First Aid kits
 

On 11 Jul 2004 16:11:02 GMT, irate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:

My car came with an outstanding first aid kid, stored in the rear seat center
arm rest. It is chock full of bandages, tape, hemostat/scissors, and one of
those foil blankets to keep the "victim" warm, along with a pair of rubber
gloves. Most important is the first aid manual that accompanies the kit.

The way I drive, it should also contain splints, a blood supply (O+, thank
you), and a hymnal.

And all those poor pedestrians are grateful, I'm sure ;-)

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In article , Dave
LaCourse wrote:



The kid contains a variety of bandaids in several sizes, including butterfly
for closing a gaping wound, and giant ones (the size of your hand) for
*really*
band scrapes and cuts. It also contained tape, disinfective salve, ointment
for burns, bites, etc, and a small pair of tweasers for removing slivers, etc.

I carry one that was a giveaway in a fishing magazine, and includes a
loop for pulling barbed hooks out of fingers, etc, but this sounds much
better.

L

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Remover the rock from the email address

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In article ,
wrote:



I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits. This is
very handy for sealing annoying minor cuts or "new-skinning" blisters,
and could be a life-saver in the event of a major cut/wound. Make sure
to get the "dropper" type and not the "push pen" type. The kind I look
for is the stubby, round bottle with the screw-on cap.

didn't know this. Have you tried it? Does it work?

Lazarus

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Remover the rock from the email address

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Lazarus asks:

In article ,
wrote:



I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits. This is
very handy for sealing annoying minor cuts or "new-skinning" blisters,
and could be a life-saver in the event of a major cut/wound. Make sure
to get the "dropper" type and not the "push pen" type. The kind I look
for is the stubby, round bottle with the screw-on cap.

didn't know this. Have you tried it? Does it work?

Lazarus


Quite well. But be careful on which brand you use. The first one I tried
(can't remember the brand) caused more pain than the cut on my thumb. It
sealed the wound, but hurt like hell. The one I now use is called Nexcare and
comes in a small bottle with a brush applicator. It is excellent for sealing
cracked skin (my thumbs) in the winter. *Don't*, however, use in on an
infected would.


Dave

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Frank Reid writes:



I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits.
didn't know this. Have you tried it? Does it work?

Yes and yes.

--


And, most importanly to Frank, it seals the wound and is waterproof.

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wrote

I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits. This is
very handy for sealing annoying minor cuts or "new-skinning" blisters,
and could be a life-saver in the event of a major cut/wound. Make sure
to get the "dropper" type and not the "push pen" type. The kind I look
for is the stubby, round bottle with the screw-on cap.

HTH,

Is that the same stuff that looks and smells like clear fingernail polish?
It is great for those places like around your fingernails where it splits,
and hurts and burns like the dickens, but you can't really do anything about
it. Good stuff. You could probably put a dab here and there for flyfishing
situations.......................

Steve

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"riverman" wrote in message
...
A friend skinned his elbow playing basketball, and came to me for some
antiseptic and a bandaid. He figured I carried some in my vest because of
all those hooks swinging around, etc. Funny thing is that it never crossed
my mind to have a First Aid kit with me while I'm out on the water, but
considering all the times I've fallen trying to hop from rock to rock in
wet
waders, slipped on rough ground, face planted into bushes, etc, I think I
ought to.

My question: how many of us out there carry a small first aid kit in their
vest when they're fishing, or in their float tube? How many folks carry
them
in their car instead, and how many don't carry anything at all?

And what do you carry in them?

--riverman



I have a small first aid kit in my fishing jacket, and a very large one in
my car ( Required by law here anyway). All drivers here are also required to
have and maintain a current first aid certificate.

TL
MC

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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Frank Reid writes:



I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits.
didn't know this. Have you tried it? Does it work?

Yes and yes.

--


And, most importanly to Frank, it seals the wound and is waterproof.


Additionally, its interesting to note that SuperGlue was invented to be
used in place of interior sutures during surgery. Its specially formulated
to be particularly good at sealing flesh. We used it in the Grand Canyon to
seal these horriffic cracks we'd get in our heels from the dryness combined
with the constant immersion in river water. Works like a charm for cuts of
all sorts.

--riverman

First Aid kits
 

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Frank Reid writes:



I would add that a tube of "super glue" should be in all kits.
didn't know this. Have you tried it? Does it work?

Yes and yes.

--


And, most importanly to Frank, it seals the wound and is waterproof.


Additionally, its interesting to note that SuperGlue was invented to be
used in place of interior sutures during surgery. Its specially formulated
to be particularly good at sealing flesh. We used it in the Grand Canyon to
seal these horriffic cracks we'd get in our heels from the dryness combined
with the constant immersion in river water. Works like a charm for cuts of
all sorts.

--riverman

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
gy.com...
riverman wrote:
... Funny thing is that it never crossed
my mind to have a First Aid kit with me while I'm out on the water, ...

When I was a guide I was required to have one at all times and be
Red Cross certified to use it.


Ken, I didn't know you guided. What did you Guide, and where?

--riverman
(ex-Guide)