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I just put together a couple things for security and off duty PD friends at my hospital.
1. Some kind of Military trauma dressing. They're vacuum packed and smallish, and have straps that tie in place so you can put them on a really blood wound, over clothes or in the rain (where tape don't stick.)
My pick was the NAR OLES 4" combo dressing.
http://www.rescue-essentials.com/servlet/Detail?no=101
It has a big cloth dressing with stretchy straps that can be applied one handed. (Remember you may need to do this left handed on yourself while losing blood...) Also, behind the pad is about a half a roll of Kerlix like gauze. You can pull that out to pack a second wound, a through and through or long gash. Behind That, is a sheet of plastic to cover a sucking chest wound...
I usually only carry one or two. If you carry a weapon or work security you should really get something like this. I like NAR but other combo's are similar.
And... Quick clot. Get a dressing, not the powder. The powder is tough to use and can be useless or dangerous in the wind or rain. Only use the civi approved non-burning type available at REI or walgreens. Place or pack onto the gaping wound, stump and then dress over it with a combo dressing.
2. A C.A.T. tourniquet. Again, I can apply this left handed with my eyes closed and holding my breath. (Odd but if it happens to me thats about the time i'll have, the vision and dexterity will be fading...) There are a couple versions of Mil-spec tourniquets but the key is easily and quickly deployable in one hand and combat proven effectiveness. Those old triangle bandages barely work and should only be used in a pinch... they're better as a sling.
3. Gloves and a CPR mask and a pediatric Bulb Suction (from baby supplies)
2 pair of nitrile gloves and a collapsable CPR mask.
The bulb suction doesn't seem that effective, and only sucks 15-20cc's of fluid, but it will help clear an airway. Not much, but when your buddy gets knocked out by a blow to the chops that knocks out some teeth it's real handy.
4. S.A.M. splint. A 36" SAM splint is one of THE most versatile pieces of gear I carry. They fold flat and fit behind my packs water bladder, act as pack stiffeners, weigh next to nothing and can be used as splints for arms, hands, feet, ankles, legs and best of all... I can make a very effective neck/ c-spine collar. And not just a crappy make-shift splint, we use these in hospital and pre-hospital too.
Thats it. Basic ABCD and fits in a cargo pocket. The SAM is the biggest part which is why I have them as back stiffeners in all my packs.
Don't get distracted by alcohol wipes or 2x2 gauze or steri-strips and poison Ivy cream. For a small kit. I've seen hundreds of people dragged in from the field. For major trauma you want to keep them breathing, stabilize the neck, stop major bleeding and get them to the ER. All the stuff a band aid will treat usually doesn't need treatment. Stay simple, think Big.
(Read the following only if you want the looooong list...)
This is only for those with some training and is the base list for my truck kit/ range bag. It's based on our hospital ER disaster kit and various tactical med and backcountry med bags. I've carried various sizes of this list and found that even in the back hills of Utah I had the basic tools I needed.
A. Oral Pharyngeal Airways, Nasal Pharyngeal Airways and Combitubes (you can place them crawling under a car on a trapped victim...)
B. A better CPR mask with a small collapsable ambu-bag.
A 14 or 16 gg IV needle with an Asherman type valve for needle decompression.
An Asherman type adhesive chest seal
C. IV supplies with 250ml bags of NS. (You might use several in a trauma, but a small bag has many uses, eye wash, irrigation, chem decon, heat injury etc and with several small bags you can treat multiple injuries or infuse into multiple sites.
. Kerlix for packing, quick clot for hemostasis, (or combat gauze if you can afford it.) A bag of multiple size, type and design band aid's and little packs of Bacatracin, a small disposable skin stapler (great for quick scalp lac's until evac.) Add a couple 4x4's and you're set.
D. A couple more S.A.M splints, triangle bandage.
E. Several small mylar blankets. For heat injury, a small bag of saline dripping on some gauze on the forehead...
F. Stethascope, BP cuff, thermometer, scissors, flashlight... various small tools.
misc. Umbilical clamp, hemostats, nasal tampons, tooth putty...4 color electrical tape or markers in Red, Yellow, Green, Black for triage. 2 Signal Mirrors (ever try to bandage the back of your own head?) 3 Road flares. Good flashlight and inexpensive headlamp (think dark, rainy, searching for the second victim or dropped keys...) Put a red flashy bike light on the back (so you don't get hit by traffic.)
Medications. Without medical control it's tough to add meds.
I added a couple things to my "personal use" first aid kit... a couple Epi-Pens (the duo pen is best, has two doses,) extra strength tylenol, aspirin, ibuprophen, nitroglycerin, pepto tabs, Benadryl Redi-Strips (great for allergies, they dissolve in seconds) and Zofran ODT (anti-vommit pills.) and i forget what else...
But I can treat an allergic reaction, a heart attack, a sprain/ pain, most GI complaints, a fever and stop heavy puke'n so that's a start.
Another odd one, a tiny boat sized fire extinguisher clipped on the side.
Won't do much but maybe put out one person if they're on fire. (Good reason though right?)
Oh, and don't forget duct tape.