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"Even my first aid kit has first order retrievability." I think this is actually the most important part of your answer. struggling to find a tool is annoying, but struggling to find a bandage is dangerous.
@@GardenGuy1942 first aid literally is called that because its meant to be the first thing. Stopping bleeding can be a livesaver. But to that point I believe adam said that his first aid kit is in the bathroom, which I would not call first order, if there is someone else in the shop and they are occupying the bathroom, thats a barrier to getting it.
@@GardenGuy1942 Tourniquet. If you need one and don't have one you can literally bleed out in seconds. Keeping them easily accessible or even on you can save your life.
@@GardenGuy1942 to buy a tourniquet? No. You are very mistaken. There is absolutely nothing wrong with owning and knowing how to use a tourniquet and everyone needs to know how. Car accident? Motorcycle accident? Table saw? Chainsaw? Don’t be ignorant. Depending on the wound you can bleed out in 15 seconds and you can keep a tourniquet in for hours and still save the limb. Modern medicine encourages slapping one on even if you suspect arterial bleeding
ER doc and I have my own small garage shop. Hydrogen peroxide is actually bad for open wounds, although it's great for getting dried blood out of clothes, hair, and intact skin. Even iodine is overkill if you aren't doing a surgical closure. Copious tap water and soap are really all you need, and if you are preparing for a situation where you don't have tap water I would buy a bottle of pressurized saline rinse. Butterfly bandages and eye irrigation are a good call. I would agree with a commenter here that for a shop with serious power tools with high RPM, a tourniquet is a good call as you could have a devastating injury, but make sure calling 911 is part of the protocol for using them, because the longer they are on the more likely they are to do harm. Always try direct pressure first. Only other suggestion is that you can buy veterinary dermabond on Amazon, but you should only use it if you know when and how to use it properly. As with any online text, this isn't medical advice for you specifically, and if you are unsure consult with a doctor immediately.
"What would I do if on the clock" is a great tool to tackle bigger projects. What helps me personally is to quantify things. Some projects can seem overwhelmingly large until I mentally break them down into individual steps. Becomes much easier to handle those little steps, one by one, instead of getting crushed under the whole thing.
I find that, sometimes, by planning things in reverse, helps. So, planning the finals steps, then the 2nd to final, etc. I am not sure why that sometimes works for me, it just does !
@@Blue84Stang One thing I started doing for power tools is getting loads of stackeable cardboard boxes from grocery stores [select the best system and then stick with it], because they have enough space for the tool AND some of the inevitable additional bits and pieces (like sanding papers for a sander or filter bags and so on) ... which usually dont fit into the original box. You can even have themed sets of tools and then take the box to where you need the stuff. The beauty of these boxes is that they fit rather well onto a heavy duty shelf and are stackeable. The stores usually trash the boxes ... so it should cost nothing to get them.
@@Blue84Stang same. I bought my first proper toolbox Saturday to replace plastic storage boxes. Got home and it was already too small. Haven't even bought all my tools yet 🙄
I am a paramedic. I work in a high threat environment but the same goes for a workspace. A tourniquet as well as an ABD pad or Israeli bandage are essential. You are working with power tools and can suffer a major hemorrhage or loss of limb. There are plenty of tourniquet brands but i use North American Rescue. I used them in the Navy for 12 years and are easy to use by yourself. Adam, invest in some Quick Clot as well.
Israeli bandages are a must, with the depressor to apply pressure, they’re up there with eye wash for things I hope to never need, but must have. A chest seal with valve isn’t a bad idea either in case someone gets stabbed/perforated with a tool or foreign object. I had a very good first aid course a while ago and it changed the way I saw most workshops and outdoor assorted geekery events.
Honestly sometimes if all you can find in the home is a feminine sanitary pad...they work great...they are built to control blood flow....and no, tampons are not for bullet wounds but work great for nose bleeds
Not enough people consider tourniquets honestly. Makers, hunters, everyone. Just having one in a vehicle or a bag with you can be life or death and can't wait for you to dig it out or think of a way to improvise it.
Exactly. I commented this before I read your comment but it doesn't surprise me there were already similar comments. CAT tourniquets are also a safe bet, they are great. You should also practice at least a few times in applying one properly. I was surprised he didn't include that in his overview of a good medical kit, but I'm almost certain it was an oversight, I think it's nearly impossible he doesn't have one or more. Oh and hemostatic powder, bandages or a hemostatic applicator is also a very good thing to include, like you already mention
Fully agree. There’s a battle tourniquet (easy one handed install) in my shop, on my chainsaw cart, and in every vehicle’s driver door. They’re so cheap these days that it just makes sense to me to have a bunch of them.
Exactly. I commented this before I read your comment but it doesn't surprise me there were already similar comments. CAT tourniquets are a safe bet, they are great. You should also practice at least a few times in applying one properly. I was surprised he didn't include that in his overview of a good medical kit, but I'm almost certain it was an oversight, I think it's nearly impossible he doesn't have one or more on hand. Oh and hemostatic powder, hemostatic bandages or a hemostatic powder applicator is also a very good thing to include!
I have surgeons in the family and they've advised me that a lot of the different antiseptic fluids sold for cleaning wounds is really very harsh for your body, especially hard on the finest capillaries which means healing takes longer. I've instead been recommended to just clean smaller wounds with simple soap and water. Keeping the wound clean should be enough to prevent infection and you won't destroy the finest capillaries which means better blood flow within the wound and better healing.
as someone that has had mrsa before ( nearly had my leg amputated because of it), i dump 91% alcohol on any cuts and neosporin and a bandaid, id rather it take longer to heal than risk infection.
Correct, hydrogen peroxide is no longer recommended. High volumes of water or saline to washout and clorhexadine for abrasions if soiled. Oral antibiotics may be required if there is a high risk of infection
Hi Adam! While I’m not a maker (yet!) I am an Athletic Therapist and work with contact sports, so i know a thing or two about first aid kits and I think there are a few items you and your viewers might not know about and might fund useful. 1-Hypafix (self adhesive dressing): A mesh like material with an adhesive backing on one. (it comes as a gauze-like material as well as a plastic - I personally use the gauze one more) Very useful to cover larger surface areas and to cover odd contours of the body - I have yet to find a spot on the body that it will not work on. Tip/trick: round the corners as it will be less likely to catch on clothing/equipment and peel off. 2-Non-adherent gauze: in combination with hypafix it will create the best DIY bandaid for large areas. I generally use it to cover over turf burn or semi-healed open wounds that need a bit of extra protection. technically it isn’t supposed to stick to a clotting wound however if you leave a piece on while the blood dries completely it will become one with the scab, so watch out. not to be used 24/7 but useful if you have a task to do and want to keep a wound clean. ***hypafix+non-adherent gauze = the best fabric bandaid you have ever seen 3-steristrips: same idea as butterfly closures however they have a greater adhesive to surface area ratio and can easily be cut to length for tight areas if needed and still work properly. they can be a little pricey for a box, however they can easily be shared amongst many people (one box comes with many packs each with 4-6 strips/pack) tip/trick stick one end of a strip onto the end of a pen, this allows for control and freedom to apply it. tip/trick: apply the strips from the middle of the wound working outward in alternating directions. (i.e. 5 strips to a cut: order of application = middle, middle right, middle left, outer right, outer left. the middle and two outer strips should be applied to the bottom of the wound pulling upward, while the middle right and left the opposite.) this order helps with getting a more even scar. 4-tuffskin: skin safe spray glue. we use it as a pre-applicaiton for a supportive tape job. Best applied in a thin coat from a distance and let it dry completely. the skin will become tacky. tip/trick: if you’re having trouble applying stern-strips/butterfly closures take a Tip and spray the end with tuffskin, then roll it around the wound and let dry. this will give a bit more grab for the steri-strips (really useful when a rugby players is covered in blood, sweat, and rain!) this stuff has a pretty strong smell so maybe don’t inhale it too much - you can start to feel it in your lungs after taping a whole football team! 5-Second skin: comes in a small tub of either squares or circles with a clear plastic sheet on one side and a blue plastic sheet on the other. best thing for covering blisters in the moment, simply peel off the two plastic sheets and apply a few to the area and cover with a large pie of hypatix. Really works well on heels and well as the palms of the hand - always best to use a very large piece of hypatix, the bigger the better, makes it less likely to move around in your shoe. 6-shop EAP (emergency action plan): no matter what rink, field, or court I work at they always have a plan and every team has medical info of its team (players and staff) in case of emergency. A shop is no different, it is your home field! Good practice to have a list of noxious chemicals present in the shop, clear instructions on how to cut main power to heavy machinery (incase you are trapped and paramedics need to do it) and a stocked first aid kit. Proper shop practices and safety training on how to use the equipment. if it is a multi person shop or shared space have basic information for each other (emergency contacts, relevant medical histories, list of medications etc.) all info the emergency services will need and can easily be kept in a folder with your medical supplies. Personally I have adopted first order retrievability to both my med kit and fanny pack (yes fanny pack - ATs make them look cool!). I can be a bit particular about my kit but every time I need to get anything I know exactly where it is! There is so much more but I think this is a useful list of items that I think any maker would appreciate in a shop first aid kit! Stay safe, stay healthy. Cheers, Kelsey
That "hypafix" sounds like what I know as 'Vet Wrap". Made for animals, but can be used for people, too. I have it in my first aid kit. Really handy. Just make sure any wrap is not TOO tight, you want firm pressure, not strangulation ! One thing I need to add to my kit is bandage scissors. Sometimes getting to the wound quickly means cutting clothing! And, again, with pets, sometimes trimming hair away from. Wound (obviously, only if a minor wound would you take the time!).
@@m.maclellan7147 I think I know to what you're referring to - a somewhat stretchy roll to hold down IVs and things on animals? I've actually used vet wrap during one of my internships - it was a cheaper alternative to the 'human grade' equivalent widely used in sports (a common brand is powerflex). It is really useful since it sticks to itself but not the skin/clothing - so I often use it to hold gauze onto of a head wound when sending someone for stitches since it doesn't pull their hair off but still manages to hold tension and pressure to stem the bleeding. Hypafix is more of a dressing thats has a backing you peel off before applying it whereas the vet wrap (at least the kind I've used) is non-adhesive.
