From working in ER, I would add 4x4 gauze and plenty of it. Hemostats (fishing section of hardware store), alcohol, iodine or surgical soap. Also needle and thread. If you can, cotton or silk. Also wire cutters and pliers to get out nails and fish hooks. If you can ask your doctor to write for some antibiotics. I suggest augmentin (a penacillin base), cephalexin, Zithromax, doxycycline. Be careful of allergies
Add a head lamp in the first aid kits. It will leave your hands free while you have a light on your forehead. At one time, I worked for a company nurse that was in charge of maintaining earthquake sheds on the property of this company in California. They had one in each corner of the company's campus. All kinds of survival supplies in them that had to be "refreshed" once a year. She said in the first aid she added sanitary napkins of all sizes because they make great compression bandages with gauze wrapped around them. Also have extra batteries for the head lamp.
Kylene, as a fellow prepper I'm always tweaking my first Aid kits. Couple of things I think you need to add to your first aid kits are some type of hemostatic clotting items like quik clot and some Cat7 tourniquets for severe bleeds and some Hyfin Chest seals for chest puncture wounds! I personally carry 5 tourniquets in my truck in addition ton2 first aid kits from Refuge Medical. For example if you come upon someone who has a femoral artery bleed, without a tourniquet applied, they can bleed out in under 2 minutes! So needless to say tourniquets are extremely important. Just a couple of suggestions
Yes, and it has to be a tourniquet like the CAT7. Others are not strong enough to stop the blood flow, I have read. I am buying one today. Thanks for the other information you provide. More research will ensue... 🙂
My daughters learned how to make a small first aid kit in a plastic shoebox when they were in 4H. Just the basics, but it was easy to do. We entered the exhibit in the NYState fair that year and they won blue ribbons.
If you don't already have these with your first aid supplies, you might want to add: a headlamp and batteries, hand sanitizer, sterile drape(s), Mylar blanket(s), eye cup, eye magnet and loop, thermometer(s), fingertip pulse oximeter and batteries, blood pressure wrist cuff monitor and batteries, Israeli pressure bandage(s), tourniquet, Chux pads, notepad and pencil, raw honey, dental mirror, temporary dental filling kit, clove bud essential oil and cotton swabs, tongue depressors, sterile saline solution and syringe for wound irrigation, Calmine lotion, hydrocortisone cream, and Benadryl. Although not necessarily in the first aid category, at the Emergency Preparedness Expo in Maryland in August 2014, Cynthia Koelker, M.D., gave a very useful talk on Medical Preparedness in which she told us about several products available to the general public online that she felt everyone should include in their preps (assuming, of course, that they're preparing for a day when regular medical assistance might not be available). Here are the items she recommended: Casting supplies: 4” “Gypsona” brand plaster bandages (1 case) 4” Stockinette (1 box) 4” Cast Padding (1 box, synthetic is less expensive) 3” “Gypsona” brand plaster bandages (1 case) 3” Stockinette (1 box) 3” Cast Padding (1 box, synthetic is less expensive) (Dr. Koelker said if it's too expensive to get both 4” and 3” sizes, just get the 4” items because they can always be cut smaller if necessary). “Oasis” brand disposable skin stapler kit (with staple remover) (Dr. Koelker said staples are great for closing scalp lacerations. Sterile Nitrile gloves (These can be found online. Dr. Koelker said it's better to get a larger size than a smaller one so they will be less likely to tear) Sterile sutures with attached needles (mostly get 4-0 size but also some 3-0 and 5-0. The 5-0 is useful for facial lacerations and for children's skin. The 3-0 is useful for deeper lacerations) (We used “Unify” brand sutures from AD Surgical in the class. Dr. Koelker said that nylon sutures, although stiffer to knot and not dissolveable, are less likely to cause infections in the wound than are silk sutures. She recommended getting 18” long sutures instead of the 30” size) Needle Holder (with smooth edges, instead of a hemostat that has “teeth”) Sterile Drape(s) Mylar “space” blanket(s) (Can be used as a “clean” field on which to lay a patient to keep them off a dirty surface. They're not sterile but are pretty good). Lidocaine or Xylocaine (to numb an area to be sutured. If these are not available, you can try using tattoo cream or even teething gel for some numbing effect]. “Rapid Response” brand “Strep A” test kit “Dr. Mom” brand otoscope (to examine ears for signs of infection) “Sensi-Wrap” self-adherent bandages “Rapid Response” or “Phinex” brand Urinalysis reagent strips “Assess” brand Peak Flow Meter “Adscope” brand “665” disposable stethoscope(s) Irrigation syringes (to use for irrigating wounds and ears. They also can be used to suction out material from an abscess, etc.) Johnson's Baby Shampoo (for wound irrigation and, when diluted, for use as an eyewash). Over-the-counter medications that can be substituted for some prescription meds: AquaBan (use as a mild diuretic) Corn silk (from ears of corn, may possibly also work as a diuretic but Dr. Koelker hadn't tested it) Prevacid or Prilosec (in place of Nexium or Aciphex) Lotrimin or Gentian violet (in place of Nystatin or Diflucan) Nasalcrom or Nasonex (in place of Flonase) Bacitracin (in place of Bactroban) (Dr. Koelker recommended Bacitracin instead of a triple-antibiotic because she said Bacitracin is less like to cause an allergic reaction). Zaditor (in place of Patanol or Pataday) Over-the-counter insulin (in place of Humalog or Lantus) Asthmanefrin starter kit with nebulizer (To use if you can't get an Epi-Pen for an allergic reaction, such as a reaction to bee stings). Dr. Koelker's view was that even if you don't know how to use those items yourself, you should have them among your preparedness supplies so that, if you find someone to help you (such as a doctor, or nurse, or EMT, or even just someone who's taken a class on how to use them) they can use those supplies to assist you. Even if your own doctor is available in a serious, widespread emergency, she commented that most doctors won't have nearly enough medical supplies on hand, so everyone should try to accumulate their own.
