Arb Aid

[Xerxses]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/11646-new-arb-first-aid-kit-market-arbtalker.html

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/15509-first-aid-ultimate-arbs-kit.html

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/20040-trauma-bandage-availability.html

[David Humphries]

Thanks Tobias, had searched & seen the middle thread but didn't catch the others.

 

Cheers for posting.

 

 

Shouldn't you be up a 60ft pine pole chogging it down with a silky?

 

 

 

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[Xerxses]

Thanks Tobias, had searched & seen the middle thread but didn't catch the others.

 

Cheers for posting.

 

 

Shouldn't you be up a 60ft pine pole chogging it down with a silky?

 

 

 

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Saved that for tomorrow, but managed to crownlift 2 limes, fell a whitebeam and in the afternoon do a reduction/crownlift over road on 2 poplars... but also managed to oversleep this morning....

[JamesonARB]

looks a cool bit of kit an ivalueable when its needed but i cant afford that! ill stick with my little red stein pouch!

[rovers90]

The case the kit is in looks either like a Peli or a Storm case in which the majority of the cost is in the case itself. Peli cases are crush proof, dust proof, water tight, will float, were used on the Camel Trophy,etc etc so they are not cheap.

[David Humphries]

Anyone seen this? Arborist Trauma First Aid & Safety Equipment Kit by Arbaid

 

Arborist Trauma First Aid & Safety Equipment Kit by Arbaid

 

 

 

Little update......

 

I and a few colleagues had a demo yesterday, of the Arb Aid Trauma kit.

 

Firstly, be aware I'm not trying to sell this product, you're all big girls & boys, & can make your own minds up without me trying to sway you.

 

Personally, I found that the creator of the Kit has a very good working knowledge of the type of hazards, scenarios & occurances that we potentialy come across in this Industry on a daily basis.

 

The cost will no doubt (which has already been offered up in this thread) cause people to question what they are actually getting for their money.

 

From my perspective on what I found, (& I had a good look and play with samples of everything in the case) the opo will be provided with items of first aid that actually are practically designed for the application of saving lives during the potential of a major trauma on the typical sites that we all work in & around.

 

 

I'm hoping he doesn't mind me using his ongoing experience, but Dave (who had the very serious & life threatening accident with a stump grinder last year) is the exact type of real life injury that a kit like this, is specifically designed for.

In his case, (from my understanding of the accident) quick & level headed thinking is what saved the situation that day. But I'm sure that an Arb Aid Trauma Kit would of had a very real & active role in application of first aid in a situation like that.

 

I'm not going to go into a breakdown of each & every componant here, as that's more than sufficiently covered on the website.

 

Arborist Trauma First Aid & Safety Equipment Kit by Arbaid -Kit Contents

 

 

 

Some of you may be thinking................Typical LA 'big bucks' mentality !

 

Too much money on their hands !!!

 

Well, all I would say; is that the credit pinch is every bit as real in Local Authority World at this time,

and substantial budget cuts & job losses are not just a threat.

 

Procurement & facilitating of all equipment at this time particularly, is on a very need to have basis, and with that,

we have had a very hard look at the purchasing of these kits for our teams & how it sits together with recent Casualty Rescue Training.

 

 

That's about all I want to say on the subject.

 

My advise is get hold of one of the kits at the next trade fair, have a really good look inside at the contents then have a chat with the company rep, but most of all, have a proper look at what you currently have as first aid provision and ask yourself..........

 

 

is it good enough?

 

 

 

 

Have a good/safe day

 

 

 

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Edited February 15, 2011 by Monkey-D

[Craig Johnson]

dave

would your standard 3 day 'first aid at work' course cover you to use all the exta bits in this kit that are not in your regulation (1981)box or are we moveing on, to a higher level of first 'responder'?

[David Humphries]

dave

would your standard 3 day 'first aid at work' course cover you to use all the exta bits in this kit that are not in your regulation (1981)box or are we moveing on, to a higher level of first 'responder'?

 

 

 

I believe the standard training would still suffice Craig.

 

Apart from the dedicated Tourniquet, which is obviously a specialist piece of first aid equipment that needs serious thought around how & when to use it.

(there is a manufacturers sheet supplied)

 

 

We recently invested in a day with an Arb minded paramedic to focus on casualty rescue & handing over to emergency services.

Coupled with setting rescue lines, practising aerial rescue & having access to quality specific first aid provision is a very good bench mark to aspire toward as far as I'm concerned.

 

 

 

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[Hodge]

I spoke to Greg Sutherland last week about the trauma kit, he is a nice guy and a freelance arborist so he knows the industry. I too was shocked at the price but the more I found out about it the more I liked it. I had a look at the first aid kit in the van and well it's in poor condition, water had got in and damp, it's in a right mess so after pricing up a new first aid kit I don't think the trauma kit is too bad and it's tax deductible. I will be getting one soon.

[David Humphries]

Good move I reckon Hodge.

 

 

yeah, I found Greig to be a sound type of guy.

 

 

The Arb aid box really is solid, looks like it will last forever.

water proof & air tight

 

 

 

 

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