I love starting something new and that moment you think you've found the most efficient way of doing it, outta nowhere you find an even better way. There's always room for improvement.
As a scenic carpenter for 20 years and now a paramedic for over 15 years the one thing I have removed from my first aid kit is hydrogen peroxide. It kills the skin around the cut and slows rebounding therfore increasing scaring. It is amazing for cleaning blood off clothing though
That's a good first aid kit. I would highly recommend adding silver sulfadiazine for burns, a dedicated bottle of isopropyl alcohol (at least 70%) to sterilize you and/or things, latex or nitrile gloves (in the kit, even if you keep them elsewhere as well), and if you have ANY tool in your shop capable of cutting more than 1/4" deep, have a tourniquet on hand that you can apply to yourself without assistance (and pray you never need to use it). Personal additions: - I like leukotape for fixing bandages and protecting cuts. It adheres well even when rubbed against, so you can use it on hands under work gloves, even on feet under boots, and it will stay in place, but when it's time to take it off, it comes off easily. - a dedicated sterile pair of medical scissors - dedicated sterile tweezers
@@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou Good point. And even a bottle of Ibuprofen right there in the kit can be a good idea so you think to take it while you're dealing with the injury. It will help with some pain later, but it will also help ease any inflammation, which can be a good thing.
One of the big concepts I should have highlighted more, is that even if you have an item somewhere else in your shop, keep a duplicate in your first aid kit so everything you need is in one place when you need it. Keeping your kit out in easy reach is useless if you have to run around your shop gathering items before going to the kit.
I am also not a medical professional. Growing up with two nurse as parents: there are probably a few times I managed on my own where I probably should have gone in.
Thanks for answering my question! I figured the cameras being around would be the main hinderance around listening to things in the shop, but it’s good to know about your go-to’s. As a musician/educator/maker it’s one of those things you wonder: “what’s going on inside your head while you work?”
Adam, EMT here and my strong recommendation for any workshop are Olaes dressings. whilst you kit is good for the majority of minor workshop injuries. you do need to be prepared for something more serious. These dressings were invented by the military to stop serious bleeding. Obviously in those cases you want the be phoning for EMS. however these dressings will drastically reduce the bleeding and give them more time to get to you. a tourniquet should be available in every workshop. once again for that just in case senario. If and angle grinder blade shatters it will cut into anything in its way your thigh, your wrist, locations where serious arteries can easily be cut.
I agree, but I would also like to add that none of that stuff is all that useful unless you have first aid training. Anyone who works in a shop should have their first aid up to date and understand how to use all the items in the kit. Everyone in the shop should also know CPR. As someone who worked in a make-up FX shop for some time, I would also recommend and eye wash device/station. There are so many scenarios in which particles can get into the eye. Plaster, wood, plastic, paint, etc. I would also recommend burn gel, gloves, shears, clotting agent marker pen (for the tourniquet), a splint, triangular bandages, and a simple and easy to follow first aid instruction sheet to help remember when panic hits.
@@crazylegsmurphyEveryone should know cpr. Not just those In a shop, everyone in society should know cpr, as early cpr and defibrillation is what provides the best outcome for patients. You do not need specific training to do either. Just watching a video demonstration is fine. Automatic defibrillators are design specifically so someone who isn't formally trained can still use them. I dispute that he needs an "eye wash station" or burns dressing. He has access to a tap in the bathroom. Running tap water is better for both than any bottle of saline or burns dressing will ever be. A burns dressing is used where running water isn't available, like on ambulances. But a cool running tap for 10 minutes is far more effective than any burns dressing Clotting agents are generally unnecessary in a city area where EMS or ED is not far away. If you're talking a far more rural location I'd agree with you. The problem with clotting agents are that they do not replace direct pressure from the likes of the olaes. And alot of them cannot be used on torso or abdominal injuries.
@@jasonlib1996 I disagree for a few reasons on the eyewash station. 1. The water in an eyewash station is typically saline or at least water that is medically acceptable as eyewash. 2. It is portable. You can't bring the tap to a patient who is immobile for some other reason, and you might have issues if getting to it if alone. 3. The water is room temp. Fiddling with taps to get a good temperature (many have delayed temps) can waste time, plus in the case of say plaster, hot or warm would speed curing 4. You always know it will work. 5. You can position the patent in the best position to flush the eyes. The patent may not be able to get their head under the tap depending on setup. Running tap water is a solution if that is all you have. When I dropped a cup in a plaster bucket in the shop I used to work in, it covered both of my eyes in plaster. I could not see and I knew that plaster would start to set. Only two of us were in the shop that day and the sink we had upstairs would have been inappropriate for trying to flush it. The eyewash station was easily accessible and we were able to flush my eyes immediately. Had those particles started to set, the chemical reaction along with the grains of plaster could have caused major damage. In my opinion, training and experience there is no reason to cheap out on safety. It should be budgeted into every shop.
20 + years as a carpenter. Been making my own 1st aid kits for years. Toiletry bag, small, everything Adam said, plus tweezers and cold pack. Try the coverlet knuckle "H" bandaid, you will love them.
At a Defense Logistics Agency conference, the Brigadier General in charge of the agency said this about plans: “A plan is to know from what you are deviating.” I found that to be a profound statement as it clearly implies that a plan is not a hammer to beat round pegs into square holes. As a research scientist, I find this important. It goes with another favorite quote from Einstein: “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research.”
@@danielland3767 it's funny but it's also true. Square pegs in round holes is relatively commonplace in woodworking. That's due to the practicality of drilling round holes and making square pegs. It's just more involved to make square holes and round pegs. Plus squares seat into rounds better than rounds seat into squares. But then there is this gadget called a dowel plate. Where you beat a square peg into a round hole and get a dowel.
@@danielland3767 sure. I have a machine that drills square holes. But it is fairly esoteric. It is called a hollow chisel mortising machine. Been meaning to make myself a dowel plate. I want to anneal a file so I can drill through it. I love making my own tools.
There are specialist workshop emergency kits/critical injury kits. One of the big ones that comes in those kits is a tourniquet/bleed reducing gear for big bleeds and accidental amputations. Get one and learn to use it if you're going to be using tools that can cause those kinds of injuries or work near people in other workshops that do.
Related to the butterfly closures: As Adam stated that he isn't giving medical advice: get informed by a medical professional before trying to use Butterfly closures. Risks are: bad cleaning out of the wound can cause infections, bad appliance of the closures can leave scars.
A good first aid kit is worth its weight in gold. One such kit saved a finger after I had a stupid kitchen accident. All I had was one good hand left and a first aid kit and yeah, it took a lot of creativity and most of the stuff IN that kit, but the finger was saved. Iodine. IODINE. Is what I applied immediately to the wound and I credit that will keeping out any infection from even getting a start. That stuff is heroic to me. If you don't know which first aid kit to get, the one at Sam's Club is what you need. It's big. It's packed. It comes in a little suitcase thing. It worked for me and it's priced well. I'm sure Costco has a similar one. Don't get the teeny kits sold at drug stores. They often cost more and don't have the stuff you'll need when the crisis happens. Totally agree with Adam on CVS bandages. They are absolutely the best in class. And not expensive.
@@kipronoxor i just had 2 surgeries went in to have stitches out dr said to leave 1 set in nurse took out wrong set they closed it up with superglue this was 3 weeks ago
I’m a paramedic and an ER nurse, the one thing not mentioned that I would include is a tourniquet for any shop first aid kit. And practice applying it with just your left and right hand. A severed femoral artery can be fatal in 60 seconds. Brachial artery can kill you in 90 seconds. Calling 911 if you’re able to and dispatching an ambulance is on average 5-7 minutes. You can purchase a tourniquet for $10 on Amazon. I think its a great purchase just for piece in mind.
Speaking as a paramedic, an oh sh*t bleeding kit is a must. CAT or sof-t tourniquet, along with some pressure bandages, roll gauze, and some good tape. then the usual bump and scrape kit with all the odds and ends is beyond handy. learn how to use all the bleeding control kit. theres a fairly easy to find "stop the bleed" class thats usually pretty inexpensive.
My favorite time management tool is to have all the materials at hand before beginning a project. I've started things and realized half way through I won't be getting it done anytime soon because I didn't have, nor could afford, the materials to finish.
After a surgery almost a decade ago we switched from the standard/fabric type to Tegaderm/Nexcare transparent bandages because they have holding power. The standard ones will come off super fast if I'm in maker mode or by the first washing of my hands. The transparent types will last all day if not longer.
RE; first aid in a new space, do a first aid course. I learnt so much about doing one and how to make best use of what is in first aid kits. Call your local ambulance service and find out if they can give you a recommendation or run one. I know the local volunteer ambulance service here runs courses and sells first aid kits to help fund themselves. RE: shop set up, make sure your cutting area is at least as big as the biggest material you're going to be getting and either set up your saw so it can move easily in that space or allow for that length plus half again, plus space to move the material. The second option is probably the safer in most cases.
Iodine scrub sponges, they have plastic bristles like a pot scrubber, especially in the machine shop when you can give yourself a deep cut and fill it with super fine brass chips at the same instant. I had a workers comp situation at a medical clinic and the army surgeon who happened to be on staff at the moment was not shy about scrubbing out that deep cut, I appreciated it greatly and bought some immediately.
UK based Paramedic here: Adam's first aid kit is pretty good, I can't emphasise how important it is to have something to wash your eyes out. The only things I'd add are waterproof plasters and if you have mechanical saws- a tourniquet that you can use one handed in the unlikely event you cut through a limb! I wouldn't advise using CA glue to close wounds as if done incorrectly can leave some pretty knarly scars.
I myself have prefered cloth bandages for some time now. Have had an assortment of widths and fingertip and knuckle badages at the ready most times. My favorite bandage was a while ago while on the job down in a ditch full of mud, pouring rain installing a piece of ductile iron pipe hanging off a chain on the bucket of an excavator. While trying to manuver it I got my thumb picnhed between another pipe I was trying to sneak under, through no fault of my own I will say, it was operator error and the guy at the other end. Well it scraped the skin off the top of the knuckle pretty good but cut fairly deep underneath. After being cleaned out with water and hydrogen peroxide it was wrapped in a clean paper towel and secured with 1/2" electrical tape. It stopped the bleeding, kept the cut closed, probably coulda used a few stitches, and finished the day out.