I would add a "trauma" kit that at least includes a sharpie marker and tourniquet for arterial bleeding extremity wounds. Emergency trauma dressings, compact gauze for packing junctional wounds and emergency blankets, because hypothermia can kill. If possible have the family take a Stop The Bleed class near you. It's only and hour or two at most and is very informational. Great video, thanks for sharing!
Sanitary Napkins and tampons for wound care as well, razors, soap, an old fashion thermometer, a flashlight. Your kit could use that. We have a red 5-gallon buket for our 1st aid kits that has a gamma lid. We still have a lot to add to it. I hope my suggestions help. Great tip on pet medical items.
If you are thinking about shoving a tampon in a bullet hole DON'T. They have to be surgically removed and they are way too big to fit in a tyrannical bullet wound. Personal experience
I keep the little rubber ;tourniquets " used in clinics for blood draws or blood donations in many of my kits, handy for putting a little pressure on a wound or on a very small child or animal
Thank you for this valuable information and recommended first aid kit. There are already a lot of great additional suggestions in the comments. Maybe pictures of the family with name, birthdate, allergies etc. and/or a small notebook and pens to write down any medications given before getting to an ER would be helpful. Keep them in first aid tub and/or glove box, purse? If you are in an accident on the road people helping or medical responders may not be able to get information from you quickly. Bright red containers or a red cross on your tubs will draw attention to anyone needing supplies/info in them.
I have several first aid kits. Small one for my purse, small one in the glove compartment, better one in the travel bag (that one goes in and out of the car for longer trips. It's bigger and for more serious situations.) And an everyday first aid for minor stuff, and a bigger serious first aid kit in the house. I've used my purse one, and travel bag one most often.
Once again..youre in my head! Just a couple days ago, I BADLY tore off some skin of my shin. From crying and screaming (and praying) painful experience, I can recommend Telfa (non-stick) 4x4s (or 4 x 8s in my case) and not cotton. Peeling off dried-on cotton from a larger wound is soooo way not a good time. I'm having to re-stock everything but having it available when it was needed was a lifesaver. Silver cream and benzocaine spray are two items I restocked first and second. Vet meds rock!
