Thank you for the video. You shared some great ideas. People should be aware that there is a difference between a "FIRST AID" kit and a "MEDICAL" kit. FIRST AID = the "four B's" = lifesaving: "Essentially there are four B's to remember when assessing a scene - in this order of importance; Breathing, Bleeding, Burns and Bones. Another acronym, the ABC of Airway, Breathing and Circulation ..." To clarify, I personally add an EPI-Pen, EYE treatments (if you can't see, you can't treat yourself, self-rescue, etc) and EAR protection (ear plugs) - without your hearing you cannot hear rescuers. For bleeding I include a large canister of organic cayenne pepper (look it up - stops bleeding and pain immediately).Also consider a "stapler" and "staples" w the remover as well as a way to stitch up a bleeder. As for a mirror, a folding compact with a regular and 10X is almost essential. Breathing may include an inhaler, masks, suction, and any thing else you are comfortable with. EX: you find yourself in a SMOKE (forest fire) and ASH situation - you need BREATHING FIRST AID (protection) - a GOOD MASK as well as probably GOGGLES (EYES) and ear plugs for the noise. For BURNS I include Lanolin, (if multi person - Coconut Oil) as well as BACTINE - instant PAIN RELIEF and anti-inflammatory. I won't go into a lot of detail here except to say a FIRST AID kit should only be to SAVE YOUR LIFE in an EMERGENCY THREAT or AFTER the fact. Focus on the Four B's. WHY? When you really need that FIRST aid - FIRST - aid - and you reach into a pack that is CLUTTERED with medical stuff, it is dangerous and life-threatening to have all that stuff in there. Take ALL the stuff out of your "first aid" kits and sort it into FOUR PILES: Breathing, Bleeding, Burns and Breaks/Bones. If it doesn't go there (immodium, tums, splinters, blisters) it should NOT be in a FIRST AID KIT. All the rest of the stuff you thoughtfully chose as "necessary" - belongs in a MEDICAL KIT. MEDICAL KIT = all the things you need and want to "maintain your health" and treat MINOR injuries, situations, discomfort, etc: blisters, splinters, stomach ache, diarrhea, etc. TAILOR the kits to you: EX: a bee sting may be a "medical kit" situation with bee sting wipes for one person and it may be a FIRST AID kit situation with an EPI-PEN for another person. I hope this clarification was helpful. For additional information and ideas, Really Big Monkey 1 has several videos on medical kits and first aid kits discussing this idea and helpful hints as well. Best wishes to you all.
Real quick the point about coconut oil. I have gotten a stove burn I know the properties that help us. As I put the oil on the burn after icing it, it started to have pressure pain and started to sting slightly. I used coconut oil virgin. Can you help me understand.?
@@xavierramirez4883haven't ever heard of putting coconut oil on burns( also you shouldn't ice a burn, run it under lukewarm water) but use and organic honey works way better. ( honey or if you have it yarrow/ look into burn salves)
Great ideas. Something I just recently added was a temporary dental fix pack. My wife had a tooth to break one weekend evening. Luckily I made it to a Dollar General before closing to get a little kit. It eased the pain until she got in with the dentist a day or so later. I hope this may give others a little extra to add to their kit.
All great items. But the most over looked item to put in your kit or kits is things to take care of your feet. So moleskins, foot powder, etc. I have a whole section dedicated to that in a first aid kit. For a go bag or bug out bag, it's the most important. Your feet are your motors, essentially. Gotta protect them.
Completely agreed. Great video. I always make my own and I have included your suggested items already. I would add vicks vapo rub, sterile strips, epi- pen, nitrile examine gloves, nylon sutures, lidocaine 2% jelly and 2% solution, 3ml syringes, suture removal kits, normal saline vials, calamine lotion, gentian violet lotion. Happy 2021.
Use a medical flashlight. The StreamLight EMS is great. Their site explains the features of a medical light and why they’re important. Also, don’t forget shears to tear clothing. Victorinox and Leatherman make good ones.
one thing to note is don't ever give someone else medications because they might be allergic always tell them what it is and then let them self administer it.
I really like this idea for extra items in a first aid kit. I personally make sure that I have hand and toe warmers, a rain poncho, girlies (female personal items), baby wipes, nappy bags, some small snack type things just in case I get hungry and that I can’t afford to buy food and/or in a place where the closest place to get said food is a long distance away
Super video! Thanks for you effort in doing this. Most first aid kits supply too much of the cheap stuff (like silly quantities of bandaids) and fail to think through the items that you suggest. One minor suggestion: add a small 10x magnifying glass to help with those pesky splinters. Thanks!
