gel, panadol, vicks, anticeptic wipes, tooth ache gel,  lighter, small high power torch, plastic bag, cotton buds, safety pins, small mirror . Note pad and pens.

Ours is a big kit for Cape York trips and a smaller one (basic) that stays in the CT.
Ours is similar to EDZ but we also carry a suture kit, quite a few compression bandages and if you have kids a tube of stingoes.

[MattNQ]

In no particular order
1st aid book, crepe bandages, elastic bandages, scissors, tweezers, scalple,magnifying glass, splinter picks, plastic tube, eye flush cup, mouth to mouth sheild, gauze pads assorted sizes, saline tubes, roll of strapping tape, roll of elastoplast bandaid, anti hystamine tablets, bettadine, burn gel, panadol, vicks, anticeptic wipes, tooth ache gel,  lighter, small high power torch, plastic bag, cotton buds, safety pins, small mirror . Note pad and pens.

what he said...plus space blanket, stingoze, instant cold pack, micropore tape.

[oldmate]

and don't forget about pets, if you take them. Our first aid kit propably has more crap for the 2 dogs then for us

[MattNQ]

Most off the shelf first aid kits lack two essential items. Bandaids and painkillers. Painkillers I can understand, but why do most first aid kits not have bandaids?

Our work remote area kits still have them.
One reason may be that some bandaids don't last well in the heat of a vehicle - the elastoplast type tape & bandaids do go all sticky if left in a vehicle for a long time.

[AdrianLR]

Spray bandage is probably the single most used item in our kit. Stings like hell but very effective at keeping first and water out.

Also duplicates of any special medication (migraine intranasal for my twice-a-year but often when we go camping migraines!)



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[Bird]

http://safetydave.com.au/first-aid-kits-and-supplies/outback-first-aid-kit/

plus splints and lots more.

[Ben.Archer]

My brother in law is a senior paramedic and when I questioned him this exact topic a few years ago thinking I would get a long list of critical items all he said was "only carry what you know how to use......"

I can see some sense in that, especially from someone who spends his life on the end of a helicopter wire pulling people out of remote area's...

[Patr80l]

My brother in law is a senior paramedic and when I questioned him this exact topic a few years ago thinking I would get a long list of critical items all he said was "only carry what you know how to use......"

I can see some sense in that, especially from someone who spends his life on the end of a helicopter wire pulling people out of remote area's...

Similar to the advice given on this forum in the past; "Do a First Aid course."

One thing with paramedics and us doctors, we have lots of toys we like to use.   A paramedic's first aid kit is the size of a small truck because it is a small truck.

[Hairs]

Stuff to try to put me back together after l do something really stupid ....its a given  . l just hope thers enough to do the job 

Speewa,
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[AdrianLR]

My brother in law is a senior paramedic and when I questioned him this exact topic a few years ago thinking I would get a long list of critical items all he said was "only carry what you know how to use......"

I can see some sense in that, especially from someone who spends his life on the end of a helicopter wire pulling people out of remote area's...

Only agree to some extent. Definitely don't include stuff that could be used to do more harm than good in the wrong hands but like a tool kit, quite often even if you don't know how to use it or aren't confident, someone will come along who can.


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[Spada]

Don't laugh, but a common injury is gravel rash (skinned knees / elbows when kids fall from pushbikes, or from falling down while bushwalking) so my kit also includes a couple of ladies sanitary napkins- they're sterile, absorbent, non stick, pre shaped to knees and elbows,  and cover a large area.

[MDS69]

Along with the common items listed above we also have a broad spectrum antibiotic in powder form that can be made up into a liquid for administering orally.

[kiwi_camper]

Most off the shelf first aid kits lack two essential items. Bandaids and painkillers. Painkillers I can understand, but why do most first aid kits not have bandaids?

I agree Marschy. When I got our camping First Aid Kit (cost $100 mind you) I had to go and spend another $5 on bandaids. I have 8 and 11 year old boys and most of the time it's only bandaids I need. On the off chance it's something more, I have a fully equipped kit. Having a son who is a serious asthmatic, I can't afford to take any chances. I have found that if you have young kids, the kind of stuff you need in your First Aid Kit does differ a bit.

[Hairs]

Stingose, is a must especially if you have kids.
Something to take the sting away when they get bitten by ants or stung by wasps/bees.

[Marschy]

We also threw a tube of Savlon antiseptic cream in our first aid kit. Excellent stuff if you have chaffing.
Burnaid is also a must, particularly if you have small kids around campfires.

[Redcherokee]

Soove, Zyrtec, toe nail clippers, extra and normal strength painkillers, Rhinocort, tweezers that work properly, antiseptic spray, gelnet, ankle and knee braces, anti diarrhoea drugs, rehydration/electrolyte powder, aloe tube for sunburn, savlon.  Plus the standard bandages, scissors etc.

Basically take a comprehensive kit and add in the stuff we actually use.

[ewwreckers]

The usual bandages, tape, needles, tweezers, scissors, tubes saline, eye wash, savlon, Dettol, bandaid spray, one of those silver blanket things, instant cold pack, stingos, stop itch, hydralyte, sunscreen, aloe vera, tea tree anti fungle gel other stuff.
I also have a tablet box with codral, panadol, nurofen, son's epilepsy meds, ear plugs, sedatives, anti hystamins, gastro stop tablets, butter menthols, etc

[Patr80l]

Mine keeps getting bigger as I think of more stuff.

[TheOtherLeft]

Only agree to some extent. Definitely don't include stuff that could be used to do more harm than good in the wrong hands but like a tool kit, quite often even if you don't know how to use it or aren't confident, someone will come along who can.

Just hope that "someone" who comes along who decides to use everything in your first aid kit because they watched one of the many Emergency-type shows on the idiot box.