Good morning, my dear, what you have there looks pretty good. About the wound suture set, the wound glue and the stapler: some wounds are on very hairy parts of the body, the hair around the wound must be removed. I would pack several disposable razors for that. Then the wound and the surrounding area must be thoroughly disinfected with an alcohol-free wound disinfectant (here the product is called "Octenisept", for example). Thorough disinfection is the be-all and end-all! Sterile cotton swabs are needed both for disinfection and later for the bandage, it is better to have a few more than too few. Your suture kit is non-sterile. It's okay for practice (and practice should be, even with the stapler and the glue, if an emergency occurs you don't have time to fiddle around and you might be too nervous), but it's not optimal for use on a wound, unfortunately . Either you have to clean it thoroughly with an alcohol-based disinfectant immediately before use (it can take 30 minutes for all critical germs to be killed) or you buy the required parts (actually just the scalpel and the surgical clamp) in sterile individual packaging. Before you start suturing, the area around the wound must be covered with a sterile cloth, otherwise you will pull new germs through the wound with every thread, since you inevitably touch the area around the wound. Please wear sterile gloves and then do not touch anything other than the suture material and the sterile drape. The suture material can be placed on this sterile cloth.A wound may only be closed within the first 6 hours, after that it must be assumed that too many germs have already multiplied in the wound, which would lead to massive wound infections despite thorough cleaning. Be careful not to pull the threads too tight, as every wound swells up at first. Change the bandage daily, if it is sticking soak the sticking pads with wound disinfectant. Disinfect the sutures with wound disinfectant, apply fresh sterile dressing. Remove the threads after 10 days at the earliest (disinfect beforehand). Don't pull the knot through the flesh 😅 that hurts badly. A little note on the glue: I've met people who would put the glue IN the wound - please don't! Press the wound together with one hand, only apply the adhesive on top of the wound edges. If a wound becomes inflamed, possibly even pus develops, be sure to remove the sutures or staples and consult a doctor immediately! Others have already written something about headlamps, tourniquets, etc. Fever-lowering painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen are missing (no aspirin, it inhibits blood clotting, bad for wounds). In a true emergency, I would want to have a reliable antipyretic on hand and not have to rely on whether something herbal (let alone homeopathic) would work adequately or not. After bleeding and wound infection, fever is the other big enemy. What good is a collapse (or febrile seizures in small children) if you can't adequately lower a high fever? Oh yes - a thermometer would be good too.There is so much that you can put in such emergency kits, including medicines, but ultimately you also have to know how to use them. I'm a nurse, my son a paramedic - we're basically "armed to the teeth", including IV fluids and IV drugs. And hope we never need it. Speaking of infusions: certain infusions for fluid intake can also be slowly administered subcutaneously. This is good, for example, for children (but also adults) who vomit repeatedly, so that they do not become dehydrated. BUT who wants to do that should urgently be taught by medical staff (how, what and how much) otherwise you can also cause great damage. I keep my fingers crossed for all of us that we never get into a medical worst-case scenario in which we somehow have to struggle through.
Really need a tourniquet in the kits, a run away bleed is something you have minutes at most. Emergency services will usually not arrive in time unless bleeding is controlled.
Great kits! This is something I could do a better job at maintaining!! I thank you for the reminder it’s past due time to do an inventory!!! The only thing I keep in mine that isn’t in yours, a side cutter. Why? Fish hooks! I’ve actually had to use mine. You have to cut the barb off the hook so you can remove it. It’s an awful experience but man! When someone gets a hook stuck it’s miserable!!! Self sufficient living in grid down situations will include fishing if your blessed with the resource. It’s not that rare for a hook to get stuck in the wrong creature 🫣 my hubby got stuck a couple winters ago while he and I where ice fishing. The fish flopped and the hook popped out and sprung right into his finger. That is the third time in my life I have partaken in hook removal 🙄
I always have a sharpie marker in all my kits. I had a trained EMS worker tell me to put that in. He said treatments and meds can get lost in transition. So writing what you gave on their arm helps when the patient gets to the hospital so their is no overdose or confusion and mix up. Also, maxi pads are good to have in case of heavy bleeding from a wound. They are made to absorb and may not stick as badly as gauze pads could.
Feminine pads to be used for larger gashes, plastic wrap for sucking chest wounds tape all sides except for a corner, keeps dirt out and allows air to escape, plastic tubes. Duct tape, markers, pens...
Great kit and I think we'll thought out. I am going to update parts of mine now. For a kit that is a household medical kit I might add an eyepatch (for easy things like a minor scratched cornea), and some dental things like oil of cloves, a cracked tooth temporary patch kit, and likely some dental probes and floss to get rid of stuff really stuck in teeth and gums. You did not mention other things that are OTC or similar. I suspect you just have them elsewhere. Things like insect bite/sting (or baking soda), pain relievers (e,g. Advil) , burn help (with intact skin aloe, lidocane, honey), thermometers, cleaning wipes/sprays for skin (e.g. alcohol), applicators (eg. cotton swabs) and such other little stuff. Some may come effectively from the herbals, but a others you might pick up cheap and long-lasting elsewhere now while the going is good (like antibiotic wound cream to save on the silver).
Best book I've found is The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide by Amy Alton. This book has everything with no fluff and for situations with no doctors/hospital. I bought one for each kit.
Povidone iodine, sterile saline for irrigation, irrigation syringe, triple antibiotic ointment for skin and for eyes, antibiotic wound dust. Regular suture kit or at least the zip tie kind. Roll cotton and plaster impregnated gauze.
Thanks for the video... tweezers... But for me a homeopathic remedy kit with no less than 100 remedies and a book on how to select the right one. BTW. 33x is actually a dilution factor. X = 10 ... so 33x is the substance is diluted 1:10. 33 times. The more dilute the more potent.
Thank you for this information! I've seen several people recommend staple and suture kits. If you had to use those how would you control pain? I would imagine the first "cut" or staple would make it difficult to continue the treatment. Thank you!
I don't know about sutures but staples are less painful than you think and using a numbing spray can help like dermoplast. That plus extra strength advil of about as good as we can do most of the time. Suturing an existing wound is very different than using a scalpel to cut or preform surgery.
