First Aid Kits

[finnbear270]

My younger brother recently retired from a high stress arena on heli-med work, I take his advice on what is considered a good carry kit for stalking.
He always qualified his advice with "Take extra care, concentrate & don't overstretch what you are doing when working alone".... the usual cause of accidental injury.

 

[wytonpjs]

My younger brother recently retired from a high stress arena on heli-med work, I take his advice on what is considered a good carry kit for stalking.
He always qualified his advice with "Take extra care, concentrate & don't overstretch what you are doing when working alone".... the usual cause of accidental injury.

Sage advice but in the heat of the moment, I think every deer manager is guilty of that at some time - the well there’s shootable light so why not, it’s not too far to extract, I forgot about that ravine/river/ditch/fence between the firing point and strike site, and so on. Recreational stalkers are far too optimistic in their abilities and the confidence that it will be alright IMHO

 

[Greenmist]

St John Ambulance Travel and Motoring Workplace First Aid Kit BS 8599-1:2019

Buy our eco-friendly, St John Ambulance Travel and Motoring First Aid Kit, designed to treat an emergency in the workplace or while travelling. This kit confirms with British Standard BS 8599-1:2019.

www.sja.org.uk

A good and affordable kit, I have one in all vehicles. I have a more trauma based kit for chainsaw and shoot days and in the leg pocket of my chainsaw and shooting trousers (labelled first aid) I have an israeli dressing, tourniquet, face shield, foil blanket, vet wrap and gloves

 

[HonestJohn]

For roe stalking it’s basics that need to fit in my coat pocket without being annoying. Basically needs to fit in a fag pack size.

For hill or big woods, compact 1st aid pack that goes in rucksack, as risk isn’t higher per se but distance back to vehicle or nearest farm/other is substantially more, which is the risk increase, so account for needing to spend more time, travel further, or spend more waiting time.

 

[3595wilk]

I sliced my finger open the other week and used loo roll from my emergency sh*t kit....a plastic bag and a zip tie.

Lateral thinking aside, it showed me it was time to invest in a proper kit.

Bought the Wildpak trail XL kit from Nathan @Rocky Peak Outdoors and added tourniquet and Israeli bandages. That's in the car and now carry steri strips, wipes and a sealed Israeli bandage when I'm out....oh and still have a plastic bag and zip ties handy.....

 

[Eddie P]

For roe stalking it’s basics that need to fit in my coat pocket without being annoying. Basically needs to fit in a fag pack size.

For hill or big woods, compact 1st aid pack that goes in rucksack, as risk isn’t higher per se but distance back to vehicle or nearest farm/other is substantially more, which is the risk increase, so account for needing to spend more time, travel further, or spend more waiting time.

For a fag packet size option, look at olaes dressings. An improvement on Israeli dressings.

 

[Morkai]

In my IFAC I carry:
Haemostatic gauze (celox, but avoid the granules, ever tried getting powder into flowing fluid?)

If you did want some granules as well as the gauze, they are available in a plunger syringer type setup for getting them into a wound.

Celox-A 6g Pre-filled Haemostatic Granules Applicator

HIGH SPEED DELIVERY. Treats injuries fast with the power of Celox Granules in a pre-filled applicator. Injuries such as blast or knife wounds are very difficult to treat and often lethal. Celox-A is a unique applicator delivery system pre-packed with 6g of Celox Haemostatic Granules and designed...

www.medisave.co.uk

 

[norsk]

How far from road access are you people hunting?

Some of these kits look like more than I take on two week long wilderness hunts.

 

[finnbear270]

How far from road access are you people hunting?

Some of these kits look like more than I take on two week long wilderness hunts.

Femoral stick wound ............... Three minutes?
It isn't always about knives either, clearfell can do it too.

 

[Eddie P]

If you did want some granules as well as the gauze, they are available in a plunger syringer type setup for getting them into a wound.

Celox-A 6g Pre-filled Haemostatic Granules Applicator

HIGH SPEED DELIVERY. Treats injuries fast with the power of Celox Granules in a pre-filled applicator. Injuries such as blast or knife wounds are very difficult to treat and often lethal. Celox-A is a unique applicator delivery system pre-packed with 6g of Celox Haemostatic Granules and designed...

www.medisave.co.uk

Even with those applicators you need to wound pack afterwards, so you're better off carrying z-fold gauze and knowing how to wound pack properly

 

[Jh1986]

The one I carry has an Israeli bandage, tourniquet, a couple of plasters for any little nicks, and eye wash stuff because that's always a bugger

 

[Loler UK]

Even with those applicators you need to wound pack afterwards, so you're better off carrying z-fold gauze and knowing how to wound pack properly

100% the impregnated gauze is the way to go much more effective than granules via an applicator

 

[MAH]

self-amalgamating sports bandage.

It is fantastic stuff.

However, if you buy the product from a farming supply shop, it's still made by 3M, and you'll save some cash.

M

 

[Jameshenry]

Having recently bought a wildpack trail xl kit from @Rocky Peak Outdoors , today was one of those days you dread but thankfully not as bad as it could of been, had my stepson here helping out cutting some hedge wood with the chainsaw, literally just left him for 10 mins to nip off to get something and my phone was ringing , "Father I've cut my leg with the saw" jumped back in the truck and drove back there not knowing what to expect, grabbed the first aid kit and applied the trauma bandage, about a 3 inch cut just above the top of the chainsaw trousers, could of been a lot worse, a trip to minor injuries had it cleaned and stitched up in no time, did it need a trauma bandage , probably not, but just goes to show you just never know when you might need it,

 

[Greenmist]

Having recently bought a wildpack trail xl kit from @Rocky Peak Outdoors , today was one of those days you dread but thankfully not as bad as it could of been, had my stepson here helping out cutting some hedge wood with the chainsaw, literally just left him for 10 mins to nip off to get something and my phone was ringing , "Father I've cut my leg with the saw" jumped back in the truck and drove back there not knowing what to expect, grabbed the first aid kit and applied the trauma bandage, about a 3 inch cut just above the top of the chainsaw trousers, could of been a lot worse, a trip to minor injuries had it cleaned and stitched up in no time, did it need a trauma bandage , probably not, but just goes to show you just never know when you might need it, View attachment 413947

Shouldn't a cut above the chainsaw trousers be on the torso and not the leg?

 

[Jameshenry]

Shouldn't a cut above the chainsaw trousers be on the torso and not the leg?

They are Stihl chap type leggings and he probably didn't have them tightened up tight enough to his belt

 

[Greenmist]

They are Stihl chap type leggings and he probably didn't have them tightened up tight enough to his belt

Ahh right,

 

[Radstorm]

First aid kits go great with training with competent like minded trainers - finding one that is your type of people is the key - most first aid at work courses don’t do trauma based injuries and they raise an eyebrow when you mentioned gunshot wounds