I often find that I'll listen to something that suits the piece I'm working on, if I'm painting something super industrial and grimy I'll put on some heavy metal, and maybe if I'm doing something fiddly and digital I'll put on something with a good rythm like various bits of hip hop. I love working to music, I find it can really help me avoid distractions and get stuff done!
I like to keep some general comfort and care stuff next to my general kit too: Chapstick, sunblock, aspirin/ migraine meds, a case of water, im way more likely to take care of myself and keep myself comfortable in the shop if i have that stuff around, and not just get terribly dehydrated or dry cracked skin, or other stuff that can be uncomfortable or even a hazard later. also, separate from that kit, i have the trauma pack that i pick up and move to where im working on the reallly dangerous stuff. chop saws and lifting heavy things like cars, all of that where i could cause a bad bad injury that is life threatening. that has my big ABD gauze pads, israeli bandage, tourniquet, clotting agent, couple rolls of medical tape, Hyfin Vents ( for sucking chest wounds) I started doing that when i became a metal worker, working on stuff that could cause bad bad injuries. it was a real wake up call when a guy on the other side of the shop lost his thumb! (they got it reattached, he is totally fine, full use of the digit) but yeah, Gotta keep in mind both ends of the scale that might not be covered by the kit, the really nasty stuff, and the little nuisance stuff that will ruin your day, like having a headache or being thirsty or skin irritation.
On the clock explained is something I've realized but hadn't articulated as well as you did. Example of how I realized this pre-covid, we are about to have guests over on this date so I have this amount of days to re-finish the stairs that I started week ago then magically I get it knocked out but hadn't thought about how that changes my decision making compared to when "I've got plenty of time to do this"
Wow… The “on the clock” trick is so incredibly helpful. It sounds kind of goofy at first, but just thinking that for a second really puts everything into perspective.
For the first aid kit, I also recommend a tourniquet. You don’t think about it a lot, but there are a lot of things in the shop that will open up an artery. I had an accident last year with a knife while building a model; I lost A LOT of blood in a very short amount of time. I didn’t have any real tourniquets on hand and it almost cost me my life. Large gauze pads with compression bandages, and tourniquets!
Do you keep multiple sets of certain tools, kept in multiple locations? Just as an example, keeping multiple ratchet/socket sets around the shop, so you don't have to keep walking to "the toolbox" when you need a 10mm socket.
Lol. 10mm sockets... those things never stay in a toolbox. I found one behind a picture frame the other day... no clue how it got there but I'm sure it moved on it's own.
Yes. I have multiple sets of tools and also tools dedicated to machinery. Nothing's worse than having to take a walk to get a tool. Ruins my head space.
@@joeshaver1104 i have been hoarding 10mm for years, at one point i considered welding 1/2 inch or 9/16 nuts to the heads of all the 10mm bolts on my project cars just so id have the option of metric or standard to remove. In highschool when i had limited tools and money and something would break and the 10mm was MIA. My process was strip it trying a 3/8 then mangle with vice grips and then hammer a 9mm on and pray. lol
I worked at a shop that said " DO NOT USE EYE WASHING STATION, ITS BROKEN AND ONLY SCALDING HOT WATER COMES OUT. USE GARDEN HOSE INSTEAD AND ASK SOMEONE TO SHOWER U OFF " lol and also don't tell osha 🤣
I’ve owned my own shop for over ten years and I’ve been very lucky to avoid any serious injuries. Primarily because I’m deathly afraid of all power tools. I use them every day, but I have a healthy respect for them. I’ve gotten by using mostly just super glue for nicks and duct tape for cuts.
I’ve work in an ER x 28 years. I also have a workshop. Since I got married (30 years ago) I keep Normal Saline Solution.9% for irrigation. So when cleaning an open wound it won sting of holy h*££. Tap water on an open wound stings. I also keep Triple antibiotic ointment with anesthesia, gauzes of all types & sizes. 1 roll 1 package of square gauze is fine, butterfly sutures, surgical tape scissors and crazy glue (crazy glue stings so beware of that), cortisone cream (for swelling) . Mix antibiotic & cortisone together & apply
Love your channel. And I respect your work. I work as an attorney now, but I’m an artist and maker at heart. But it’s a hobby now. I make all kinds of things. Not too many models, but all kinds of practical things, funiture with hidden surprises, buildings with odd features, custom tool storage, knives, lots of leather items, and I still do watercolors and make occasionally models of things. I also weld all kinds of odd projects, ones that solve problems. And I totally agree that the layout of a shop saves time, makes projects go faster and more enjoyable. An organized shop also makes my projects come out better. I’m not a medical professional either, but I can give you some great medical advice. Blood clotting agent/powder. Medical professional, or not, I know it’s not a good thing to bleed too much. And I’ve seen that stuff work very well in critical situations. I keep my first aid kits numbered. No 1 is A large one with all the common things for smaller cuts and scrapes. I keep it filled. That’s the reason for a larger one. No 2. Has some larger bandages and a device for choking and one to give another person air without direct mouth-to-mouth contact. No 3. Has blood clotting agent, large bandages, tourniquets, and a few other things. They are all, Bright red, fast open, organized, labeled, and will lay completely flat while open. I Keep several of the trio of 3 in various places in my home, my shops, my vehicles, my side x sides, and in my barns. (Also, there are signs on those in the shops and barns) Semper Fi.
I highly recommend listening to the "No such thing as a fish" podcast. I used to listen to it while working in an aquarium salt processing warehouse and it was wonderful to listen to while mixing chemicals.
It is not a good idea to use Hydrogen peroxide on open wounds. It can actually make it take longer to heal because it messes up the moisture balance in the wounded tissues. A wound cannot be too wet or too dry.
"There is nothing more fun than looking at a new space and figuring out where stuff is suppose to go." This is so true. I got a new standing desk today and had to re-arrange my room. I loved all the new challenges it presented, like managing wires that change in length.
Hey, never been this early! Thanks so much. I love hearing you talk about order of operations and what you would do to mechanize something down, like you do when you're on the clock. It's made this last year better. Partially because I'm fine tuning how to blend a sewing room into our small living room. Thanks for the inspiration. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Keep the center clear. If I need a table, I can set up a table. The rest of the time, you're running around that center island, every time you need something from across the shop. Unless you have an Active project there right now, clear the center until you need that space again. If it's an off-anon project, move it to a peripheral space.
When I was a plumber I developed my "shovel full of dirt" technique to keep from getting overwhelmed. If I'm digging a trench 60 feet long and 3 feet deep I put my head down and focus on one shovel full at a time. I've since implemented it into everything when faced with a large task.
I understand that strategy. The only way to get a large job finished is to get started and set a realistic and consistent pace...... However if I need to dig a 60 foot trench I'm renting an excavator, lol
I still remember my first Shop class teacher would have us do a Disco Cleanup at the end of each class, and he'd play things like Rasputin and other really catchy, boppy songs while a proper little disco ball lit up. It honestly does help!
7:49 there have been times when I’ve used the same invoicing tools from freelance projects to inform my work on personal projects. For one, It helps answer the question of how I would go about things differently if I were on the clock. It also gives another perspective when thinking about how much my time is worth.
Another thing that should absolutely be included in a first aid kit in a workshop, is at least one but preferably two tourniquets. Make sure to use one by a high-rated brand. CAT tourniquets are always a safe bet. Hope you never have to use them of course, but in case you get a really bad wound they are indispensable and will buy you time to get to the hospital when you have a really bad (as in: arterial) bleed and/or an unscheduled amputation
Adam, as someone who also has ADHD and listens to music while I work, I'd be interested to know if you see a difference in your mental focus or not. I find that listening to music, especially more energetic (but lyricless) music, gives my over-energetic brain something to focus on without impairing my ability to focus on the task at hand. It is almost calming, though the music itself could never be called calm. I'll even use instrumental rock or EDM to help myself fall asleep on those nights when if feels like my thoughts are to loud and energetic to relax and drift off.
Add in a few tampons in that first aid kit, and put the rest of the box where those who need them on a monthly basis can get to them. In addition to their more usual use, they are great for plugging a smaller but deep wound, without much immediate contamination in the process, since the applicators let you insert them without touching them.
Superglue is such a great tool for wound closure. It has prevented me from having to go to the hospital to get stiches at least...five times or something. If the cut is on a finger, as is often the case, clean off the blood with your finger lifted just above your head which will stop the bleeding, disinfect then dry it off a bit, squeeze the wound edges together and apply superglue liberally while squeezing the edges close together. Wait for it to cure. Done. It will start coming off when the wound has already healed quite a bit, though you might have to apply a bit more to keep it sealed until it has healed sufficiently, after which it will fall off by itself
Might I suggest adding a tourniquet to your immediate access first aid! It's a worst case situation item but, could easily save your life should something catastrophic happen.
One shop I used to work in finished every day by sweeping up to the master carpenter’s “big booty playlist.” Now every time I hear Fat Bottom Girls I get the urge to clean up.
Cleaning up EVERY DAY (and maybe an extra sweeping for the weekend) is a major requirement to keep up the efficiency of any shop ... especially if there are several people working in it at different projects. It is not so much a "time saver" but rather a "time waste prevention" measure.
I use wound closures (AKA 3M steri-strips) rather than butterflies. It's 30 years since I needed stitches, and back then the ER put steri-strips over the stitches and said they could stay on without changing dressing. Ever since I have avoided stitches by careful use of steri-strips, like medical filament tape.
Best thing for cuts: Cyanoacrylate. It is in every shop, and that is the same stuff they use in hospitals as well for many things that can be fixed without stitches (they use sterile, expensive medical stuff, but what we have in the shop is essentially the same and works just as well). Only one in maybe 50 cuts I ever consider baind-aids, everything else is always super-glue.
Depends on what degree of injury you can receive, i had a good use of a CAT tourniquet once. Also on smaller but bleeding cuts, shutting off blood to the area for a short period of time to get bandages on is underrated- Even with pieces of (clean)cloth
One thing missing in your first aid is a burn kit, burn treatment gel does wonders when it comes to preemptive pain relief and rapid healing when you scald yourself, and don’t hesitate to use it even when it feels like running your wound under water is enough, the last advice goes for any first aid implement.
