John Halbrook



First Aid Kit Resources





My Thoughts on first aid aid and trauma kits



There is no perfect first aid kit. This is a list of suggestions for building or improving your first aid kits





Every family should have a first aid kit in their home and one that travels with them. Here are some items we keep in our kits:



Boo Boo Kit

Start with the simple stuff. you will use more bandaids out of your first aid kit Than anything else make sure it is properly stocked


Stop the Bleed/Trauma Kit

In an emergency you need to know how to do the simple actions that will help save someone's life.

Tourniquet

Bulky trauma dressing

Gauze for wound packing

Chest seal or plastic to improvise a chest seal


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clean up stuff

Every first aid kit should have simple PPE

Non-Latex Gloves

Pocket mask

eye protection

clean up kit for biohazard

sharps container if you have needles

hand sanitizer

a small travel size bar of soap


Emergency Medications

Epi Pen (if you are prescribed)

Inhaler (If you are prescribed)

Narcan - Available free through many health plans

Aspirin - for chest pain 81mg chewable baby

Glucose


Over the Counter Medications

Aspirin

Tylenol

Benadryl

antihistamines


Broken Bones and Sprained Joints

Sam Splint

Cuban

ace wrap

triangular bandages


Bleeding

bandaids - various sizes

butterfly bandaids

4x4 gauge pads

roller cause

bulky cause dressings

steri strips

tegaderm


Assessment tools

stethoscope

pulse ox

blood pressure cuff

pen light


Tools

tweezers

bandage scissors

trauma/EMS sheers


Foot care and Rashes

Mole skin

New Skin

powder



Other helpful items

Duct tape




First Aid Kit Examples





Here are some examples of first aid and trauma kits large and small



This is my current vehicle kit



It si more than I need most of the time



Inside Kit



Items are organized by ues



Suture Supplies



Most cuts do not require sutures and if you need them you should probably go to the hospital



Tackle boxes and tool organizers make great kits



Organize to fit the needs of your environment



Over the counter kits are great



But they are oftern missing key items



Critical pieces should be labeled and organized for easy access



I make these epi pen pouches and patches so that everyone knows where they are in an emergency



Where's the first aid kit



Kits should be easily identifyable and accessible in an emergency



"Tactical Kits"



anything Tactical is made in black and probably costs more than it should



Chest kits are becoming more popular



This is a great kit from switchback outdoors



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