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Okay. Got a small one that I carry in my vest (a couple of 4X4s, some tape,
sinus tylenol, baby asprin, tissues and bandaids. All in a double ziplock)
I have a Swiss Army knife with scissors and tweezers. I try double duty
items (tissues are also toilet paper and compression bandage).
I've got a full size kit in my truck that is just short of including a bone
saw (swiss army knife can do this anyway). The only thing I don't have is a
splint, but I can make this out of newspaper or whatever.

--
Frank Reid
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one extra item i've been adding to my first aid kit is/was quite unexpected
for me, but i guess i have to admit to growing old and the effect of life's
pressures these past few years.... alka-seltzer. the lemon flavored
version.


eric
fresno, ca.

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one extra item i've been adding to my first aid kit is/was quite unexpected
for me, but i guess i have to admit to growing old and the effect of life's
pressures these past few years.... alka-seltzer. the lemon flavored
version.


eric
fresno, ca.

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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:18:31 +0200, "riverman" wrote:


"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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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.


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.


Not _quite_, IIRC, its invention, but close. IIRC, when the US Army
found out about it (in the early stages of the US involvement in
Vietnam), they quickly started using it in the field, became a large
buyer, and that helped further develop it.

Also, keep in mind that medical grade glue and "Super/Krazy Glue" are
slightly different in formula. I've had the "store" variety used on me
in early childhood, and used it myself since I was 7 or 8, and had no
reaction. I've talked to doctor friends who also swear by it and say it
is as safe as the medical grade, but as always, YMMV.

TC,
R
--riverman

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Mine consists of a Cutter snake bite kit, After Bite brand anti-itch
stuff, duct tape for heel blisters and just about everything else, and a few
Dilaudid to take care of the pain while being driven to the hospital. Oh
yeah, don't forget the HMO card.

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Mine consists of a Cutter snake bite kit, After Bite brand anti-itch
stuff, duct tape for heel blisters and just about everything else, and a few
Dilaudid to take care of the pain while being driven to the hospital. Oh
yeah, don't forget the HMO card.

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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:11:59 GMT, eric paul zamora
wrote:


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


I've gotta second this.... i bought some a year ago to use on my little
girl if it was ever necessary, adding to the rest of the stuff i have at
home.

a few months later, i tried it on myself, first time out of the box. i had
a little paper cut which bled well at the beginning but was more of an
inconvenience than anything else. i thought the stuff would seal it up
pretty good. well, it DID, but for the first half an hour after aplication,
it hurt more than anything i could recall. i immediately (after recovering
enough) sat my little girl down and showed her the blue box and the little
glass vial the stuff was package in and lectured her to NEVER allow anyone
to apply it to her, ever.

That sounds like New-Skin (googling it up ought to confirm), and that
and similar "liquid bandaids" aren't the same thing as store or
medical-grade "super glue," which is something like "cyanoacrylic."
I've been told by people I trust that the only differences in the two
grades of "super glues" is the carrier, the cost, and the medical-grade
stuff packing, etc., is sterile.

TC,
R

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Darndest thing.........


Just went to Ace for some cable connectors. At the checkout counter, they
got these tweezers with a magnifying glass on them!

Well, OF COURSE, I bought one.

Steve

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"George Adams" wrote in message
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From: "riverman"

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?

I carry one in my car. The contents, to the best of my memory a
Several sizes and shapes of bandaids.
Large and small gauze pads.
Tape
Alcohol wipes
Anti bacterial ointment.
Merthiolate
Roll of gauze
Ace Bandage
Finger splint
Scissors
Tweezers
Latex gloves
Aspirin
Aleve
Immodium
There are probably a few more items that I have forgotten. Over the years,
I've
used every item listed except the finger splint.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only
dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller



add to that list some tea bags- they contain tannic acid, which serves as an
excellent hemostatic agent. you wet them and apply them to the wound.

snake

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"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:05:07 -0500, 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.


How do you use it ? Apply it to the open wound or
try to push and glue the skin together ? If you
put it on an open wound, what does that accomplish ?
Sealing it from exposure ? I accidentally got some
on a cut while I was tying flies I cheat by putting
a bit on "here and there" :-) and I was surprised
to find tha it hurt pretty badly.

I haven't used it on a really bad open wound yet. But it really helps when
you have a split at the end of your finger, right at the corner of the nail,
or around the nails where you can't get a bandage to. It keeps the skin
from parting every time you squeeze something and that stabbing pain from a
tiny wound in the right place. It helps to heal it, and by the time it
wears off, the wound is just about healed. I keep daubing on more if the
wound isn't healed yet. I think it also helps keep the skin around a wound
from pulling on the sensitive part, like a butterfly bandage does.

Steve