There's a lot of useful things you can put in a medical kit, but the only thing you absolutely CAN'T DO WITHOUT, is a tourniquet. This is the one object that, when things have gone about as wrong as they can, will save lives. It also needs to be stored easily accessible (Ie: Not in a locked cabinet in the bathroom), and you need to be able to apply it with one arm (How else are you going to apply it when you're alone at the shop and just hacked through half of your left arm?). Unpack it from whatever container or plastic it came in, and put it near your most dangerous tools. Bandages and compresses are of course useful for minor avulsions and cuts, but when it strays over to major, nothing is going to save lives as much as a tourniquet.
I recommend Leukoplast brand beige tape. It’s the best tape when you want to keep working. Or walking, cause it excellent for taping your feet when hiking.
You can never have enough gauze in an emergency. Whether that be Flat, Rolled, Compressed, or Z-Pak.. Steri-strips are also super awesome at wound closure..
Adam, nurse here, I recommend switching your hydrogen peroxide for isopropyl alcohol. Hydrogen peroxide kills cells and can make things worse when it comes to cuts and open skin.
I 100% agree about CVS bandages. I don't even live in the states, but on a trip down there I needed some bandages and holy crap was I surprised at how well the generic CVS ones worked! We actually make a point of picking some up every time we're down there. In Canada, the closest we have to it is the fabric Elastoplast ones, but CVS are better.
A really important bit for "speed" is NOT MAKING THE SHOP INTO A MESS ... and always keeping it clean and returning tools to the spot where they should be! You just have to figure out how long you need to "clean the workplace" EVERY DAY ... at the end of your work day. 15 minutes might be enugh most of the time.
For me it's always classical or instrumental power metal. The faster the better. No lyrics, no talkative dj's, just awesome music that gets me in the zone.
Katz-Moses recently did a first aid for woodworkers video and one of the things I never thought of was a tourniquet. Can save a life when working with table saws and circular saws.
That's the one thing I'm surprised he didn't mention. Everything else is great, but a tourniquet is always a necessity in my opinion. I even keep one in my car under my seat.
@@srwapo I'd recommend the CAT tourniquet, you can get them for $30 at north american rescue. They're designed to be used one-handed, and they're basically the gold standard as far as tourniquets go
@@1pcfred cool, "not being an idiot" is exactly the kind of preparation people should be talking about. Instill that confidence. If nothing bad has happened, nothing will. Take that risk because you're too smart to have a momentary lapse of judgment and the tool won't malfunction. OSHA rules for safety glasses and shoes and medical kits are just made up by people too scared to do the real work. Get out of here with that macho nonsense before someone listens to you and gets seriously injured.
I have a similar first aid essentials kit. Coban tape which I substitute hockey grip tape for or even veterinary horse wrap because it’s dirt cheap. It can make a pressure bandage with one hand and even a splint like stiffness. Tweezers are also helpful. I’m not as such a maker I’m an artist that creates costumes and props for my characters. A good day is when a bandaid is not used.
I new I wasn't the only one! I just spent 165 hours in 12 days doing a complete overhaul of our shop at work. We doubled our production area, set up an automatic bottling line, and installed pallet shelving. It wasn't necessary for me to work that many hours but I was having so much fun mapping everything out and figuring out where to put everything that I would just loose track of time. I loved every minute of it, and my coworkers think I'm crazy..er
You should *NEVER* use alcohol or peroxide for wounds. It damages the tissue and slows healing and peroxide can cause an embolism if the foam penetrates the wound. Best thing for wounds is just water and mild soap to clean then an antiseptic ointment to prevent infection.
@@KipdoesStuff we used to drink cocaine, put butter on burns, eat tapeworms to diet, put radium in water, make sleepwear out of asbestos, and all sorts of things. Just because something is old, been done a long time, or is tradition does not make it right.
Most of my working career has been paid by the hour... and my personal goal is to get paid for 6 or 9 hours for the day, regardless of how much work I have to do. So... "think like you're on the clock" isn't a good tip, *for me,* when seeking efficiencies! (But by the end, I realised what Adam is actually saying is "think like you're under deadline," which *is* good advice. Mostly, this just highlights that Adam and I have had very different pay structures in our working lives.)
Hydrogen peroxide on a wound is no longer advised as it may cause tissue damage. Ready Access to running water and soap is a good idea . Alternative to rinse a wound is a pressurized can of saline wound wash. Also, double antibiotic ointment is preferred over triple because the third ingredient is known to cause skin hypersensitivity reactions. I like roll gauze and then coban wrap instead of tape. My day job is as a pharmacist and don’t mean to burst any bubbles.
I'm a little strange. When I think of first aid, I think of the survival rule of 3's: "3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food." This is a rough estimate of the limits of human survival. Of course, you'll be pretty useless by the time you reach 3 of any of those time frames, but I digress. The most important one is air. Choking, drowning, suffocating, asphyxiation, pollution, and bleeding all affect your air supply. If you can protect your air supply, you can likely get to a place where other survival needs are available. This is why you need to have solutions to these problems close by. You don't have much time if you're losing access to oxygen. With this in mind, I recommend the usual wound care that Adam brought up, but I'd also recommend having a "blow out kit", also known as a "trauma kit" or "IFAK" (individual first aid kit). These kits usually include tourniquets, anti-bleeding agents (like "quikclot"), lung hole patches, pneumo-decompression needles, and other solutions to major bleeding problems. Additionally I recommend close access to supplies for helping people with CPR or Heimlich maneuvers. Knowledge and training are the first and most important things to have here. If you can afford one, keep an AED in your shop or home, which can shock someone's heart into working again. And maybe some CPR mouth protectors and one of those new recorded key chain devices that talks you through the maneuvers. If you're going full Rambo on your daily carries, then a HEED air canister, gas mask (professional or improvised), and a miniature fire extinguisher (or extinguisher bomb) are cool gadgets to keep around.
@@KipdoesStuff, nice. I was talking about my dream kit. The Band-Aids are referenced at the beginning of paragraph 3, after my explanation of what your priority is: saving your oxygen supply by halting the bleeding.
CA is all i use now instead of bandaids. I remember at one time the drug store sold liquid bandaids and i swear it was CA, don't see it around anymore tho. *Update, i checked locally and the stuff I found is called "New Skin", don't think its CA tho.
Since Adam JUST spent a bunch of time talking about CA glue, that was my first thought about laceration repair. FYI, you can find the veterinarian version on the ZON labeled as "tissue adhesive." For pets only tho *wink.
Liquid bandage stuff is still available. The stuff I have here is just 1% 8-Hydroxyquinoline as an antiseptic, 6.7% alcohol as a solvent, and a form of nitrocellulose polymer which forms the film.
Cut a roll of cling wrap in half to use as a sterile, emergency compression bandage. I sliced my ankle pretty badly several years ago and immediately wrapped the wound. When we got to the hospital, they said the wound looked like it had started to close. Still got stitches, though. YMMV
Not a medical expert but I've seen many guides say that hydrogen peroxide shouldn't be used in first aid kits, we now know it does more harm then good as an antiseptic and for most cuts antibiotic cream is also overkill, a basic antiseptic like isopropyl alcohol and good quality bandaids are good enough for small cuts.
A game changer for me was the waterproof name brand Bandaids. They are basically duct tape with a fabric pad and they stick better to a knuckle than any other bandage I’ve found.
What I use is duck tape and paper towels. I've always managed to patch myself up with just that. But I don't injure myself that often. Sometimes. If you learn good workholding you should not be hurting yourself so often. Clamp stuff down!
@@1pcfred I seem to injure myself just walking around the shop more than when I’m actually using tools lol. Got a nasty scar on the back of my hand recently where I scraped it against the corner of a peel and stick ruler on my router table fence just walking by.
Adam, could you please explain how your shop safety gear is layed out and why things are where they are? Like Fire Extinguishers. First aid kits. Breathing Protection. Eye protection/wash station...
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"Even my first aid kit has first order retrievability." I think this is actually the most important part of your answer. struggling to find a tool is annoying, but struggling to find a bandage is dangerous.
No it’s not
@@GardenGuy1942 first aid literally is called that because its meant to be the first thing. Stopping bleeding can be a livesaver. But to that point I believe adam said that his first aid kit is in the bathroom, which I would not call first order, if there is someone else in the shop and they are occupying the bathroom, thats a barrier to getting it.
@@GardenGuy1942 Tourniquet. If you need one and don't have one you can literally bleed out in seconds. Keeping them easily accessible or even on you can save your life.
@@HickLif3 they require a background check, it’s already a big enough issue in the US, Adam shouldn’t endorse it
@@GardenGuy1942 to buy a tourniquet? No. You are very mistaken. There is absolutely nothing wrong with owning and knowing how to use a tourniquet and everyone needs to know how. Car accident? Motorcycle accident? Table saw? Chainsaw? Don’t be ignorant. Depending on the wound you can bleed out in 15 seconds and you can keep a tourniquet in for hours and still save the limb. Modern medicine encourages slapping one on even if you suspect arterial bleeding
ER doc and I have my own small garage shop. Hydrogen peroxide is actually bad for open wounds, although it's great for getting dried blood out of clothes, hair, and intact skin. Even iodine is overkill if you aren't doing a surgical closure. Copious tap water and soap are really all you need, and if you are preparing for a situation where you don't have tap water I would buy a bottle of pressurized saline rinse. Butterfly bandages and eye irrigation are a good call. I would agree with a commenter here that for a shop with serious power tools with high RPM, a tourniquet is a good call as you could have a devastating injury, but make sure calling 911 is part of the protocol for using them, because the longer they are on the more likely they are to do harm. Always try direct pressure first. Only other suggestion is that you can buy veterinary dermabond on Amazon, but you should only use it if you know when and how to use it properly. As with any online text, this isn't medical advice for you specifically, and if you are unsure consult with a doctor immediately.
"What would I do if on the clock" is a great tool to tackle bigger projects.
What helps me personally is to quantify things. Some projects can seem overwhelmingly large until I mentally break them down into individual steps. Becomes much easier to handle those little steps, one by one, instead of getting crushed under the whole thing.
I find that, sometimes, by planning things in reverse, helps.
So, planning the finals steps, then the 2nd to final, etc.
I am not sure why that sometimes works for me, it just does !
