That little first aid kit.

[David Dobedoe]

That little first aid kit you carry on your tool belt or harness is really really useful when you need it!

 

Last Wednesday one of my mates at work managed to hit himself in the face with a chainsaw brake handle hard enough to break it and do considerable damage to his forehead.

 

Really pleased that I was able to just pull out a “large wound” dressing and slap it on. At the time there was enough blood about to think it was the chain that had done the damage. It was a proper mess and he needed looking after quickly.

 

I try and remember to always carry mine. Not everybody does.

 

Fortunately the good nurses and doctors of the NHS have sorted him out and he was well enough to be back at work cutting on the Friday (despite doing a good impression of the Franckinstein monster)

[tree_kid_ni]

totally agree!! its good knowing that if things are to go wrong youve instant coverage! mines permently on my harness aswell as one in my clombing bag then of course the big one in the lorry!

 

 

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[agrimog]

simple first aid kit lives on the braces for my chainsaw trousers, and an israeli battlefield dressing taped inside my chainsaw helmet, thats one bit of kit you shouldnt forget....ever.....lol

[ShooTa]

yes but finding the isrealy dressings is a pita ( still got my army issue one in my big first aid kit) - also want to obtain some of the US quik klot wound hemorrhage insta stop gum stuff.

[Joe Newton]

simple first aid kit lives on the braces for my chainsaw trousers, and an israeli battlefield dressing taped inside my chainsaw helmet, thats one bit of kit you shouldnt forget....ever.....lol

 

 

Inside the helmet may not be as clever as you think. The space between the webbing and the helmet is a buffer zone. There to cushion your grey matter from an impact. Storing something there could potentially compromise the effectiveness of your lid.

 

Shame really, as it's a handy place for a first aid kit.

[H-A]

yes but finding the isrealy dressings is a pita

 

 

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There are loads on the Bay.

 

H-A

[Grass hopper]

Have a look at S.P services there in the UK and have everything.

[felixthelogchopper]

Inside the helmet may not be as clever as you think. The space between the webbing and the helmet is a buffer zone. There to cushion your grey matter from an impact. Storing something there could potentially compromise the effectiveness of your lid.

 

Shame really, as it's a handy place for a first aid kit.

 

Also a possible issue of not being able to remove the helmet in the case of a spinal injury.

[agrimog]

if something hits your helmet hard enough to comprimise the space , your not going to need the dressing, its going to be a wooden box, its in there for quick acsses for use on others, I tend to work with trainees a lot, and have had to develop the ability to look in 3 different ways at once, common sense is a much lacking ability these days....lol

[kev7937]

if something hits your helmet hard enough to comprimise the space , your not going to need the dressing, its going to be a wooden box, its in there for quick acsses for use on others, I tend to work with trainees a lot, and have had to develop the ability to look in 3 different ways at once, common sense is a much lacking ability these days....lol

 

I think the point is that it stops the helmet collapsing and doing its job properly, its like filling the crumple zone on a car up, the shock goes straight to the soft bits you're trying to protect.