We're heading toward me not wanting to be here under good ol' Brandon's reign. :03:

Medical kit suggestions?

Lots of cheap ones advertised on Amazon, but which ones are good?

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Those that you fill yourself. :03:
Get information on the Internet about recommended items for the region you are in, get a set and then complete it, replace the contents as needed. Included set-items often also have low quality. Dont depend on default sets.


The regional fpcus is important. For exmaple in the US I see many kits including stuff you use for treating wounds from shots. In Germany, certain such specific items are often not included.



Always never mentioned: a small mirror. You cannot treat yourself in the face if you cant see.

Well I agree the best would be to build yourself, good idea about the mirror and it could also be used for signalling. Do you have one put together now?

I am interested into looking at what is available.

Amazon Best Sellers
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-...bs/hpc/3762881

CNN, The best first aid kits in 2023, tried and tested
https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/...first-aid-kits

Verywellheath The 8 Best First Aid Kits of 2023
https://www.verywellhealth.com/best-...d-kits-4169572

* I agree most seem to be crap, but is there a good purchase out there?

I'm paying attention because I need to carry a first aid kit soon, but I have no useful input.

I have seen a few of these first aid kit, what baffle me is that none of them had first aid kit for teeth in the kit.

Markus

Having been in the demolition trade for years, I built my own 1st Aid Kit.
It's packed into 2 metal Ammo cans.

I have pliers on my pocket knife, so for me that wouldnt be a problem. :88)

Couldn’t agree more.

I usually pack a roll of gauze some large gauze pads, an elastic bandage roll, tape, maybe some popsicles sticks and a wire splint, tourniquet, some bandaids. Antiseptics are a must just remember many have expiration dates.

Russian first aid kit:


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OK well if everyone wants to just posture instead of providing information, I will add my two cents that as long as I don't bleed to death in 10min I am sure I will be quickly transported to one of at least five top notch hospitals within throwing distance of my apartment.

I was just hoping someone might know a reputable company that makes good medical kits. Could be for in a car, at home, just in case on a camping trip. I wasn't looking for something that would carry me through a firefight in Africa against the Wagner group.

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Because there's a huge variety of these first aid kits.

I made a search for both first aid kit and tooth aid kits and I found a lot of different pack of first aid kits and some tooth aid kits. So I did not know what to post.

We have a private ambulance service here in Denmark called Falk. I use to have their first aid kit.

I post this homepage 'cause here you have a decent mount of first aid kits and other important things to stay alert.

https://www.redcross.org/store/first-aid-supplies

Markus

^ Great idea! I didn't think to look there :up:

You mentioned camping, that’s why as a backcountry camper I recommended bandaids for the little boo boos. The elastic bandage roll for ankle injury. tape for finger splints and maybe a wire splint, a triangle bandage for use as a sling or a tourniquet, gauze pads or roll for deep cuts from a hatchet or knife cutting wood. Antiseptics are a must just remember many have an expiration date. Oh, one more thing maybe a packet of bleed stop if your really gushing

IMO only, Much of the stuff in those prepackaged kits anyone can live and survive without. If there is something useful in them you have to sift through all the zippers filled with dozens of crap lotions, creams, anti diarrheal, catheters, aspirins, antacids, motion sickness, baby wipes, cough and cold meds, rubber gloves, masks, iodine tablets, just to find what you really need.

Unless you’re camping next to a hospital. My recommendation is prepare for the bad things that could happen which would prevent me from just getting in the car and go see a doctor. Also everything can fit neatly in a ziplock bag and stored in an easy access fanny pack or outside pocket of a backpack.

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I was just hoping there might be something legit to buy outright.

Exactly the reason I built my own 1st Aid kits.
50 packs of Aspirin is pretty worthless. Not to mention every swinging Richard on the Site would raid those instead of buying them for their hangovers!

On job sites it's illegal to have your kit locked. So I stopped stocking Aspirin and minor stuff. Just the important stuff to handle bad injuries. Aspirin don't help when a Guy cuts an arm needing 37 stitches!

The most important first aid kit consist of two small tin/copper cup and a bottle of ones favorite bottle of alcohol. :D

Markus

For band-aides I'd suggest the fabric ones over the plastic style.
Then learn how to x-cut them for fingers and such. They hold better and last longer. Toss in a roll of electrical tape also. A million+ construction workers swear by electrical tape for 1st aid!
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I kept yellow, red, and green rolls of electrical tape.
Red for Gonna need stiches.
Yellow for keep an eye on it.
Green for just stopping blood drips from getting all over.

You must learn the components anyway, because even sealed packages do not last forever and the sterility is guaranteed only for 2-4 years or so. You should and must check the kit at least once a year, check the dates, and replace individual components. Quality Medikits in mostly orange coloured hardcase boxes often have (in Germany at least) a date marked on the case that indicates until when the content is guaranteed to be sterile.

Check youtube for "medkit, medikit". A few outdoor and prepper videos there focussing on them.