"Tips for Setting Up a Workshop" ................ Find a building of sufficient size for your shop, then go 50% larger.
Heh, I did that with my toolbox..... Then I started getting power tools, and quickly realized it wasn't enough...
Only 50%?
@@Blue84Stang "It's not enough! It's never going to be enough." Adrian Monk from the TV drama comedy Monk.
@@Blue84Stang One thing I started doing for power tools is getting loads of stackeable cardboard boxes from grocery stores [select the best system and then stick with it], because they have enough space for the tool AND some of the inevitable additional bits and pieces (like sanding papers for a sander or filter bags and so on) ... which usually dont fit into the original box. You can even have themed sets of tools and then take the box to where you need the stuff. The beauty of these boxes is that they fit rather well onto a heavy duty shelf and are stackeable. The stores usually trash the boxes ... so it should cost nothing to get them.
@@Blue84Stang same. I bought my first proper toolbox Saturday to replace plastic storage boxes. Got home and it was already too small. Haven't even bought all my tools yet 🙄
"Follow the process not the plan" -Words of wisdom from Adam
I am a paramedic. I work in a high threat environment but the same goes for a workspace. A tourniquet as well as an ABD pad or Israeli bandage are essential. You are working with power tools and can suffer a major hemorrhage or loss of limb. There are plenty of tourniquet brands but i use North American Rescue. I used them in the Navy for 12 years and are easy to use by yourself. Adam, invest in some Quick Clot as well.
Israeli bandages are a must, with the depressor to apply pressure, they’re up there with eye wash for things I hope to never need, but must have. A chest seal with valve isn’t a bad idea either in case someone gets stabbed/perforated with a tool or foreign object. I had a very good first aid course a while ago and it changed the way I saw most workshops and outdoor assorted geekery events.
Honestly sometimes if all you can find in the home is a feminine sanitary pad...they work great...they are built to control blood flow....and no, tampons are not for bullet wounds but work great for nose bleeds
Not enough people consider tourniquets honestly. Makers, hunters, everyone. Just having one in a vehicle or a bag with you can be life or death and can't wait for you to dig it out or think of a way to improvise it.
Exactly. I commented this before I read your comment but it doesn't surprise me there were already similar comments. CAT tourniquets are also a safe bet, they are great. You should also practice at least a few times in applying one properly. I was surprised he didn't include that in his overview of a good medical kit, but I'm almost certain it was an oversight, I think it's nearly impossible he doesn't have one or more. Oh and hemostatic powder, bandages or a hemostatic applicator is also a very good thing to include, like you already mention
9:27 Adam likes what Adam likes and he is not afraid or ashamed to admit it. Biggest respect on Earth to my mans
Tourniquet immediately available is a must. I keep one on my workshop apron along with a basic First aid supplies.
Fully agree. There’s a battle tourniquet (easy one handed install) in my shop, on my chainsaw cart, and in every vehicle’s driver door. They’re so cheap these days that it just makes sense to me to have a bunch of them.
Exactly. I commented this before I read your comment but it doesn't surprise me there were already similar comments. CAT tourniquets are a safe bet, they are great. You should also practice at least a few times in applying one properly. I was surprised he didn't include that in his overview of a good medical kit, but I'm almost certain it was an oversight, I think it's nearly impossible he doesn't have one or more on hand. Oh and hemostatic powder, hemostatic bandages or a hemostatic powder applicator is also a very good thing to include!
I have surgeons in the family and they've advised me that a lot of the different antiseptic fluids sold for cleaning wounds is really very harsh for your body, especially hard on the finest capillaries which means healing takes longer. I've instead been recommended to just clean smaller wounds with simple soap and water. Keeping the wound clean should be enough to prevent infection and you won't destroy the finest capillaries which means better blood flow within the wound and better healing.
as someone that has had mrsa before ( nearly had my leg amputated because of it), i dump 91% alcohol on any cuts and neosporin and a bandaid, id rather it take longer to heal than risk infection.
Correct, hydrogen peroxide is no longer recommended. High volumes of water or saline to washout and clorhexadine for abrasions if soiled. Oral antibiotics may be required if there is a high risk of infection
Hi Adam! While I’m not a maker (yet!) I am an Athletic Therapist and work with contact sports, so i know a thing or two about first aid kits and I think there are a few items you and your viewers might not know about and might fund useful.
1-Hypafix (self adhesive dressing): A mesh like material with an adhesive backing on one. (it comes as a gauze-like material as well as a plastic - I personally use the gauze one more) Very useful to cover larger surface areas and to cover odd contours of the body - I have yet to find a spot on the body that it will not work on. Tip/trick: round the corners as it will be less likely to catch on clothing/equipment and peel off.
2-Non-adherent gauze: in combination with hypafix it will create the best DIY bandaid for large areas. I generally use it to cover over turf burn or semi-healed open wounds that need a bit of extra protection. technically it isn’t supposed to stick to a clotting wound however if you leave a piece on while the blood dries completely it will become one with the scab, so watch out. not to be used 24/7 but useful if you have a task to do and want to keep a wound clean.
***hypafix+non-adherent gauze = the best fabric bandaid you have ever seen
3-steristrips: same idea as butterfly closures however they have a greater adhesive to surface area ratio and can easily be cut to length for tight areas if needed and still work properly. they can be a little pricey for a box, however they can easily be shared amongst many people (one box comes with many packs each with 4-6 strips/pack) tip/trick stick one end of a strip onto the end of a pen, this allows for control and freedom to apply it. tip/trick: apply the strips from the middle of the wound working outward in alternating directions. (i.e. 5 strips to a cut: order of application = middle, middle right, middle left, outer right, outer left. the middle and two outer strips should be applied to the bottom of the wound pulling upward, while the middle right and left the opposite.) this order helps with getting a more even scar.
4-tuffskin: skin safe spray glue. we use it as a pre-applicaiton for a supportive tape job. Best applied in a thin coat from a distance and let it dry completely. the skin will become tacky. tip/trick: if you’re having trouble applying stern-strips/butterfly closures take a Tip and spray the end with tuffskin, then roll it around the wound and let dry. this will give a bit more grab for the steri-strips (really useful when a rugby players is covered in blood, sweat, and rain!) this stuff has a pretty strong smell so maybe don’t inhale it too much - you can start to feel it in your lungs after taping a whole football team!
5-Second skin: comes in a small tub of either squares or circles with a clear plastic sheet on one side and a blue plastic sheet on the other. best thing for covering blisters in the moment, simply peel off the two plastic sheets and apply a few to the area and cover with a large pie of hypatix. Really works well on heels and well as the palms of the hand - always best to use a very large piece of hypatix, the bigger the better, makes it less likely to move around in your shoe.
6-shop EAP (emergency action plan): no matter what rink, field, or court I work at they always have a plan and every team has medical info of its team (players and staff) in case of emergency. A shop is no different, it is your home field! Good practice to have a list of noxious chemicals present in the shop, clear instructions on how to cut main power to heavy machinery (incase you are trapped and paramedics need to do it) and a stocked first aid kit. Proper shop practices and safety training on how to use the equipment. if it is a multi person shop or shared space have basic information for each other (emergency contacts, relevant medical histories, list of medications etc.) all info the emergency services will need and can easily be kept in a folder with your medical supplies.
Personally I have adopted first order retrievability to both my med kit and fanny pack (yes fanny pack - ATs make them look cool!). I can be a bit particular about my kit but every time I need to get anything I know exactly where it is!
There is so much more but I think this is a useful list of items that I think any maker would appreciate in a shop first aid kit! Stay safe, stay healthy. Cheers, Kelsey
That "hypafix" sounds like what I know as 'Vet Wrap". Made for animals, but can be used for people, too. I have it in my first aid kit. Really handy. Just make sure any wrap is not TOO tight, you want firm pressure, not strangulation !
One thing I need to add to my kit is bandage scissors. Sometimes getting to the wound quickly means cutting clothing! And, again, with pets, sometimes trimming hair away from. Wound (obviously, only if a minor wound would you take the time!).
@@m.maclellan7147 I think I know to what you're referring to - a somewhat stretchy roll to hold down IVs and things on animals? I've actually used vet wrap during one of my internships - it was a cheaper alternative to the 'human grade' equivalent widely used in sports (a common brand is powerflex). It is really useful since it sticks to itself but not the skin/clothing - so I often use it to hold gauze onto of a head wound when sending someone for stitches since it doesn't pull their hair off but still manages to hold tension and pressure to stem the bleeding. Hypafix is more of a dressing thats has a backing you peel off before applying it whereas the vet wrap (at least the kind I've used) is non-adhesive.
A model of the model shop - too cool.
Shopception!
But is there a model of the model ... in the model of the model shop?
I love starting something new and that moment you think you've found the most efficient way of doing it, outta nowhere you find an even better way. There's always room for improvement.
As a scenic carpenter for 20 years and now a paramedic for over 15 years the one thing I have removed from my first aid kit is hydrogen peroxide. It kills the skin around the cut and slows rebounding therfore increasing scaring. It is amazing for cleaning blood off clothing though
That's a good first aid kit. I would highly recommend adding silver sulfadiazine for burns, a dedicated bottle of isopropyl alcohol (at least 70%) to sterilize you and/or things, latex or nitrile gloves (in the kit, even if you keep them elsewhere as well), and if you have ANY tool in your shop capable of cutting more than 1/4" deep, have a tourniquet on hand that you can apply to yourself without assistance (and pray you never need to use it).
Personal additions:
- I like leukotape for fixing bandages and protecting cuts. It adheres well even when rubbed against, so you can use it on hands under work gloves, even on feet under boots, and it will stay in place, but when it's time to take it off, it comes off easily.
- a dedicated sterile pair of medical scissors
- dedicated sterile tweezers
@@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou Good point. And even a bottle of Ibuprofen right there in the kit can be a good idea so you think to take it while you're dealing with the injury. It will help with some pain later, but it will also help ease any inflammation, which can be a good thing.
One of the big concepts I should have highlighted more, is that even if you have an item somewhere else in your shop, keep a duplicate in your first aid kit so everything you need is in one place when you need it. Keeping your kit out in easy reach is useless if you have to run around your shop gathering items before going to the kit.