If you don't know how to measure blood pressure, can't interpret the measured numbers and don't have any medication (the correct use and dosage of which you have to know) to correct a blood pressure up or down, that's just unnecessary ballast. Even with the best stethoscope, a layman cannot interpret breathing or heart sounds.
@@bittehiereinfugen7723 yes I know that but it’s something very easy to learn. It’s easy to hear an irregular HB and learning to take a BP can be very beneficial or you can get the cuffs that do it for you. BP is a good indicator of shock and other things that could go wrong
I would highly suggest a bigger homeopathic emergency kit. I'm not taking about the herbs ( although they ARE great) but expand on the arnica 33x and arsenicum 33x. To learn more look up Joette Calabrese
Very helpful information, thank you for sharing! YOU are definitely part of the solution! Your first aid kits look amazing! You really should consider selling them or at least selling a list of items and a how to book for your kits online. I would add Oil of Oregano to the kit. It’s an anti microbial, and it’s great for topical and respiratory infections. Just add 2 to 4 drops to about 6 ounces of water in a cool or warm mist vaporizer, or a mug. Breathing in this mist or steam will help to reduce the infection and loosen the phlegm. One or two teaspoons of Food grade Activated Charcoal mixed with 6 to 8 ounces water can be taken to neutralize ingested poisons and toxins, even food poisoning or overdoses of medications. It can also be used as a paste to treat topical poisons such as poison ivy. Pharmaceutical grade Manuka Honey is a natural anti microbial ointment. Clove oil is good for treating dental infections. White willow bark (powder, liquid, or capsules) or also Tumeric root (powder or capsules), mixed with black pepper and a few drops of avocado oil, grape seed oil, or olive oil are both great recipes for reducing inflammation throughout the body if you sip it in water like a tea. One half tablespoon of Food grade Diatomaceous Earth mixed with 8 ounces of water can be consumed several days to eliminate gastrointestinal parasites and worms. Pectin and water, apple juice and/or apple sauce is effective in preventing radiation poisoning before or after exposure. It helps to protect the thyroid gland. It’s most effective when it’s consumed at least once or twice daily. Preferably Before extreme exposure to radiation.☢️☠️
Do you have any documentation on the pectin and water or apple juice and/or apple sauce for preventing radiation poisoning. I've never head that. I'd love to see a source!
@@TheProvidentPrepper no I personally didn’t gather any documentation on this. But a prepper on You Tube who calls herself Lisa P did. She posted a video about it and titled it, “Prepare your diet to fight off radiation toxicity. Have these foods and supplements in your preps.” At about 14:40 minutes into her video, Lisa P sites documented case studies of how pectin, apples, apple juice and apple sauce protected children from developing radiation poisoning when they were exposed to nuclear radiation after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Below her video, Lisa P has listed several food sources and supplements such as stable iodine for preventing radiation poisoning and she also included a list of several other studies on the subject.
My only problem with Herbal and homeopathic treatments is none of them are FDA-approved and often give little indication of what is in them and at what concentration.
Think about alternatives.. if you have an old bicycle tube, cut out the stem and in two pieces. that can be used as a fornicate. since feminine products are 100% sterile (the new ones) you can use the maxy as a bandage for large wounds.. and if youre shot, you can use a tampon to plug the bu llet hole until you can get proper care from a doctor... I know that sounds odd, but that is the perfect sterile bandage to stop bleeding.. It may save your life. think outside the box and use common sense.
Hi Kylene. Thanks for the video. I would switch out the flashlight for a headlamp so you can work hands free (or keep them both in there).
From working in ER, I would add 4x4 gauze and plenty of it. Hemostats (fishing section of hardware store), alcohol, iodine or surgical soap. Also needle and thread. If you can, cotton or silk. Also wire cutters and pliers to get out nails and fish hooks. If you can ask your doctor to write for some antibiotics. I suggest augmentin (a penacillin base), cephalexin, Zithromax, doxycycline. Be careful of allergies
Add a head lamp in the first aid kits. It will leave your hands free while you have a light on your forehead. At one time, I worked for a company nurse that was in charge of maintaining earthquake sheds on the property of this company in California. They had one in each corner of the company's campus. All kinds of survival supplies in them that had to be "refreshed" once a year. She said in the first aid she added sanitary napkins of all sizes because they make great compression bandages with gauze wrapped around them. Also have extra batteries for the head lamp.
