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Post by MrsFly on Jan 16, 2009 20:14:34 GMT 10
The first aid kit is one of the most important items to pack when going bush.
There are many kits available on the market today, however, you might prefer to make up your own. You should make sure that your kit is in a sturdy, resealable and waterproof container with all the items readily accessible. If you make up your own a plastic container such as a lunch box is good.
In my first aid kit I have, a first aid handbook; a pair of scissors; a couple of different types of tweezers; splinter remover; bandages of various sizes; assorted sterile dressings and band aids; a roll of adhesive dressing tape; gauze swabs; cotton wool; sterile eye pads; safety pins; disposable gloves; resuscitation mask; aluminum foil blanket; antiseptic wipes; sterile saline solution; stingoes; dettol; and antiseptic cream, panadol and mylanta.
Don't forget to check the contents of your kit regularly and top up the supplies.
Also check the "use by" date on any creams and lotions as they they have a limited shelf life.
Hopefully you won't ever have to use it.
Happy camping ;D Mrs Fly
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Post by sootyowl on Jan 16, 2009 21:20:24 GMT 10
You seem to have a lot covered the Mrs Fly
Wil should be able to tell us exactly what we should have in a modern first aid kit - he is an ambo! So over to you Wil !
Cheers Phil
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Post by leef on Nov 4, 2010 17:04:24 GMT 10
And a good and long piece of Compression Bandage to treat the snake bite,just in case..Leef
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Post by Riffo on Aug 19, 2011 22:09:35 GMT 10
Just thought I would chime in late to include ibuprofen. While panadol is good it does bugger all to reduce inflammation if you roll an ankle or something similar. Also good to add a smack pack (instant ice pack when you smack it) Pack a couple of pairs of gloves if you can. Nothing worse than throwing some on and ripping them and being confronted with some red stuff and no gloves. I've carried a fairly stocked first aid kit with me for years and have found it invaluable at times. My work as a paramedic might sometimes make me overprepared, but as I've found out it's better to be overstocked than under. It's not only handy when helping yourself, but also whatever or however you find around the next bend.
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Post by bigpud on Aug 21, 2011 13:28:53 GMT 10
A good reminder MrsFly I always take one but sometimes forget to throw in my backpack but never forget the snuffer and gold bottle
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Post by rkh28 on Jul 7, 2012 10:36:10 GMT 10
hey,maybe frownded upon but in my first aid kit is a skin stapler,being a butcher by trade + do a bit of home slaughter stuff for other people so better to be prepared as sometimes can be fair way + remote from proper help,just my thoughts.
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Post by shivan on Jul 7, 2012 15:15:17 GMT 10
In my opinion its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
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Post by ghostbat on Jul 24, 2012 19:54:28 GMT 10
Someone has been watching Alien V Predator ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 20:49:44 GMT 10
A green whistle is a good idea for the more server pain when you go way out back but you have to be care full( I am not a fan of going to hospital so have a been known to sew myself up from time to time )
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