I am also not a medical professional. Growing up with two nurse as parents: there are probably a few times I managed on my own where I probably should have gone in.
Thanks for answering my question! I figured the cameras being around would be the main hinderance around listening to things in the shop, but it’s good to know about your go-to’s. As a musician/educator/maker it’s one of those things you wonder: “what’s going on inside your head while you work?”
Adam, EMT here and my strong recommendation for any workshop are Olaes dressings. whilst you kit is good for the majority of minor workshop injuries. you do need to be prepared for something more serious. These dressings were invented by the military to stop serious bleeding. Obviously in those cases you want the be phoning for EMS. however these dressings will drastically reduce the bleeding and give them more time to get to you.
a tourniquet should be available in every workshop. once again for that just in case senario.
If and angle grinder blade shatters it will cut into anything in its way your thigh, your wrist, locations where serious arteries can easily be cut.
I agree, but I would also like to add that none of that stuff is all that useful unless you have first aid training. Anyone who works in a shop should have their first aid up to date and understand how to use all the items in the kit. Everyone in the shop should also know CPR.
As someone who worked in a make-up FX shop for some time, I would also recommend and eye wash device/station. There are so many scenarios in which particles can get into the eye. Plaster, wood, plastic, paint, etc.
I would also recommend burn gel, gloves, shears, clotting agent marker pen (for the tourniquet), a splint, triangular bandages, and a simple and easy to follow first aid instruction sheet to help remember when panic hits.
@@crazylegsmurphyEveryone should know cpr. Not just those In a shop, everyone in society should know cpr, as early cpr and defibrillation is what provides the best outcome for patients. You do not need specific training to do either. Just watching a video demonstration is fine. Automatic defibrillators are design specifically so someone who isn't formally trained can still use them.
I dispute that he needs an "eye wash station" or burns dressing.
He has access to a tap in the bathroom. Running tap water is better for both than any bottle of saline or burns dressing will ever be.
A burns dressing is used where running water isn't available, like on ambulances. But a cool running tap for 10 minutes is far more effective than any burns dressing
Clotting agents are generally unnecessary in a city area where EMS or ED is not far away. If you're talking a far more rural location I'd agree with you. The problem with clotting agents are that they do not replace direct pressure from the likes of the olaes. And alot of them cannot be used on torso or abdominal injuries.
@@jasonlib1996 I disagree for a few reasons on the eyewash station.
1. The water in an eyewash station is typically saline or at least water that is medically acceptable as eyewash.
2. It is portable. You can't bring the tap to a patient who is immobile for some other reason, and you might have issues if getting to it if alone.
3. The water is room temp. Fiddling with taps to get a good temperature (many have delayed temps) can waste time, plus in the case of say plaster, hot or warm would speed curing
4. You always know it will work.
5. You can position the patent in the best position to flush the eyes. The patent may not be able to get their head under the tap depending on setup.
Running tap water is a solution if that is all you have. When I dropped a cup in a plaster bucket in the shop I used to work in, it covered both of my eyes in plaster. I could not see and I knew that plaster would start to set. Only two of us were in the shop that day and the sink we had upstairs would have been inappropriate for trying to flush it. The eyewash station was easily accessible and we were able to flush my eyes immediately. Had those particles started to set, the chemical reaction along with the grains of plaster could have caused major damage.
In my opinion, training and experience there is no reason to cheap out on safety. It should be budgeted into every shop.
20 + years as a carpenter. Been making my own 1st aid kits for years. Toiletry bag, small, everything Adam said, plus tweezers and cold pack. Try the coverlet knuckle "H" bandaid, you will love them.
At a Defense Logistics Agency conference, the Brigadier General in charge of the agency said this about plans: “A plan is to know from what you are deviating.” I found that to be a profound statement as it clearly implies that a plan is not a hammer to beat round pegs into square holes. As a research scientist, I find this important. It goes with another favorite quote from Einstein: “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research.”
You're just doing it all wrong. You are supposed to beat square pegs into round holes.
@@1pcfred as a Army Veteran
....I laughed wholeheartedly at this
@@danielland3767 it's funny but it's also true. Square pegs in round holes is relatively commonplace in woodworking. That's due to the practicality of drilling round holes and making square pegs. It's just more involved to make square holes and round pegs. Plus squares seat into rounds better than rounds seat into squares. But then there is this gadget called a dowel plate. Where you beat a square peg into a round hole and get a dowel.
@@1pcfred really?
@@danielland3767 sure. I have a machine that drills square holes. But it is fairly esoteric. It is called a hollow chisel mortising machine. Been meaning to make myself a dowel plate. I want to anneal a file so I can drill through it. I love making my own tools.
There are specialist workshop emergency kits/critical injury kits. One of the big ones that comes in those kits is a tourniquet/bleed reducing gear for big bleeds and accidental amputations. Get one and learn to use it if you're going to be using tools that can cause those kinds of injuries or work near people in other workshops that do.
Related to the butterfly closures: As Adam stated that he isn't giving medical advice: get informed by a medical professional before trying to use Butterfly closures. Risks are: bad cleaning out of the wound can cause infections, bad appliance of the closures can leave scars.
Good to know!
A good first aid kit is worth its weight in gold. One such kit saved a finger after I had a stupid kitchen accident. All I had was one good hand left and a first aid kit and yeah, it took a lot of creativity and most of the stuff IN that kit, but the finger was saved. Iodine. IODINE. Is what I applied immediately to the wound and I credit that will keeping out any infection from even getting a start. That stuff is heroic to me. If you don't know which first aid kit to get, the one at Sam's Club is what you need. It's big. It's packed. It comes in a little suitcase thing. It worked for me and it's priced well. I'm sure Costco has a similar one. Don't get the teeny kits sold at drug stores. They often cost more and don't have the stuff you'll need when the crisis happens. Totally agree with Adam on CVS bandages. They are absolutely the best in class. And not expensive.
How does Adam feel about using CA glue for closing wounds? It's my go to. Suppose that is elsewhere in the shop, not first aid kit.
Last week he mentioned it was first envisioned as a wound closure glue, and bodily fluids’kick’ the action
@@espalier my dr said same, I do construction its all I've ever used going on 37 plus yrs
Ive had nurses get pissed at me for that, while CA is effective, it apparently isn't good to let into your body
@@kipronoxor i just had 2 surgeries went in to have stitches out dr said to leave 1 set in nurse took out wrong set they closed it up with superglue this was 3 weeks ago
@Duner250R i know right
I’m a paramedic and an ER nurse, the one thing not mentioned that I would include is a tourniquet for any shop first aid kit. And practice applying it with just your left and right hand. A severed femoral artery can be fatal in 60 seconds. Brachial artery can kill you in 90 seconds. Calling 911 if you’re able to and dispatching an ambulance is on average 5-7 minutes. You can purchase a tourniquet for $10 on Amazon. I think its a great purchase just for piece in mind.
Speaking as a paramedic, an oh sh*t bleeding kit is a must. CAT or sof-t tourniquet, along with some pressure bandages, roll gauze, and some good tape. then the usual bump and scrape kit with all the odds and ends is beyond handy. learn how to use all the bleeding control kit. theres a fairly easy to find "stop the bleed" class thats usually pretty inexpensive.
My favorite time management tool is to have all the materials at hand before beginning a project. I've started things and realized half way through I won't be getting it done anytime soon because I didn't have, nor could afford, the materials to finish.
After a surgery almost a decade ago we switched from the standard/fabric type to Tegaderm/Nexcare transparent bandages because they have holding power. The standard ones will come off super fast if I'm in maker mode or by the first washing of my hands. The transparent types will last all day if not longer.
My absolute favs too! I have 8 of them on right now with prescription cream underneath. Saved me so many reapplications.
@@dkecskes2199 OMG ha! I think I only have had two at the most 😜
RE; first aid in a new space, do a first aid course. I learnt so much about doing one and how to make best use of what is in first aid kits. Call your local ambulance service and find out if they can give you a recommendation or run one. I know the local volunteer ambulance service here runs courses and sells first aid kits to help fund themselves.
RE: shop set up, make sure your cutting area is at least as big as the biggest material you're going to be getting and either set up your saw so it can move easily in that space or allow for that length plus half again, plus space to move the material. The second option is probably the safer in most cases.
Always look forward to your videos on shop infrastructure!
Oh man, now I’m imagining Adam sweeping while dancing to Single Ladies!!
lol , same
Also consider a quality tourniquet in the first aid kit!! One may not make sense for the space you are in, but it's worth considering
im sure he has zip ties or rope handy.
Iodine scrub sponges, they have plastic bristles like a pot scrubber, especially in the machine shop when you can give yourself a deep cut and fill it with super fine brass chips at the same instant.
I had a workers comp situation at a medical clinic and the army surgeon who happened to be on staff at the moment was not shy about scrubbing out that deep cut, I appreciated it greatly and bought some immediately.
UK based Paramedic here: Adam's first aid kit is pretty good, I can't emphasise how important it is to have something to wash your eyes out. The only things I'd add are waterproof plasters and if you have mechanical saws- a tourniquet that you can use one handed in the unlikely event you cut through a limb! I wouldn't advise using CA glue to close wounds as if done incorrectly can leave some pretty knarly scars.
Scars are just tattoos with better stories.
Buy an eyewash bottle.
It's like $5 and if you need it it'll be the one of the most important things you would have bought
So many quotables! I just adore this show. Buddy, you got me hook, line, and sinker!
I myself have prefered cloth bandages for some time now. Have had an assortment of widths and fingertip and knuckle badages at the ready most times. My favorite bandage was a while ago while on the job down in a ditch full of mud, pouring rain installing a piece of ductile iron pipe hanging off a chain on the bucket of an excavator. While trying to manuver it I got my thumb picnhed between another pipe I was trying to sneak under, through no fault of my own I will say, it was operator error and the guy at the other end. Well it scraped the skin off the top of the knuckle pretty good but cut fairly deep underneath. After being cleaned out with water and hydrogen peroxide it was wrapped in a clean paper towel and secured with 1/2" electrical tape. It stopped the bleeding, kept the cut closed, probably coulda used a few stitches, and finished the day out.
I often find that I'll listen to something that suits the piece I'm working on, if I'm painting something super industrial and grimy I'll put on some heavy metal, and maybe if I'm doing something fiddly and digital I'll put on something with a good rythm like various bits of hip hop. I love working to music, I find it can really help me avoid distractions and get stuff done!
