Christmas present - First Aid Kit

[Wagtail]

We've discussed having a fire extinguisher on our tractor, in our 'shop' and around the house (kitchen, fireplace, etc...) but I'm wondering about First Aid Kits.

Good ones. The type of kits sold by "St. John Ambulance" or the Red Cross. I've got a few 'ready use' kits around the property, one in the ute and I've even put a few 'essentials' in the "document holder" canister thingy that's on the ROPS. The Good One (with a first aid manual) is in the house AND is prominently displayed (ie: not stored in a cupboard where no one can see it).

I've even bought kits for friends when I've noticed that there isn't one in their workshop.

What say you?

 

[riptides]

Have one hanging by the fire extinguisher in barn. Has extensive bandages and compression material in it. Is a great idea.

 

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[Wagtail]

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...birthday-present-post5880867.html#post5880867

Well perhaps you were the inspiration for starting this thread.

I reckon that a really good First Aid kit is one of those presents that may seem 'lame' to the recipient but, the first time they use it (need it) they will always remember your thoughtfulness. Plus it's a personal warm-fuzzy feeling just knowing that they have it.

 

[BRMyers]

I have a small First Aid Kit like the one linked below. It is compact and fits in the tractor cab without being in the way. I keep a larger and better stocked kit in the vehicle.

Amazon.com: Xpress First Aid 3 Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit: Industrial & Scientific

 

[Tinhack]

It's not enough to buy a FAK. You need to know how to use it and teach those around you how to administer First Aid. You also need to make a commitment to keep it updated. Much of the contents in those kits have expiration dates. I have some basic FA articles in the barn and shop--Band-Aids, New Skin, Neosporin, tweezers and gauze pads. However; more importantly, is knowing when to head to the house or ER for assistance.

Forgot to add: Keep your Tetanus shots current. :2cents:

 

[Thomas]

Have one in work shop downstairs also in the shed just never know the older one gets.

 

[BRMyers]

It's not enough to buy a FAK. You need to know how to use it and teach those around you how to administer First Aid. You also need to make a commitment to keep it updated. Much of the contents in those kits have expiration dates. I have some basic FA articles in the barn and shop--Band-Aids, New Skin, Neosporin, tweezers and gauze pads. However; more importantly, is knowing when to head to the house or ER for assistance.

Forgot to add: Keep your Tetanus shots current. :2cents:

Fully agree. After 20 years as a medic, without the skills to use the equipment, the best first aid kit/trauma bag in the world will do you no good. Many places will offer (prior to COVID 2020) free CERT classes. It is a good 40 hour class to help those without basic first aid/emergency response skills to gain the basic training and knowledge.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Mostly just a waste of money. Lots around for promotional stuff and corporate X-Mas gifts. Not much in them you ever use. Most people need small bandages and sterile cream. You want to make me a good gift. Buy be a few boxes of banages, sticky tape, gauze and sterile stuff. I actually like the cloth bandage stuff you can cut to size. You can keep the rest that comes in most kits. Bad accident and any reasonably clean cloth will work until medical help gets there.

 

[Smokeydog]

Have ziplock freezer bag of some bandaids, alcohol pads, betadine pads in the tractor tool box. More supplies in shop, truck and at home.

 

[Tinhack]

Instead of "sticky tape", which is a torture item on any body part with hair, I prefer the self-stick stretch tape. It sticks only to itself. It can be used several times if clean. Put your preferred antibiotic on a gauze pad then wrap it over the wound with the stretch tape.

Just got over a run-in with a shop press plate. All healed now. :thumbsup:

 

[gsganzer]

We had a thread going a while back about who makes a good first aid kit. I think the general concensus was to make your own with the things you think you'll need.

I've been slowly adapting the one I keep in my truck and it's become a merger between a first aid kit, trauma kit and survival kit. In fact, I was at a Sportsmans Warehouse today and bought this MTM case to store it all in (I outgrew the smaller soft pack I had). I placed the screwdriver in the picture to give it a scale reference. I keep a typical assortment of bandages, ointments, tweezers, scissors, but also blood clotting gauze, chest wound kit, eye flush, cold compress, space blanket, matches, water purifying straw. The whole idea was to have a relatively comprehensive kit for emergencies of all types that complemented other things I normally have in my truck (tools, duct tape, wire etc.). This box should fit perfectly under my rear seat.

 

[bigtiller]

We had a thread going a while back about who makes a good first aid kit. I think the general concensus was to make your own with the things you think you'll need.

I've been slowly adapting the one I keep in my truck and it's become a merger between a first aid kit, trauma kit and survival kit. In fact, I was at a Sportsmans Warehouse today and bought this MTM case to store it all in (I outgrew the smaller soft pack I had). I placed the screwdriver in the picture to give it a scale reference. I keep a typical assortment of bandages, ointments, tweezers, scissors, but also blood clotting gauze, chest wound kit, eye flush, cold compress, space blanket, matches, water purifying straw. The whole idea was to have a relatively comprehensive kit for emergencies of all types that complemented other things I normally have in my truck (tools, duct tape, wire etc.). This box should fit perfectly under my rear seat.
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That looks like a handy size and I like the "survival DIY box" wording on the lid.
I spent several minutes on their web site and couldn't find it.

You wouldn't happen to have a link would you?

 

[gsganzer]

That looks like a handy size and I like the "survival DIY box" wording on the lid.
I spent several minutes on their web site and couldn't find it.

You wouldn't happen to have a link would you?

MTM Survival dry box- Large

 

[Frankenkubota]

I own a 1988 BMW 325i convert, garage queen, had it for 27 years, my coffin.

It has a first aid kit, from the factory, written all in German, attached in my trunk. I popped it open once, maybe 25 years ago. It could be out of date.