Woodland Injury First Aid Kit

[rendle555]

Hi guys, I've been sub contracting for about a year now, just starting to get my own contracts... I do alot of forestry, previously used the organising contractors first aid kits and stuff. But now I'm getting my own stuff I should sort myself with proper woodland injury first aid eg. bandages, tournequets etc... Does anyone know anywhere online that sell woodland specific first aid kits? I've had a look myself but can't seem to find much! Cheers!

[Dan Earp]

Try ArbAid bud👍

Brilliant bits of kit though would stretch mosts budget

[AlexB]

Get your self a good box, possibly even a peli case. Then just put in what you want. Much cheaper and there's nothing in it you don't want/need.

[SteveA]

I'd like to find out more about arbaid; the arb aid website is geing developed at the moment so not sure what's available? Arb Aid

 

FR Jones has some basic stuff on their site here, including emergency blood clotting: First aid, safety & knives | F R Jones and Son

[Paul Jenks]

Blood clotting agents are only to be used in extreme situations. For normal cuts where bloodflow can be contained by pressure or tourniquet the emergency services would much rather you didn't use clotting agents.

Good training and a couple of emergency dressings will get you through pretty well anything. Failing that good training and your hand or t-shirt or sphagnum moss will do.

[SteveA]

Blood clotting agents are only to be used in extreme situations. For normal cuts where bloodflow can be contained by pressure or tourniquet the emergency services would much rather you didn't use clotting agents.

Good training and a couple of emergency dressings will get you through pretty well anything. Failing that good training and your hand or t-shirt or sphagnum moss will do.

 

I know very little about pro first aid but what you've said makes good sense to me. Where's a good place to go for training? (South Wales).

[Paul Jenks]

I'm sure there'll be nearer people to you who have trained in Wales who can give advice on that one.

We use an expedition company to do ours as they cover off some really nasty stuff. Don't recall the name, I'll endeavour to get the details and post. Everyone operationally gets this and all the office staff have a first aid cert.

[aspenarb]

Our H&S policy states we must have at least one qualified first aider on site at all times and the first aid kits are numbered to support the amount of workers they are effective for. ie a five man kit, in our case it must also include the eyebath and large wound dressing.

 

Bob

[rendle555]

Cheers guys! yeah im a qulified first aider, have done a woodland injury course too, just need the kit now!

[JLA Arborists]

I'd look into getting a few military first field dressings. If it goes wrong with a saw it'll probably be quite nasty.