I like to keep some general comfort and care stuff next to my general kit too: Chapstick, sunblock, aspirin/ migraine meds, a case of water, im way more likely to take care of myself and keep myself comfortable in the shop if i have that stuff around, and not just get terribly dehydrated or dry cracked skin, or other stuff that can be uncomfortable or even a hazard later.
also, separate from that kit, i have the trauma pack that i pick up and move to where im working on the reallly dangerous stuff. chop saws and lifting heavy things like cars, all of that where i could cause a bad bad injury that is life threatening. that has my big ABD gauze pads, israeli bandage, tourniquet, clotting agent, couple rolls of medical tape, Hyfin Vents ( for sucking chest wounds) I started doing that when i became a metal worker, working on stuff that could cause bad bad injuries. it was a real wake up call when a guy on the other side of the shop lost his thumb! (they got it reattached, he is totally fine, full use of the digit) but yeah,
Gotta keep in mind both ends of the scale that might not be covered by the kit, the really nasty stuff, and the little nuisance stuff that will ruin your day, like having a headache or being thirsty or skin irritation.
On the clock explained is something I've realized but hadn't articulated as well as you did. Example of how I realized this pre-covid, we are about to have guests over on this date so I have this amount of days to re-finish the stairs that I started week ago then magically I get it knocked out but hadn't thought about how that changes my decision making compared to when "I've got plenty of time to do this"
Wow… The “on the clock” trick is so incredibly helpful. It sounds kind of goofy at first, but just thinking that for a second really puts everything into perspective.
For the first aid kit, I also recommend a tourniquet. You don’t think about it a lot, but there are a lot of things in the shop that will open up an artery. I had an accident last year with a knife while building a model; I lost A LOT of blood in a very short amount of time. I didn’t have any real tourniquets on hand and it almost cost me my life. Large gauze pads with compression bandages, and tourniquets!
Do you keep multiple sets of certain tools, kept in multiple locations? Just as an example, keeping multiple ratchet/socket sets around the shop, so you don't have to keep walking to "the toolbox" when you need a 10mm socket.
Lol. 10mm sockets... those things never stay in a toolbox. I found one behind a picture frame the other day... no clue how it got there but I'm sure it moved on it's own.
Yes. I have multiple sets of tools and also tools dedicated to machinery. Nothing's worse than having to take a walk to get a tool. Ruins my head space.
@@joeshaver1104 i have been hoarding 10mm for years, at one point i considered welding 1/2 inch or 9/16 nuts to the heads of all the 10mm bolts on my project cars just so id have the option of metric or standard to remove. In highschool when i had limited tools and money and something would break and the 10mm was MIA. My process was strip it trying a 3/8 then mangle with vice grips and then hammer a 9mm on and pray. lol
I worked at a shop that said " DO NOT USE EYE WASHING STATION, ITS BROKEN AND ONLY SCALDING HOT WATER COMES OUT. USE GARDEN HOSE INSTEAD AND ASK SOMEONE TO SHOWER U OFF " lol and also don't tell osha 🤣
I’ve owned my own shop for over ten years and I’ve been very lucky to avoid any serious injuries. Primarily because I’m deathly afraid of all power tools. I use them every day, but I have a healthy respect for them. I’ve gotten by using mostly just super glue for nicks and duct tape for cuts.
I’ve work in an ER x 28 years. I also have a workshop. Since I got married (30 years ago) I keep Normal Saline Solution.9% for irrigation. So when cleaning an open wound it won sting of holy h*££. Tap water on an open wound stings. I also keep Triple antibiotic ointment with anesthesia, gauzes of all types & sizes. 1 roll 1 package of square gauze is fine, butterfly sutures, surgical tape scissors and crazy glue (crazy glue stings so beware of that), cortisone cream (for swelling) . Mix antibiotic & cortisone together & apply
Love your channel. And I respect your work.
I work as an attorney now, but I’m an artist and maker at heart. But it’s a hobby now. I make all kinds of things. Not too many models, but all kinds of practical things, funiture with hidden surprises, buildings with odd features, custom tool storage, knives, lots of leather items, and I still do watercolors and make occasionally models of things. I also weld all kinds of odd projects, ones that solve problems.
And I totally agree that the layout of a shop saves time, makes projects go faster and more enjoyable. An organized shop also makes my projects come out better.
I’m not a medical professional either, but I can give you some great medical advice.
Blood clotting agent/powder. Medical professional, or not, I know it’s not a good thing to bleed too much.
And I’ve seen that stuff work very well in critical situations.
I keep my first aid kits numbered. No 1 is A large one with all the common things for smaller cuts and scrapes. I keep it filled. That’s the reason for a larger one.
No 2. Has some larger bandages and a device for choking and one to give another person air without direct mouth-to-mouth contact.
No 3. Has blood clotting agent, large bandages, tourniquets, and a few other things.
They are all, Bright red, fast open, organized, labeled, and will lay completely flat while open.
I Keep several of the trio of 3 in various places in my home, my shops, my vehicles, my side x sides, and in my barns. (Also, there are signs on those in the shops and barns)
Semper Fi.
I highly recommend listening to the "No such thing as a fish" podcast. I used to listen to it while working in an aquarium salt processing warehouse and it was wonderful to listen to while mixing chemicals.
It is not a good idea to use Hydrogen peroxide on open wounds. It can actually make it take longer to heal because it messes up the moisture balance in the wounded tissues. A wound cannot be too wet or too dry.
"There is nothing more fun than looking at a new space and figuring out where stuff is suppose to go."
This is so true. I got a new standing desk today and had to re-arrange my room. I loved all the new challenges it presented, like managing wires that change in length.
My friend recruits me whenever she adds new furniture. We call it "Displaced Object Syndrome"
Hey, never been this early! Thanks so much. I love hearing you talk about order of operations and what you would do to mechanize something down, like you do when you're on the clock. It's made this last year better. Partially because I'm fine tuning how to blend a sewing room into our small living room. Thanks for the inspiration.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Keep the center clear. If I need a table, I can set up a table. The rest of the time, you're running around that center island, every time you need something from across the shop. Unless you have an Active project there right now, clear the center until you need that space again. If it's an off-anon project, move it to a peripheral space.
When I was a plumber I developed my "shovel full of dirt" technique to keep from getting overwhelmed. If I'm digging a trench 60 feet long and 3 feet deep I put my head down and focus on one shovel full at a time. I've since implemented it into everything when faced with a large task.
I understand that strategy. The only way to get a large job finished is to get started and set a realistic and consistent pace...... However if I need to dig a 60 foot trench I'm renting an excavator, lol
I still remember my first Shop class teacher would have us do a Disco Cleanup at the end of each class, and he'd play things like Rasputin and other really catchy, boppy songs while a proper little disco ball lit up. It honestly does help!
7:49 there have been times when I’ve used the same invoicing tools from freelance projects to inform my work on personal projects. For one, It helps answer the question of how I would go about things differently if I were on the clock. It also gives another perspective when thinking about how much my time is worth.
Make a video of tricks on building cardboard models as beautiful as yours! I can never get those slick and sharp 90 degree angles like you do.
Eric Strebel has some tutorials on prototyping with cardboard and foamcore
th-cam.com/users/lunakov
Another thing that should absolutely be included in a first aid kit in a workshop, is at least one but preferably two tourniquets. Make sure to use one by a high-rated brand. CAT tourniquets are always a safe bet. Hope you never have to use them of course, but in case you get a really bad wound they are indispensable and will buy you time to get to the hospital when you have a really bad (as in: arterial) bleed and/or an unscheduled amputation
Adam, as someone who also has ADHD and listens to music while I work, I'd be interested to know if you see a difference in your mental focus or not. I find that listening to music, especially more energetic (but lyricless) music, gives my over-energetic brain something to focus on without impairing my ability to focus on the task at hand. It is almost calming, though the music itself could never be called calm. I'll even use instrumental rock or EDM to help myself fall asleep on those nights when if feels like my thoughts are to loud and energetic to relax and drift off.
I like Celtic music for similar reasons. It’s quite energetic and much of it shares musical themes, so you don’t really need to pay attention to it.
Recently I started to listen to SOAD's Toxicity every time I got a tedious work to do and sometimes it's finished before the album is over.
Another pitch for a show where adam does a “Bath crashers” style show where he meets a maker and then designs and builds out a workshop space.
Add in a few tampons in that first aid kit, and put the rest of the box where those who need them on a monthly basis can get to them. In addition to their more usual use, they are great for plugging a smaller but deep wound, without much immediate contamination in the process, since the applicators let you insert them without touching them.
#1 first aid item is electrical tape
#2 is superglue
#3 polysporin
#4 fabric bandaids
Superglue is such a great tool for wound closure. It has prevented me from having to go to the hospital to get stiches at least...five times or something. If the cut is on a finger, as is often the case, clean off the blood with your finger lifted just above your head which will stop the bleeding, disinfect then dry it off a bit, squeeze the wound edges together and apply superglue liberally while squeezing the edges close together. Wait for it to cure. Done. It will start coming off when the wound has already healed quite a bit, though you might have to apply a bit more to keep it sealed until it has healed sufficiently, after which it will fall off by itself
Might I suggest adding a tourniquet to your immediate access first aid! It's a worst case situation item but, could easily save your life should something catastrophic happen.
One shop I used to work in finished every day by sweeping up to the master carpenter’s “big booty playlist.” Now every time I hear Fat Bottom Girls I get the urge to clean up.
Cleaning up EVERY DAY (and maybe an extra sweeping for the weekend) is a major requirement to keep up the efficiency of any shop ... especially if there are several people working in it at different projects. It is not so much a "time saver" but rather a "time waste prevention" measure.
I use wound closures (AKA 3M steri-strips) rather than butterflies. It's 30 years since I needed stitches, and back then the ER put steri-strips over the stitches and said they could stay on without changing dressing. Ever since I have avoided stitches by careful use of steri-strips, like medical filament tape.
Best thing for cuts: Cyanoacrylate. It is in every shop, and that is the same stuff they use in hospitals as well for many things that can be fixed without stitches (they use sterile, expensive medical stuff, but what we have in the shop is essentially the same and works just as well). Only one in maybe 50 cuts I ever consider baind-aids, everything else is always super-glue.
