First Aid Kit recommendations

[cowtowner]

I have a cheap first aid kit in the plane. You know...band aids, cheap gauze, etc.

Been looking at upgrading it as I'm putting together gear in the new to me plane. Any already put together kits yall recommend?

 

[Stewartb]

I carry Adventure mountain explorer kits and add Quik Clot bandages. Google marine first aid and you’ll see lots of options.

 

[Bell206]

Any already put together kits yall recommend?

Yes. They come in many different sizes and inventories. However any ANSI-compliant first-aid kit should give you what you need.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

This is the basic kit I start with:
https://www.rei.com/product/113008/adventure-medical-kits-mountain-series-explorer-medical-kit
I add burn treatment pads and common medicines in labeled small ziplocs.

I also highly encourage both first aid/CPR currency (not just one class you had 10 years ago) and a Wilderness First Aid class, if you fly over remote terrain a lot.

 

[SamSES]

 

[Brad Z]

I prefer gaffer tape, but yeah.

 

[Brad W]

I'm a fan of make your own for 1st aid kits
A long time ago I took a CPR and first aid class that was hands down better than all the others I've sat through...and I've sat through a lot... it was a young EMT mostly getting off track telling real stories and gave a much better idea of what to expect real world. One of my takeaways was that the real need when there's serious 1st aid to be done is padding...lots of it. Not those little 2 inch squares of gauze but trauma pads (or maxipads, clean t-shirts, etc.), and some of the large triangular bandages to make slings and tie things off. Maybe some compression bandages
You really don't need a lot of that little stuff they put in those kits
for real world you just need a few band-aids, some creams and headache meds, maybe a little moleskin or KT tape in case someone gets a blister while you're on a trip...just normal vacation life stuff....not trauma
And for the aircraft I'd be inclined to include some survival type stuff

 

[GaryM]

That's my toolkit! Do I need a second roll for a first aid kit, or can one roll do double duty?

 

[Half Fast]

That's my toolkit! Do I need a second roll for a first aid kit, or can one roll do double duty?

I may need three. I use one for the copilot mute function.

 

[SamSES]

I prefer gaffer tape, but yeah.

Need the tight stuff for those sucking wounds lol

 

[Matthew]

My daughter, the teacher, just had an active shooter training day at school. A combat medic shared tales of what he had come across while trying to drive home the point "stop the bleeding". They got training on packing gunshot wounds and using windlass style tourniquets.

My normal FAK is mostly bandages, gauze, tape, shears, and a bottle of disinfectant. I take this with me to every bbq contest I cook in, I'm the cut man. If things require stitches I can at least get the cut covered so someone can get to a clinic and get it cleaned out and sutured.

For an airplane? Well, I think light duty for a cut or scrape on the ramp during preflight, and then loaded with some heavy duty trauma supplies like a tourniquet, clotting agents, combat bandages, and splints would cover most things while waiting for rescue in case of a bad landing. Back country supplies are probably more elaborate. Add a good first aid book and maybe extra batteries for a handheld?

 

[SamSES]

My daughter, the teacher, just had an active shooter training day at school. A combat medic shared tales of what he had come across while trying to drive home the point "stop the bleeding". They got training on packing gunshot wounds and using windlass style tourniquets.

My normal FAK is mostly bandages, gauze, tape, shears, and a bottle of disinfectant. I take this with me to every bbq contest I cook in, I'm the cut man. If things require stitches I can at least get the cut covered so someone can get to a clinic and get it cleaned out and sutured.

For an airplane? Well, I think light duty for a cut or scrape on the ramp during preflight, and then loaded with some heavy duty trauma supplies like a tourniquet, clotting agents, combat bandages, and splints would cover most things while waiting for rescue in case of a bad landing. Back country supplies are probably more elaborate. Add a good first aid book and maybe extra batteries for a handheld?

Active shooter training?

Fear porn

 

[Matthew]

Active shooter training?

Fear porn

Pretty much. But they also get to say, "Looks like we need to add $400 trauma kits to each classroom." I suggested a $5 car rescue hammer for their rooms for breaking out windows for escape. Maybe that makes too much sense. It's a rural high school, the kids could make it to their cars, arm themselves and be on the offense well before any cops could get there.


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[<RP><]

4x4 gauze bandages, gauze rolls, triangle bandages, two CAT tourniquets, maybe an Israeli bandage, and a HALO chest seal. That list will help with most traumatic injuries, until a higher level of care arrives. Be familiar with how to use each item. Especially the CAT Tourniquets. I’m a 20+ year first responder and instructor.

 

[flyingron]

One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills.

I keep it there next to my miniature combination Rooshian phrase book and Bible.

Actually, the mine is somewhat similar to RPs. 4x4, lots of conformal bandages, some triangles, and other stuff. All derived from my paramedic days. I also have the first aid kit (mostly expired drugs) from a Independence Air Airbus. Keep a pair of tweezers and a bunch of bandaids. Those get raided a lot for non-emergent care. There's also a bullet (for biting) that we found in the back of Paul Bertorelli's rental car.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Whatever you carry, you need to know how to use.

Anything you know how to use is probably worth carrying…unless you know how to use a full emergency room.

 

[Zeldman]

Any already put together kits yall recommend?

Already put together kits are usually filled with items not needed or not enough needed items. I suggest putting one together yourself according to needs and skills. May I suggest....


One forty-five caliber automatic, two boxes of ammunition, four days' concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in rubles, one hundred dollars in gold, nine packs of chewing gum, one issue of prophylactics, three lipsticks and three pair of nylon stockings.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

One forty-five caliber automatic, two boxes of ammunition, four days' concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in rubles, one hundred dollars in gold, nine packs of chewing gum, one issue of prophylactics, three lipsticks and three pair of nylon stockings.

Spies Like Us, right?

 

[flyingron]

Spies Like Us, right?

Doctor Strangelove.

Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good time in Dallas Vegas with all this stuff.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

Doctor Strangelove.

Now I need to rewatch Spies Like Us to see if they stole the line.