This weekend, and in a few weeks, I plan to take the boys scouts backpacking. This weekend is a 2 nighter/ 15 miler, and in July is a 5 nighter/ 30+ miler. I am actually getting a good sized troop (we might actually have 11 this weekend), so I have been thinking about beefing out my first aid kit a little better. Also, I have always considered my kit lacking something. And, I never liked the way I carried it before (just in a roll top bag). So, I went and bought a fancy Condor Rip Away pouch, and used my Flex Spending to fill it with high speed stuff. I put together a video showing what I put in the kit. A quick disclaimer first: This is the stuff I am trained to use. I thought about adding a few other things, but decided against because of lack of training in those things.
http://youtu.be/gxZymKOXwDg
For those who don't or can't watch youtube, I took a couple pictures.
Here it is all laid out in the pouch. Everything is tucked away, nothing is loose.
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Going from left to right, here is the left side:
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From top left, there are two baggies with small gauze squares in sealed packages, along with a bit of paper towel folded up.
EMT shears
tweezers
providone iodine solution for sterilizing water for irrigation
a 30 ml irrigation syringe
on the bottom left, steri strips for closing large cut
2 epi pens ( I have a scout who is allergic to bees)
Here is the middle section:
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Starting at top left is the green horse wrap. It is a self adhering wrap that is cheaper and larger than what Walmart sells.
Quick Clot
two pairs of gloves
middle left: blue cpr mask
4 inch Israeli bandage
bottom left: vacuum sealed compressed gauze
athletic cloth tape
triangular bandage
Here is the right section, from in the zippered pocket:
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Starting from top left: 1 suture kit ( I am not trained with this, I won't use it, only someone trained will, if available)
a bunch of butterfly bandages
triple antibiotic ointment packets
hydrocortizone packets
anti-diarrhea pills
chap stick
tylenol
advil
tape
Middle left: normal bandages
hydrocortizone pills
tums
heart burn- acid reflux OTC pills
bottom left: smaller bandages
iodine wipes
unknown pills (why you label pills) TRY THIS http://www.drugs.com/pill_identification.html
skin super glue
sewing needle in cardboard case
sewing thread on bobbin
gorilla tape wrapped around piece of plastic
feminine hygiene product
Here is the full kit laid out
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z...o/IMG_4064.JPG
It isn't as cool as Rick's, but I think it will do the job. I plan to attach it to the back of my pack on the outside, so that it is easy to get to, but out of the way.
Here is a review of the bag itself:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...415#post400415