One thing that should definitely be in a shop first aid kit is tourniquets. If you take a slash to a major artery those things will save your life.
Depends on what degree of injury you can receive, i had a good use of a CAT tourniquet once. Also on smaller but bleeding cuts, shutting off blood to the area for a short period of time to get bandages on is underrated- Even with pieces of (clean)cloth
Okay it’s good to know you get overwhelmed too. Your advice about on the clock is good.
One thing missing in your first aid is a burn kit, burn treatment gel does wonders when it comes to preemptive pain relief and rapid healing when you scald yourself, and don’t hesitate to use it even when it feels like running your wound under water is enough, the last advice goes for any first aid implement.
There's a lot of useful things you can put in a medical kit, but the only thing you absolutely CAN'T DO WITHOUT, is a tourniquet. This is the one object that, when things have gone about as wrong as they can, will save lives. It also needs to be stored easily accessible (Ie: Not in a locked cabinet in the bathroom), and you need to be able to apply it with one arm (How else are you going to apply it when you're alone at the shop and just hacked through half of your left arm?). Unpack it from whatever container or plastic it came in, and put it near your most dangerous tools.
Bandages and compresses are of course useful for minor avulsions and cuts, but when it strays over to major, nothing is going to save lives as much as a tourniquet.
I recommend Leukoplast brand beige tape.
It’s the best tape when you want to keep working. Or walking, cause it excellent for taping your feet when hiking.
You can never have enough gauze in an emergency. Whether that be Flat, Rolled, Compressed, or Z-Pak..
Steri-strips are also super awesome at wound closure..
Adam, nurse here, I recommend switching your hydrogen peroxide for isopropyl alcohol. Hydrogen peroxide kills cells and can make things worse when it comes to cuts and open skin.
I love learning that Adam is just as much a pophead as the rest of the world!
I 100% agree about CVS bandages. I don't even live in the states, but on a trip down there I needed some bandages and holy crap was I surprised at how well the generic CVS ones worked! We actually make a point of picking some up every time we're down there. In Canada, the closest we have to it is the fabric Elastoplast ones, but CVS are better.
Stitching your own gaping wounds and adding strong legal caveats is the most American I've ever seen you.
Adam, Will you be showing us in detail your new Mill at any point?
A tourniquet approved by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, is a must for the medical kit.
Good thing to keep in your first aid kit is burn shield. ( gause Infused with a gel for burns)
A really important bit for "speed" is NOT MAKING THE SHOP INTO A MESS ... and always keeping it clean and returning tools to the spot where they should be! You just have to figure out how long you need to "clean the workplace" EVERY DAY ... at the end of your work day. 15 minutes might be enugh most of the time.
I always have a new 4 mini bottle of ÇA in my first aid kit.
For me it's always classical or instrumental power metal. The faster the better. No lyrics, no talkative dj's, just awesome music that gets me in the zone.
Katz-Moses recently did a first aid for woodworkers video and one of the things I never thought of was a tourniquet. Can save a life when working with table saws and circular saws.
That's the one thing I'm surprised he didn't mention. Everything else is great, but a tourniquet is always a necessity in my opinion. I even keep one in my car under my seat.
@@cparks872 I'll cop to being a hypocrite as I don't have one. Should pick one up.
@@srwapo I'd recommend the CAT tourniquet, you can get them for $30 at north american rescue. They're designed to be used one-handed, and they're basically the gold standard as far as tourniquets go
I have a whole box of ropes and twines. But it's never come down to that for me. Because I'm not an idiot.
@@1pcfred cool, "not being an idiot" is exactly the kind of preparation people should be talking about. Instill that confidence. If nothing bad has happened, nothing will. Take that risk because you're too smart to have a momentary lapse of judgment and the tool won't malfunction. OSHA rules for safety glasses and shoes and medical kits are just made up by people too scared to do the real work.
Get out of here with that macho nonsense before someone listens to you and gets seriously injured.
I have a similar first aid essentials kit. Coban tape which I substitute hockey grip tape for or even veterinary horse wrap because it’s dirt cheap. It can make a pressure bandage with one hand and even a splint like stiffness. Tweezers are also helpful. I’m not as such a maker I’m an artist that creates costumes and props for my characters. A good day is when a bandaid is not used.
"Perfect" is the enemy of "Good Enough"!
I new I wasn't the only one! I just spent 165 hours in 12 days doing a complete overhaul of our shop at work. We doubled our production area, set up an automatic bottling line, and installed pallet shelving. It wasn't necessary for me to work that many hours but I was having so much fun mapping everything out and figuring out where to put everything that I would just loose track of time. I loved every minute of it, and my coworkers think I'm crazy..er
Lets go!! I love all the content Adam!!
I've heard that using peroxide on a wound can actually deepen the wound, increasing tissue damage and the potential for subsequent infection.
You should *NEVER* use alcohol or peroxide for wounds. It damages the tissue and slows healing and peroxide can cause an embolism if the foam penetrates the wound. Best thing for wounds is just water and mild soap to clean then an antiseptic ointment to prevent infection.
You should never say never. 53 years on this planet, still alive.
@@KipdoesStuff we used to drink cocaine, put butter on burns, eat tapeworms to diet, put radium in water, make sleepwear out of asbestos, and all sorts of things. Just because something is old, been done a long time, or is tradition does not make it right.
Most of my working career has been paid by the hour... and my personal goal is to get paid for 6 or 9 hours for the day, regardless of how much work I have to do. So... "think like you're on the clock" isn't a good tip, *for me,* when seeking efficiencies! (But by the end, I realised what Adam is actually saying is "think like you're under deadline," which *is* good advice. Mostly, this just highlights that Adam and I have had very different pay structures in our working lives.)
Hydrogen peroxide on a wound is no longer advised as it may cause tissue damage. Ready Access to running water and soap is a good idea . Alternative to rinse a wound is a pressurized can of saline wound wash. Also, double antibiotic ointment is preferred over triple because the third ingredient is known to cause skin hypersensitivity reactions.
I like roll gauze and then coban wrap instead of tape. My day job is as a pharmacist and don’t mean to burst any bubbles.
High strength earth magnet for if you get something metal (and ferrous) in your eye.
I'm a little strange. When I think of first aid, I think of the survival rule of 3's: "3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food." This is a rough estimate of the limits of human survival. Of course, you'll be pretty useless by the time you reach 3 of any of those time frames, but I digress.
The most important one is air. Choking, drowning, suffocating, asphyxiation, pollution, and bleeding all affect your air supply. If you can protect your air supply, you can likely get to a place where other survival needs are available. This is why you need to have solutions to these problems close by. You don't have much time if you're losing access to oxygen.
With this in mind, I recommend the usual wound care that Adam brought up, but I'd also recommend having a "blow out kit", also known as a "trauma kit" or "IFAK" (individual first aid kit). These kits usually include tourniquets, anti-bleeding agents (like "quikclot"), lung hole patches, pneumo-decompression needles, and other solutions to major bleeding problems.
Additionally I recommend close access to supplies for helping people with CPR or Heimlich maneuvers. Knowledge and training are the first and most important things to have here. If you can afford one, keep an AED in your shop or home, which can shock someone's heart into working again. And maybe some CPR mouth protectors and one of those new recorded key chain devices that talks you through the maneuvers.
If you're going full Rambo on your daily carries, then a HEED air canister, gas mask (professional or improvised), and a miniature fire extinguisher (or extinguisher bomb) are cool gadgets to keep around.
For a question about band aids you sure talked a lot about nothing resembling band aids.
@@KipdoesStuff, nice. I was talking about my dream kit. The Band-Aids are referenced at the beginning of paragraph 3, after my explanation of what your priority is: saving your oxygen supply by halting the bleeding.
CA is all i use now instead of bandaids. I remember at one time the drug store sold liquid bandaids and i swear it was CA, don't see it around anymore tho. *Update, i checked locally and the stuff I found is called "New Skin", don't think its CA tho.
Since Adam JUST spent a bunch of time talking about CA glue, that was my first thought about laceration repair.
FYI, you can find the veterinarian version on the ZON labeled as "tissue adhesive." For pets only tho *wink.
Yup! Keeps blood in and dirt out.
Its in a box now.
Liquid bandage is still around. I've got a bottle around here somewhere.
Liquid bandage stuff is still available. The stuff I have here is just 1% 8-Hydroxyquinoline as an antiseptic, 6.7% alcohol as a solvent, and a form of nitrocellulose polymer which forms the film.
Cut a roll of cling wrap in half to use as a sterile, emergency compression bandage. I sliced my ankle pretty badly several years ago and immediately wrapped the wound. When we got to the hospital, they said the wound looked like it had started to close. Still got stitches, though. YMMV
Not a medical expert but I've seen many guides say that hydrogen peroxide shouldn't be used in first aid kits, we now know it does more harm then good as an antiseptic and for most cuts antibiotic cream is also overkill, a basic antiseptic like isopropyl alcohol and good quality bandaids are good enough for small cuts.
A game changer for me was the waterproof name brand Bandaids. They are basically duct tape with a fabric pad and they stick better to a knuckle than any other bandage I’ve found.
What I use is duck tape and paper towels. I've always managed to patch myself up with just that. But I don't injure myself that often. Sometimes. If you learn good workholding you should not be hurting yourself so often. Clamp stuff down!
@@1pcfred I seem to injure myself just walking around the shop more than when I’m actually using tools lol. Got a nasty scar on the back of my hand recently where I scraped it against the corner of a peel and stick ruler on my router table fence just walking by.
@@NastierNate that can happen. It is the casual motions that tend to get you. We need to be deliberate in our work.
i found fabric band aids at the dollar tree and they stick better than anything , they are actually a pain to remove.
Adam, could you please explain how your shop safety gear is layed out and why things are where they are? Like Fire Extinguishers. First aid kits. Breathing Protection. Eye protection/wash station...
Burn cream is number 1 to me.....I actually keep an aloe plant just for my burns.....I am a mechanic and bend and weld a lot of custom exhaust....
@NYCCNC made a video talking about the shop visualization with 3d printing so you can use the models of your actual machines to check size and clearance
Cardboard works as well and it can usually be gotten for free.