ShootyBang
Well-Known Member
Had a great night out stalking last night-- two good stalk-ups, two ~70m head-shots in a munty buck and then a pricket (pictured). Felt very accomplished. Then, gralloching the fallow, I did a dummy and (not even while doing anything tricky) I ran my trusty Russell Belt Knife across the back of my thumb. Luckily nothing serious, just a flesh would. Within a about 2 min I had it staunched, steri-stripped, and bandaged (pictured). There was some claret spread about, still!
Should I wear a steel or kevlar glove? YES. That's not the topic here.
The question is: what first-aid kit do you keep on yourself when out?
Here is what I usually have on or near me, also pictured:
(1) In the truck, a trauma kit. Combat-Applied-Tourniquet (CAT), First Field Dressing (FFD), Ackerman Chest Seal, Cellox Packet, gloves, and a CPR breather-mask. This sits where I can reach it from the driver's seat. [Twice in my life now I've deployed this stuff at car wrecks, not to speak of Afghanistan]
(2) When at the range/shooting comps, I have an "ouch pouch" on my gun belt. Very similar. CAT, FFD, Cellox, Gloves.
(3) In my bino/chest-rig when out stalking: steri strips, cleaning wipes, gauze and adhesive dressing. This is what I deployed to seal up my hand last night, before getting back to Truckasaurus. I might add a roll of medical tape. My logic is to be prepared for the most likely mechanism of injury, which are:
Does anyone else carry first-aid stuff on them? If so, what? If not, what's your reasoning?
Should I wear a steel or kevlar glove? YES. That's not the topic here.
The question is: what first-aid kit do you keep on yourself when out?
Here is what I usually have on or near me, also pictured:
(1) In the truck, a trauma kit. Combat-Applied-Tourniquet (CAT), First Field Dressing (FFD), Ackerman Chest Seal, Cellox Packet, gloves, and a CPR breather-mask. This sits where I can reach it from the driver's seat. [Twice in my life now I've deployed this stuff at car wrecks, not to speak of Afghanistan]
(2) When at the range/shooting comps, I have an "ouch pouch" on my gun belt. Very similar. CAT, FFD, Cellox, Gloves.
(3) In my bino/chest-rig when out stalking: steri strips, cleaning wipes, gauze and adhesive dressing. This is what I deployed to seal up my hand last night, before getting back to Truckasaurus. I might add a roll of medical tape. My logic is to be prepared for the most likely mechanism of injury, which are:
- Knife cut (even with kevlar/steel gloves)
- Cut on wire or antlers
Does anyone else carry first-aid stuff on them? If so, what? If not, what's your reasoning?
