First aid kits - What do you carry with you

[Grass hopper]

A few extra items I like to have in my kit ,

Eye wash both 20ml and 500ml bottle.

Field dressing a good blood stopper.

Pocket mask as well as revive aid.

Tape , lots off.

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Any one used one of these?

Arborist Trauma First Aid & Safety Equipment Kit by Arbaid

[Burytreeman]

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[likeitorlumpit]

It's not the kit- it's how you use it.

10man kit for a crew of 3 sounds like overkill but it's mainly more of everything.

Practice a couple of scenarios as an emergency and see how everyone reacts.

i.e. get someone to play 'hurt'. Then say go. See what happens. The first thing may be that one of the crew yanks open the kit all over the ground. Maybe another will not be able to read whats in the bandages as they need glasses to read. P'raps no one will think to call emergency number. You'd be shocked but it's the practical side that goes wrong when panic breaks out.

I agree with the duct tape(or maybe insulation tape) and a T shirt. There could be a lot of blood.

[likeitorlumpit]

Any one used one of these?

Arborist Trauma First Aid & Safety Equipment Kit by Arbaid

 

Got to ask- what is that in your avatar

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Sorry burytreeman I looked as well! That said I was knackerd last night! End of a great weekend.

 

 

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[Andy Collins]

I now carry the ArbAid kit, since a couple of weeks ago, and I've updated my FA training too. I also carry a First Responders kit, which is just as big, just as well equipped, but not in a yellow box, which I had until I got my ArbAid. Tbh I won the Arb Aid kit in the raffle here, and I would never have bought it otherwise. But now I feel it would tempt fate not to have it on site.

On my last course, it was suggested that we should have a defib unit on all sites too, and at £800 we would hardly have an excuse not to WTF?!!

I agree with the poster who said about preparation for an incident, knowing your roles and duties in case. Know where you are, know where the kit is kept, awareness of area, overheads etc for heli meds and so on.

[penfold]

Pete, I dont know if it applies to all bloodclotting granules but i read on the celox site that it is hypoallergenic and there have been extensive tests to ensure that there are no allergic reactions of any sort.