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by Divided Attention
Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: I need a first aid kit
Replies: 11
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Re: I need a first aid kit

I am not a huge fan of the prepackaged kits because the items are typically single use. (referring to the boo-boo kit) We carry a "Boo-boo kit" and a "Trauma kit" whenever we go shooting. For our Girl Scout outings / hikes we each had a little belt pack (camera case sized) with bandaids, a pair of gloves, antibiotic ointment, wound wipes and some pain reliever (tylenol) Mine has morphed and both kits include steri-strips to close a larger laceration and assorted bandage sizes. The big kit has Israeli bandages and the "big stuff" in it, as well as a tourniquet. I have a tourniquet in my car as well.

If you have the opportunity to take a first aid for range safety course I highly suggest it. We have taken 2 now, and learned a ton from both. They helped us decide what to carry, and how to safely and correctly use the tourniquets. I have medical training as a nurse, but we were taught "tourniquet bad!"; however, as with technology, things change, as has the practice/theory behind tourniquets.

I know you asked about a boo-boo kit, I am sorry I got off on a tangent - oh look squirrel!!

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