Gadgetgeek wrote:I think that in a group its valuable to have one larger first aid kit with better variety, and everyone else has a personal blister and boo-boo kit that is super light. That way you have the good stuff, and the weight penalty is shared by the group, as someone else can take a bit of the load. My personal kits will only ever get so small just due to my own paranoia (not worried about myself getting hurt, I know that will happen for sure) but also meeting up with someone who is in grief. If you go solo, you might as only carry what you can use on yourself, so mirrors are good, suture kit.... not so much I think.
taipan821 wrote:I always like it when everyone is carrying their own kit
1. my kit is lighter
2. if a walker has to pull out no equipment has to be reorganised
3. should something bad happen, the distributed system works out to be better than the one big kit.
LachlanB wrote:You don't need 15 crepe bandages on one daywalk- no group is going to get that many snakebites.
Strider wrote:LachlanB wrote:You don't need 15 crepe bandages on one daywalk- no group is going to get that many snakebites.
Hopefully this is a typo
spot ontaipan821 wrote:I am studying to be a paramedic, I have industrial medic qualifications and I am often carrying the large first aid kit during search and rescue operations...
that said, my first aid kit for hiking weighs 180 grams.
some tricks
- a sterile triangular bandage is both a bandage and a pad for bleeding control
- carry 10cm compression bandages only, no other bandage is needed, enough to bandage your leg
- a fabric medical tape (leukotape) is your bandaid, your moleskin and your tape to patch things back together
- saline is cool to have, but clean drinking water will do a better job (one gram salt to 1 litre of water = saline in bulk quantity)
- ditch the bag and go with a sandwich zip lock bag
hope that helps
remember, many people react to inflammatories like Ibuprofen. Paracetamol may be safer. Also, 300mg aspirin tabs might also be good to have in there for walkers who suffer a heart related incident. It can reduce the risk of blood clots.crollsurf wrote:First-aid is a personal thing but If its bad, abandon and get out of there. Worst case, fire off the PLB. We all pay taxes, don't be scared to use the PLB if it is potentially life-threatening.
PLB
Snakebit bandage with indictator. Dont want to take but had too many warnings not to.
Iburprofen, pain killer
Band-aids, 1 big, couple of small
Pawpaw Ointment, Vasoline for Aussies
Eye drops, 4x single use plastic vials.
Deet in small spray bottle.
Sunscreen, sometimes, in small tube for top of hands and if traversing snow.
Quick-eze.
Imodium, for the runs on longer walks. Thats just me and dehydrated food!
Creditcard penknife (sissors, tweezes, needle, knife)
Tinea cream, thanks North Sydney Pool.
Tough tape which I carry for repairs.
And probably the most important, dont take risks.
roysta wrote:remember, many people react to inflammatories like Ibuprofen. Paracetamol may be safer. Also, 300mg aspirin tabs might also be good to have in there for walkers who suffer a heart related incident. It can reduce the risk of blood clots.
taipan821 wrote:aspirin is an anti-platelet medication: it stops the clotting action of the blood and is very effective (its given by paramedics if problem is cardiac). so If you have a laceration be very careful! .
GPSGuided wrote:taipan821 wrote:aspirin is an anti-platelet medication: it stops the clotting action of the blood and is very effective (its given by paramedics if problem is cardiac). so If you have a laceration be very careful! .
It’s not that bad for lacerations. Only significant for major operations or trauma where the bleeding surface area is large.
ChrisJHC wrote:No one carrying Glad Wrap any more?
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Strider wrote:LachlanB wrote:You don't need 15 crepe bandages on one daywalk- no group is going to get that many snakebites.
Hopefully this is a typo, but in case you’re actually carrying the wrong kit, it’s an elastic bandage that’s required for pressure immobilisation following a snakebite, not crepe.
davidf wrote:People should not walk in groups of ten.
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