Kylene, as a fellow prepper I'm always tweaking my first Aid kits. Couple of things I think you need to add to your first aid kits are some type of hemostatic clotting items like quik clot and some Cat7 tourniquets for severe bleeds and some Hyfin Chest seals for chest puncture wounds! I personally carry 5 tourniquets in my truck in addition ton2 first aid kits from Refuge Medical. For example if you come upon someone who has a femoral artery bleed, without a tourniquet applied, they can bleed out in under 2 minutes! So needless to say tourniquets are extremely important. Just a couple of suggestions
Yes, and it has to be a tourniquet like the CAT7. Others are not strong enough to stop the blood flow, I have read. I am buying one today. Thanks for the other information you provide. More research will ensue... 🙂
My daughters learned how to make a small first aid kit in a plastic shoebox when they were in 4H. Just the basics, but it was easy to do. We entered the exhibit in the NYState fair that year and they won blue ribbons.
If you don't already have these with your first aid supplies, you might want to add: a headlamp and batteries, hand sanitizer, sterile drape(s), Mylar blanket(s), eye cup, eye magnet and loop, thermometer(s), fingertip pulse oximeter and batteries, blood pressure wrist cuff monitor and batteries, Israeli pressure bandage(s), tourniquet, Chux pads, notepad and pencil, raw honey, dental mirror, temporary dental filling kit, clove bud essential oil and cotton swabs, tongue depressors, sterile saline solution and syringe for wound irrigation, Calmine lotion, hydrocortisone cream, and Benadryl.
Although not necessarily in the first aid category, at the Emergency Preparedness Expo in Maryland in August 2014, Cynthia Koelker, M.D., gave a very useful talk on Medical Preparedness in which she told us about several products available to the general public online that she felt everyone should include in their preps (assuming, of course, that they're preparing for a day when regular medical assistance might not be available). Here are the items she recommended:
Casting supplies:
4” “Gypsona” brand plaster bandages (1 case)
4” Stockinette (1 box)
4” Cast Padding (1 box, synthetic is less expensive)
3” “Gypsona” brand plaster bandages (1 case)
3” Stockinette (1 box)
3” Cast Padding (1 box, synthetic is less expensive)
(Dr. Koelker said if it's too expensive to get both 4” and 3” sizes, just get the 4” items because they can always be cut smaller if necessary).
“Oasis” brand disposable skin stapler kit (with staple remover) (Dr. Koelker said staples are great for closing scalp lacerations.
Sterile Nitrile gloves (These can be found online. Dr. Koelker said it's better to get a larger size than a smaller one so they will be less likely to tear)
Sterile sutures with attached needles (mostly get 4-0 size but also some 3-0 and 5-0. The 5-0 is useful for facial lacerations and for children's skin. The 3-0 is useful for deeper lacerations) (We used “Unify” brand sutures from AD Surgical in the class. Dr. Koelker said that nylon sutures, although stiffer to knot and not dissolveable, are less likely to cause infections in the wound than are silk sutures. She recommended getting 18” long sutures instead of the 30” size)
Needle Holder (with smooth edges, instead of a hemostat that has “teeth”)
Sterile Drape(s)
Mylar “space” blanket(s) (Can be used as a “clean” field on which to lay a patient to keep them off a dirty surface. They're not sterile but are pretty good).
Lidocaine or Xylocaine (to numb an area to be sutured. If these are not available, you can try using tattoo cream or even teething gel for some numbing effect].
“Rapid Response” brand “Strep A” test kit
“Dr. Mom” brand otoscope (to examine ears for signs of infection)
“Sensi-Wrap” self-adherent bandages
“Rapid Response” or “Phinex” brand Urinalysis reagent strips
“Assess” brand Peak Flow Meter
“Adscope” brand “665” disposable stethoscope(s)
Irrigation syringes (to use for irrigating wounds and ears. They also can be used to suction out material from an abscess, etc.)
Johnson's Baby Shampoo (for wound irrigation and, when diluted, for use as an eyewash).
Over-the-counter medications that can be substituted for some prescription meds:
AquaBan (use as a mild diuretic)
Corn silk (from ears of corn, may possibly also work as a diuretic but Dr. Koelker hadn't tested it)
Prevacid or Prilosec (in place of Nexium or Aciphex)
Lotrimin or Gentian violet (in place of Nystatin or Diflucan)
Nasalcrom or Nasonex (in place of Flonase)
Bacitracin (in place of Bactroban) (Dr. Koelker recommended Bacitracin instead of a triple-antibiotic because she said Bacitracin is less like to cause an allergic reaction).
Zaditor (in place of Patanol or Pataday)
Over-the-counter insulin (in place of Humalog or Lantus)
Asthmanefrin starter kit with nebulizer (To use if you can't get an Epi-Pen for an allergic reaction, such as a reaction to bee stings).
Dr. Koelker's view was that even if you don't know how to use those items yourself, you should have them among your preparedness supplies so that, if you find someone to help you (such as a doctor, or nurse, or EMT, or even just someone who's taken a class on how to use them) they can use those supplies to assist you. Even if your own doctor is available in a serious, widespread emergency, she commented that most doctors won't have nearly enough medical supplies on hand, so everyone should try to accumulate their own.
