Personal Medic Kit

[AGreeff]

http://blsmedical.co.za/index.php?pa...mart&Itemid=29

Check the above link, I buying one for my range kit. Its way cheaper then those at commercial stores and seems quite comprehensive.

[Revolver]

Lovely, this is now going to degenerate to a tampons vs sanitary pads debate.......
Having said that, nice thread.

[Marcv]

Heheheheee, they are for exit wounds and/or higher velocity entry wounds, usually the biggest bleeders

For 9mm you may want to concider lady pad and surgery a.s.a.p.

Can see were this is heading

[Marcv]

Get yourself some Quickclot, its the best thing to have in a trauma setting these day's It'll help solve that small little 9mm problem as well

[ikor]

I would guess that in SA, like pretty much anywhere else where there are roads and cars, trucks, etc. you or another in your party are most likely to get injured in a motor vehicle crash, so if you have your vehicle with you, you also have the ability to add a few items in addition to what that 200x200mm pack can hold.

While tampons can work, IMO they are not first choice unless you are flat broke or just forced to work with what you can find at the corner store. Sterile gauze is cheap and easily available, as are latex or nitrile (more durable than latex) gloves. I always have at least one 4inx4in Israeli battle dressing or similar as well as a good, easily applied tourniquet. (I prefer the CAT new version in bright orange). The old rules for tourniquets have been proven to be BS for the most part and #1 priority for serious injury is to stop blood loss, even before establishing airway in bad cases.

As soon as they become available in SA (and supposedly that will be very soon) get a pack or two of the QuikClot Combat Gauze...much better for larger wounds than trying to cram several sponges in. Get the later folded package rather than the roll...medics found the rolls were, well, rolling off, into the blood / mud etc as they were trying to work. A good pair of proper medical type sissors is great so you don't have to try and cut clothing off of a screaming bloody victim while they are flailing around. I keep an Asherman chest seal in my bag as well, but as noted, my bag is a bit larger than yours, and certainly there will be a limit to what you can carry if you want or need a med kit that can be carried on your belt, etc.

Also, get and keep handy a small 'boo-boo' bag / pack containing things like small / medium BandAid plasters, burn dressing for minor burns, anti-bacterial ointment for scrapes and scratches, tweezers, sunscreen etc. and don't let your kids or friends rob from your main pack for stuff like that. (they will if you let them)

If not available from suppliers in SA you can order much from Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/C-A-T-Combat-A.../dp/B003IPZRYI

http://www.amazon.com/QuikClot-Comba.../dp/B001E1CLTC

http://www.amazon.com/The-Emergency-.../dp/B003HLNPTC

http://www.amazon.com/Rusch-Asherman.../dp/B0015TE9N4

IIRC Doc Dave is doing his level best to put the info together for a civilian based 'TCCC' (tactical combat casualty care) type class within the year. Remember, he also has to work and IIRC is back in school too now. Don't let the 'combat' part fool ya. That is a military designation, but if you substitute 'critical' for combat you could maybe see how a part of tactical care for road accident victime would include not getting them run over by traffic while you were treating them.

[Jacq]

Number one if you are gonna be working with guns is small sized unscented tampons, seriousely !!!

I have heard of the use of tampons for gunshot wounds, but don't you think that this could cause additional tissue damage?
I have yet to meet someone who actually shoved a tampon into a gunshot wound, yet alone be there when it was removed!
If it should remain in place long enough for coagulation to properly set in, I can only imagine the trauma of removing that lump from the wound...
Won't wound dressing and pressure bandages be sufficient of am I wrong in the assumption of additional trauma?
My medical knowledge is not that advanced - would be great to pick the brain of an Paramedic or trauma doctor regarding this.

[KK20]

http://blsmedical.co.za/index.php?pa...mart&Itemid=29

Check the above link, I buying one for my range kit. Its way cheaper then those at commercial stores and seems quite comprehensive.

good prices !

[KK20]

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