First aid kit

[AJarb]

Have mine on the harness and does get caught a bit but I think its worth it. Cut myself with the silky a couple of times and been handy to have it right there!

If you get a bad cut high up having a blood stopper could be a life saver...........

[Rich Rule]

carry an army field dressing in my leg pocket easy to access and at the end of the day plasters etc are a pain in the backside to mess about with in a tree, if it's bad then slap a dressing on it and bail out of the tree

 

same here

[AJarb]

I would highly recommend the Proclimber Personal First Aid Pouch. Had mine at least 3 years maybe even 4. Rarely comes off and never opens.

 

[tommer9]

If you get a bad cut high up having a blood stopper could be a life saver...........

 

Says it all.

[John Shutler]

i have a berghaus mobile phone pouch on the back of my harness which contains a large wound dressing and a pack of cellox, it zips up and is real durable and is the size of a 2 packets of 10 fags, cost about 8 quid

[treemonkey4]

I keep mine inside my helmet. Used it a few times whilst using a silky!

[Mike Hill]

Are there any recorded instances of Climbers saving their life through applying wound dressings before decending?

 

It would be interesting to know on what parts of the body climbers most often cut themselves whilst aloft.I am betting that its arm or hand.In the case of either injury,the time spent fumbling for a first aid kit on a harness and then attempting to apply it one handed might be better spent decending?

[Tree Man Tom]

Are there any recorded instances of Climbers saving their life through applying wound dressings before decending?

 

It would be interesting to know on what parts of the body climbers most often cut themselves whilst aloft.I am betting that its arm or hand.In the case of either injury,the time spent fumbling for a first aid kit on a harness and then attempting to apply it one handed might be better spent decending?

 

 

I assume, if you were badly injured and needing rescue, you could patch yourself up whilst the rescuer gets to you.

 

But if your in need of rescue then your probably pretty screwed, and not going to be in a posistion to apply "first aid" to yourself.

[Mesterh]

Are there any recorded instances of Climbers saving their life through applying wound dressings before decending?

 

Dont know but I know of 2 lads that if they hadnt got to the ground in time to get the blood stopped they woulda died!

 

Serious cuts to arm.

[Heads up]

Are there any recorded instances of Climbers saving their life through applying wound dressings before decending?

 

It would be interesting to know on what parts of the body climbers most often cut themselves whilst aloft.I am betting that its arm or hand.In the case of either injury,the time spent fumbling for a first aid kit on a harness and then attempting to apply it one handed might be better spent decending?

 

Thats pretty much my thinking mike, if i do have an accident i want to get on the deck asap then sort myself out.