Packing gauze, tweezers, medical scissors, Turniquit, bleedstop, burn gauze, antibiotic ointment, hydrocortisone cream, antihistamine, Tylenol, asprin, eye wash and eye patches...
I would add a "trauma" kit that at least includes a sharpie marker and tourniquet for arterial bleeding extremity wounds. Emergency trauma dressings, compact gauze for packing junctional wounds and emergency blankets, because hypothermia can kill. If possible have the family take a Stop The Bleed class near you. It's only and hour or two at most and is very informational. Great video, thanks for sharing!
Stop the Bleed class?? Where is that offered?
I just signed up for a Stop the Bleed class at my local gun range
Sanitary Napkins and tampons for wound care as well, razors, soap, an old fashion thermometer, a flashlight. Your kit could use that. We have a red 5-gallon buket for our 1st aid kits that has a gamma lid. We still have a lot to add to it. I hope my suggestions help. Great tip on pet medical items.
If you are thinking about shoving a tampon in a bullet hole DON'T. They have to be surgically removed and they are way too big to fit in a tyrannical bullet wound.
Personal experience
I keep the little rubber ;tourniquets " used in clinics for blood draws or blood donations in many of my kits, handy for putting a little pressure on a wound or on a very small child or animal
Thank you for this valuable information and recommended first aid kit. There are already a lot of great additional suggestions in the comments. Maybe pictures of the family with name, birthdate, allergies etc. and/or a small notebook and pens to write down any medications given before getting to an ER would be helpful. Keep them in first aid tub and/or glove box, purse? If you are in an accident on the road people helping or medical responders may not be able to get information from you quickly. Bright red containers or a red cross on your tubs will draw attention to anyone needing supplies/info in them.
I have several first aid kits. Small one for my purse, small one in the glove compartment, better one in the travel bag (that one goes in and out of the car for longer trips. It's bigger and for more serious situations.) And an everyday first aid for minor stuff, and a bigger serious first aid kit in the house. I've used my purse one, and travel bag one most often.
Once again..youre in my head! Just a couple days ago, I BADLY tore off some skin of my shin. From crying and screaming (and praying) painful experience, I can recommend Telfa (non-stick) 4x4s (or 4 x 8s in my case) and not cotton. Peeling off dried-on cotton from a larger wound is soooo way not a good time. I'm having to re-stock everything but having it available when it was needed was a lifesaver. Silver cream and benzocaine spray are two items I restocked first and second. Vet meds rock!
Good morning, my dear,
what you have there looks pretty good.
About the wound suture set, the wound glue and the stapler:
some wounds are on very hairy parts of the body, the hair around the wound must be removed. I would pack several disposable razors for that.
Then the wound and the surrounding area must be thoroughly disinfected with an alcohol-free wound disinfectant (here the product is called "Octenisept", for example). Thorough disinfection is the be-all and end-all!
Sterile cotton swabs are needed both for disinfection and later for the bandage, it is better to have a few more than too few.
Your suture kit is non-sterile.
It's okay for practice (and practice should be, even with the stapler and the glue, if an emergency occurs you don't have time to fiddle around and you might be too nervous), but it's not optimal for use on a wound, unfortunately . Either you have to clean it thoroughly with an alcohol-based disinfectant immediately before use (it can take 30 minutes for all critical germs to be killed) or you buy the required parts (actually just the scalpel and the surgical clamp) in sterile individual packaging.
Before you start suturing, the area around the wound must be covered with a sterile cloth, otherwise you will pull new germs through the wound with every thread, since you inevitably touch the area around the wound.
Please wear sterile gloves and then do not touch anything other than the suture material and the sterile drape. The suture material can be placed on this sterile cloth.A wound may only be closed within the first 6 hours, after that it must be assumed that too many germs have already multiplied in the wound, which would lead to massive wound infections despite thorough cleaning.
Be careful not to pull the threads too tight, as every wound swells up at first.
Change the bandage daily, if it is sticking soak the sticking pads with wound disinfectant. Disinfect the sutures with wound disinfectant, apply fresh sterile dressing. Remove the threads after 10 days at the earliest (disinfect beforehand). Don't pull the knot through the flesh 😅 that hurts badly.
A little note on the glue: I've met people who would put the glue IN the wound - please don't! Press the wound together with one hand, only apply the adhesive on top of the wound edges.
If a wound becomes inflamed, possibly even pus develops, be sure to remove the sutures or staples and consult a doctor immediately!
Others have already written something about headlamps, tourniquets, etc.
