Posted: 7/13/2011 5:37:14 AM EDT
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Hey guys...a recent embedding of a treble hook in my hand while surf fishing showed me how deficient my 'first aid kit' is...IOW...THERE ISN'T ONE...I used hand sanitizer and electrical tape when I was done removing the hook. Anyway...I fish Padre Island National Seashore (PINS), and it's remote...no cell phone coverage, no help, you are 100% on your own. Injuries can be benign and minor to something as horrific as a shark bite. Jelly fish and stingrays are common, and most injuries are likely to be puncture wounds and gashes and cuts. Any First Responder/EMT/Medic types that have input for me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Clatu
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| A great place to start would be some simple pressure bandages, some gauze, a CAT tourniquet and add this to the prepacked car first aid kits you can get at wally world. After that consider first aid training and develop your own kit based on what you feel capable of treating. |
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Hey guys...a recent embedding of a treble hook in my hand while surf fishing showed me how deficient my 'first aid kit' is...IOW...THERE ISN'T ONE...I used hand sanitizer and electrical tape when I was done removing the hook. Anyway...I fish Padre Island National Seashore (PINS), and it's remote...no cell phone coverage, no help, you are 100% on your own. Injuries can be benign and minor to something as horrific as a shark bite. Jelly fish and stingrays are common, and most injuries are likely to be puncture wounds and gashes and cuts. Any First Responder/EMT/Medic types that have input for me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Clatu Not a medic, but I am Infantry, and have received CLS (combat life saver) easily 5 times, probably more. A lot of this is combat geared, but I don't see why it wouldn't work just as well in the civilian world... Tourniquets - if there is bleeding on any limb, you're best bet is a tourniquet. Learn to identify different types of bleeding, bright red blood squirting from a casualty is arterial bleeding and very serious, this is the kind you want to use a T for. also get field dressings, israeli bandages are the shit. |
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A great place to start would be some simple pressure bandages, some gauze, a CAT tourniquet and add this to the prepacked car first aid kits you can get at wally world. After that consider first aid training and develop your own kit based on what you feel capable of treating. This is exactly what I did. that gives you all the little shit you could need (the $20 one, not the $10 one) and adding the major things listed above really round it out I keep some cheap white rags and bottle of water in my jeep along with my first aid kit, to clean areas around wounds, and giving a casualty who's lost blood some water is never a bad idea. |
| http://www.chinookmed.com/ is a great place to find the stuff that will be suggested for your kit. |
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Quoted: Does this need to fit in a pack, or will it stay in a vehicle? I use milk crates to haul my stuff in my truck. I have one milk crate with containers that have lures and line, etc. Anohter one has various fishing gear, leaders, etc. I'd just add another milk crate to haul it in. Short answer...stay in my truck. Thanks guys...keep the input coming, I appreciate it. CVN |
Here's my truck bag, which is a canvas tool bag with a couple of small plastic tackle organizers in it.
I should probably add a bottle of eye-wash to that. Since you fish you might want a clean pair of dikes in yours. Always have duct-tape nearby. Gorilla Tape is the best, imho. |