Snake Bite Kit
I keep a pint of Jack Daniels in case of snake bite.
I also keep a snake handy...
A couple years ago I busted my face pretty good while surfing at Pivates, but there is not much room to keep a first aid kit on a surfing SOT, and trying to apply bandages in the surf zone.....
It might have been nice to stop the flow of blood before it had a chance to attract company.....
Always
And use it at least a couple of times a year. One of those things you HOPE to never use, but you will. WW
Bandaging your own head wounds
another good reason to carry a small signal mirror.
Forgot about it, but have one in same pocket with first aid kit and duct tape. Always there. Takes up almost no room.
i carry…
a bottle of ambisol-sp , 1/4tube hydraquartazone, a few bandaids, duct tape, and large bottle of Vitamin I . i dont consider the flare gun first aid tho i guess it is
Be prepared…
A simple first-aid kit can be as simple as a zip lock bag with a few different size bandages. Never know when a blister can ruin you day or a small cut. I carry a kit all the time as well as duct tape. Don’t forget the toilet paper either.
Have a safe one,
Tom
Experience with first aid kits
I have been a scout leader and started carrying a first aid kit in my car when kids were under my responsibility. . When you are around kids doing things outdoors you are going to have bad cuts, broken bones, sprains, bleeding head wounds, fishooks, cholla cactus massacres and other adventures. Almost all of these have been from kids not under my responsibility but nobody else had a first aid kit. I carry a good first aid trip on overnight paddling trips. My car kit has been used for treating lots of surfing accidents (deep bleeding cuts) including bad Sting Ray misadventures and very nasty cuts and abrasions from a rock jetty ( I was glad I had the tweezers to pull the muscle shells out of my own shins). When you are in mexico or a deserted section of the coast having materials to stop bleeding, disinfect and clean wounds etc is worth having around.
Great question. I have different kits.
I love making kits. My AFA, WFA and CPR certs turned me into a fanactic. Have different ones for different trips. #1 is the day trip kit. Consists of the usuals. Gloves, Band Aids, gauze, ibuprofin and tape. #2 is the weekender kit. Same as one, just more of it with a Sam splint, allergy pills, irrigation tube, some crevats and a burn kit. #3 is the tripper kit. Same as two, but with an epi-pen, penicillin.
We learned in class, an hour away is wilderness. And the First Aid necessary is different from urban.
Sherpa
Always carry one
My first aid kit is based in a Sawyer paddler’s kit with additions. The Sawyer kit has a really neat dry bag which seduced me.
Anyway, the kit comes in hand. A couple of weeks ago during pool practice someone cut his leg and my kit provided the bandage.
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I will start carrying one, after my last little episode with the boat trailer and my toe! I have a little backpacking one that would be fine for yacking. Also what good is a first aid kit if you know nothing about first aide? Sometimes it’s more then just a cut or scrape! They offer many classes in this. I get mine every year, matter of fact I am scheduled to take the class April 27 from 8-1600
Roll of duct tape and tampons
Seriously. Minor cuts and such can be dealt with using just the duct tape. Major bleeding, duct tape and tampons. Broken bones, duct tape and driftwood (I'm a river paddler. Wouldn't work at sea, of course). Dislocated/separated shoulder, place arm in 'sling' position, wrap tape around arm and body. Broken boat, apply tape to hull. Etc etc...
Here’s a link
to a great article on First Aid Kit essentials.
http://www.backpacker.com/article/1,2646,150,00.html
For those of you who don’t want to read it here’s the doctor’s recommendations:
Gloves
Cloth tape
Ibuprofen
Irrigation device
ACE bandage
Full-size SAM Splint
2nd Skin or equivalent
Precision tweezers
Pencil
The two necessities I add are: 1) a tube of super glue for sealing up life-threatening cuts. 2) Imodium AD or some other anti-diarrheal.
People always ask me if I thinks it’s safe to put super-glue on an open wound. I’m sure it’s not good for you, but if it saves you from bleeding to death, who cares?
-MEAT
We carry one!!
It does’nt matter if it is a day trip or a weekender.In my opinion,it is very important to have one with you when going on trips as paddlers,hikers,and bikers do.Just one wrong move with a knife,for example,can make for a bad day.It’s even mandatory at work that we have one on every truck in case a small accident may occur.And they most certainly do.I think it is pretty smart to have one around.Be safe everyone.
Wayne
Once again…
how can anyone justify not carrying a first aid kit? Same as not needing to know how to get back in your boat. You never know when something will happen to you. Even if you are paddling in an inhabited place, why take the risk.
I keep a kit in my emergency pack that goes from the Jeep to the day pack to the drybag for paddling.
Someone please explain why the DON’T carry one all of the time. I don’t get it!
useful items
Vet Wrap. It’s wide and sticks to itself without being sticky. Strong, light, sheds water, some stretch. Great for compression bandaging and splinting. Also, you can unwrap and check a wound and rewrap if you are careful. Doesn’t sag like an ace bandage when it gets wet. Cut or tear to length.
I also carry one or two cotton bandanas. Two can make a variety of slings. Endless uses.
OK, OK
Went to Outdoor World and purchased one, hope I’ll never have to use it.
Way to go.
We hope you don’t need to use it either but when you do, you’ll be glad we pushed you.
You can’t plan for an accident to happen.
first aide kit
duct tape and super glue, the duct tape can also fix your yak
Day Trips
I mostly do day trips where I am always near help.
BUT, there are some thing sI MUST take:
Moleskin
Bandaids
Hand Sanitizer,
sun screen SPF75+ (Arizona)
Sun Burn lotion
Comb (cactus) and Tweezers
These are almost required… especially when you gt blisters, sunburn or bump into a cactus (floating downthe river or on shore when you pee)
Anything else is extra and situational. Like on the ocean, I’d take desalination tablets, on an overnighter I’d take water-purification tablets. If I added hiking, I’d add ace bandages…
desalinisation tablets?
Never heard of such a thing. How do they work and where can you get them?
first aide kit
adolphs meat tenderizer and one of those chemical hotpacks for jellyfish stings .for that occasional man o war tentacle that comes up on your paddle, the heatpak is the best, it breaks down the venoms protien enzyme rapidly…and is what the emergency room will do first,heat the affected area;the meat tenderizers is good but not as effective as heat,and take benadryl if its real bad. Do Not Apply Ice!, unless you like lingering excrutiating pain.