Fever-lowering painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen are missing (no aspirin, it inhibits blood clotting, bad for wounds). In a true emergency, I would want to have a reliable antipyretic on hand and not have to rely on whether something herbal (let alone homeopathic) would work adequately or not. After bleeding and wound infection, fever is the other big enemy. What good is a collapse (or febrile seizures in small children) if you can't adequately lower a high fever?
Oh yes - a thermometer would be good too.There is so much that you can put in such emergency kits, including medicines, but ultimately you also have to know how to use them. I'm a nurse, my son a paramedic - we're basically "armed to the teeth", including IV fluids and IV drugs. And hope we never need it.
Speaking of infusions: certain infusions for fluid intake can also be slowly administered subcutaneously. This is good, for example, for children (but also adults) who vomit repeatedly, so that they do not become dehydrated. BUT who wants to do that should urgently be taught by medical staff (how, what and how much) otherwise you can also cause great damage.
I keep my fingers crossed for all of us that we never get into a medical worst-case scenario in which we somehow have to struggle through.
Z zips are something I highly recommend. Also a good tourniquet. Great video!!
Really need a tourniquet in the kits, a run away bleed is something you have minutes at most. Emergency services will usually not arrive in time unless bleeding is controlled.
I have a cardia mobile, blood pressure cuff, a nebulizer and sugar test kit
We make all our own tinctures from the herbs that are around our area.
Great kits! This is something I could do a better job at maintaining!! I thank you for the reminder it’s past due time to do an inventory!!! The only thing I keep in mine that isn’t in yours, a side cutter. Why? Fish hooks! I’ve actually had to use mine. You have to cut the barb off the hook so you can remove it. It’s an awful experience but man! When someone gets a hook stuck it’s miserable!!! Self sufficient living in grid down situations will include fishing if your blessed with the resource. It’s not that rare for a hook to get stuck in the wrong creature 🫣 my hubby got stuck a couple winters ago while he and I where ice fishing. The fish flopped and the hook popped out and sprung right into his finger. That is the third time in my life I have partaken in hook removal 🙄
I always have a sharpie marker in all my kits. I had a trained EMS worker tell me to put that in. He said treatments and meds can get lost in transition. So writing what you gave on their arm helps when the patient gets to the hospital so their is no overdose or confusion and mix up.
Also, maxi pads are good to have in case of heavy bleeding from a wound. They are made to absorb and may not stick as badly as gauze pads could.
Also write the time down when you applied the tourniquet.
Feminine pads to be used for larger gashes, plastic wrap for sucking chest wounds tape all sides except for a corner, keeps dirt out and allows air to escape, plastic tubes. Duct tape, markers, pens...
Great kit and I think we'll thought out. I am going to update parts of mine now. For a kit that is a household medical kit I might add an eyepatch (for easy things like a minor scratched cornea), and some dental things like oil of cloves, a cracked tooth temporary patch kit, and likely some dental probes and floss to get rid of stuff really stuck in teeth and gums.
You did not mention other things that are OTC or similar. I suspect you just have them elsewhere. Things like insect bite/sting (or baking soda), pain relievers (e,g. Advil) , burn help (with intact skin aloe, lidocane, honey), thermometers, cleaning wipes/sprays for skin (e.g. alcohol), applicators (eg. cotton swabs) and such other little stuff. Some may come effectively from the herbals, but a others you might pick up cheap and long-lasting elsewhere now while the going is good (like antibiotic wound cream to save on the silver).
I have a bunch of first aid kits at home but I keep forgetting to put them back in my vehicles.
Very good. Thank you
Great video! I make alot of my tinctures. We have a fully stocked kit…. Plus back ups 😉
“Two is one and one is none”
This is great!! I just started slowly revamping my first aid. I have 3 littles and my husband does sports. So I run to our kit frequently. LOL
Claudia is very knowledgeable and a wonderful person💗
Best book I've found is The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide by Amy Alton. This book has everything with no fluff and for situations with no doctors/hospital. I bought one for each kit.
Povidone iodine, sterile saline for irrigation, irrigation syringe, triple antibiotic ointment for skin and for eyes, antibiotic wound dust. Regular suture kit or at least the zip tie kind. Roll cotton and plaster impregnated gauze.
Benadryl for allergic reactions.
A CAT tourniquet should be in every kit. Also, a LifeVac (anti-choking device).
Amazing video! Incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!
Wow! I just ordered a trauma kit and book from Dr. Bones.
That homeopathic kit looks good. My wife is really into that.
Thank you got one of her kits 😇🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Kylene, do you have a video on making herbal salves
I've been looking at different medical kits. I need stitches and sterilizing kit and maybe baby birthing kit.
I keep frankincense oil I put it on scratches in ones and they heal right app
Your kit should include a magnifying glass
I have Benadryl in mine for allergies, steril saline, gauze pads, 60 cc syringes, betadine
Thanks for the video... tweezers...
But for me a homeopathic remedy kit with no less than 100 remedies and a book on how to select the right one. BTW. 33x is actually a dilution factor. X = 10 ... so 33x is the substance is diluted 1:10. 33 times. The more dilute the more potent.
What about medicine and keeping them long term?
Thank you for this information! I've seen several people recommend staple and suture kits. If you had to use those how would you control pain? I would imagine the first "cut" or staple would make it difficult to continue the treatment. Thank you!
I don't know about sutures but staples are less painful than you think and using a numbing spray can help like dermoplast. That plus extra strength advil of about as good as we can do most of the time. Suturing an existing wound is very different than using a scalpel to cut or preform surgery.
What about a regular suture kit? And trauma bandages? Stethoscope and blood pressure cuff
If you don't know how to measure blood pressure, can't interpret the measured numbers and don't have any medication (the correct use and dosage of which you have to know) to correct a blood pressure up or down, that's just unnecessary ballast.
Even with the best stethoscope, a layman cannot interpret breathing or heart sounds.
@@bittehiereinfugen7723 yes I know that but it’s something very easy to learn. It’s easy to hear an irregular HB and learning to take a BP can be very beneficial or you can get the cuffs that do it for you. BP is a good indicator of shock and other things that could go wrong
I would highly suggest a bigger homeopathic emergency kit. I'm not taking about the herbs ( although they ARE great) but expand on the arnica 33x and arsenicum 33x.
To learn more look up Joette Calabrese
Quick clot, suture bandages, home canned sterile water,
This is something I am lacking on
Burn cream/gel
Very helpful information, thank you for sharing! YOU are definitely part of the solution! Your first aid kits look amazing! You really should consider selling them or at least selling a list of items and a how to book for your kits online.
I would add Oil of Oregano to the kit. It’s an anti microbial, and it’s great for topical and respiratory infections. Just add 2 to 4 drops to about 6 ounces of water in a cool or warm mist vaporizer, or a mug. Breathing in this mist or steam will help to reduce the infection and loosen the phlegm.
One or two teaspoons of Food grade Activated Charcoal mixed with 6 to 8 ounces water can be taken to neutralize ingested poisons and toxins, even food poisoning or overdoses of medications. It can also be used as a paste to treat topical poisons such as poison ivy.
Pharmaceutical grade Manuka Honey is a natural anti microbial ointment.
Clove oil is good for treating dental infections.
White willow bark (powder, liquid, or capsules) or also Tumeric root (powder or capsules), mixed with black pepper and a few drops of avocado oil, grape seed oil, or olive oil are both great recipes for reducing inflammation throughout the body if you sip it in water like a tea.
One half tablespoon of Food grade Diatomaceous Earth mixed with 8 ounces of water can be consumed several days to eliminate gastrointestinal parasites and worms.
Pectin and water, apple juice and/or apple sauce is effective in preventing radiation poisoning before or after exposure. It helps to protect the thyroid gland. It’s most effective when it’s consumed at least once or twice daily. Preferably Before extreme exposure to radiation.☢️☠️
Do you have any documentation on the pectin and water or apple juice and/or apple sauce for preventing radiation poisoning. I've never head that. I'd love to see a source!
@@TheProvidentPrepper no I personally didn’t gather any documentation on this. But a prepper on You Tube who calls herself Lisa P did. She posted a video about it and titled it, “Prepare your diet to fight off radiation toxicity. Have these foods and supplements in your preps.”
At about 14:40 minutes into her video, Lisa P sites documented case studies of how pectin, apples, apple juice and apple sauce protected children from developing radiation poisoning when they were exposed to nuclear radiation after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Below her video, Lisa P has listed several food sources and supplements such as stable iodine for preventing radiation poisoning and she also included a list of several other studies on the subject.
Gloves, disposable gloves
Is Healthy preparedness-Claudia Orgill no longer in business?
Snake bite kit, stingoe's
Should be called Homeopathic 1st aid kit in title.....looks like a good kit
Vodka? 😉
My only problem with Herbal and homeopathic treatments is none of them are FDA-approved and often give little indication of what is in them and at what concentration.
Ignorant
So is this a video about " first aid kits" or just an advertisement?
It's helpful info. That's what matters.
I always say no first aid kit is complete without a good pair of fingernail clippers.
Think about alternatives.. if you have an old bicycle tube, cut out the stem and in two pieces. that can be used as a fornicate. since feminine products are 100% sterile (the new ones) you can use the maxy as a bandage for large wounds.. and if youre shot, you can use a tampon to plug the bu llet hole until you can get proper care from a doctor... I know that sounds odd, but that is the perfect sterile bandage to stop bleeding.. It may save your life. think outside the box and use common sense.