No problem using CA glue in an extreme pinch but there are a couple caveats. Know that superglue is not the same thing as Dermabond or other approved adhesive and people may react differently (allergic) to the compounds in retail CA adhesive. They do produce heat (could increase tissue damage) and they do give off gasses as they cure so should not be used on your face as they will likely irritate mucus membranes. If you don’t want to pay the insane prices for a surgical grade skin adhesive, veterinarian versions are the exact same thing and about 10 times cheaper. And much safer for you than KrazyGlue. All this to say, 99 out of 100 times you’re better off just reaching for a bandaid; skip the adhesives altogether. And as always, when you use CA adhesives for ANYTHING, please be careful around your eyes. One tiny drop on your eye and you instantly have permanent damage.
It’s also a good idea to have liquid bandage to put over the written date and time of the tourniquet placing so it won’t wash off or sweat off. This method also works if you have small children that are out in public with you to be sure that should they become separated from you they are safely returned to you. Write their name and your phone number on their arm and then cover with liquid bandage
Every kit is improved by having a spare bandana as well as a spare triangle bandage. Most of them also come with safety pins and have be used in a dozen different ways outside of simply being a bandage.
Waterproof paper and a pen that writes in all weather. Because when you hand over to the paramedics, they'd like a record of what was done and when. Murphy's Law guarantees it will be bucketing rain when you're giving first aid and any notes on normal paper will be mush. I actually found a waterproof book of pre-printed first aid treatment forms.
I always appreciate how you periodically address medical. Your combo of a CAT, an Israeli, and a SWAT is first class. Only thing I’d add is some Celox.
I have added a RATS TQ because god forbid I am ever in a situation having to use one on a very small infant, a CAT and a swat are way too big and difficult to get blood flow stopped on an infants limbs especially where time is so critical.
@@urbanjungle9600 a rats is more likely to damage the vasculature on a peds patient (and lose that limb), bleeding can be adequately controlled on peds with gauze and a trauma bandage
@@urbanjungle9600 Agreed that the CAT is not recommendable to use for infants, the SWAT-T is in fact very useful and recommended for use on children or K9. Because of those two reasons I'll always have at least one on me, furthermore they are multifunctional and easy to use.
I went camping when I was asked if I had a first aid kit. This family of 6 was in need of help. I could not believe they had brought every possible camping but a first aid kit. I pulled the one from my car as it was closer to their camp site. But I could not believe they had the latest 4wd for $120K but could not have a $20 first kit on hand.
@@munch15a Yeah simple tow ropes are very cheap. For years I acquired a 12' length of abseiling rope from a window cleaning crew who left it behind on a job. I used that rope for so many things including towing a car from mud in the middle of the bush. It was so useful if I needed a length of rope suddenly.
@@matthewbrown6163 my one was sort of interesting was IN a park that had a step hill on one side nearly a cliff and some kid managed to plow his quadbike off the side He was ok the father got the kid out but then the father was stuck with the quad bike lucky I keep rope in my car and me and by tied pulled the quad and him out
@@munch15a I got a new driver organised with a kit out of her car - first aid kit, torch (flashlight for you), jumper leads & foot pump. She was given a tow rope from a prize pool & came back to work to say all my advice was helpful when a wandering sheep hit her car & knocked her off the road. A car towed her out of the ditch & she had to pump up the front tyre. I told her I Jinxed her as I never meant her bad luck but she was able to get out of trouble.
Probably a good idea but I'm a firm believer in keeping basic boo boo stuff out of the trauma kit and keeping survival items in the survival kit. Anything that clutters up a medical kit can cost valuable time. But we all do things different. A few things to consider in a vehicle medical kit that I think are very important is having a epipen, a glucagon kit, a container of nasal naloxone, quik clot, and real pain meds. If you or someone you know breaks a leg or has any sort of major accident you will want to give them a strong pain killer, not aspirin or ibuprofen but something like hydrocodone, oxytocin or morphine tabs. Some of that stuff is hard to get but it's important to have in a serious medical kit. You may need to save someone that is a diabetic, or overdosed - and although we all have opinions of drug addicts I personally would sleep better knowing that I gave them another chance at life. Alot of people also carry sutures but having had sutures done without any lidocaine it sucks. An easier thing to get is a medical stapler that is much easier to use and is much less painful without a numbing agent. You can find most of the stuff on ebay if you keep your eye out for it. Just my 2 cents.
Great idea. I have the same. A kit at home, kits in the car and smaller kits for their backpacks. I’m addition it’s always good to have a trauma kit as well.
In addition to these items I also add: Glucose for beginning stages of hypothermia (calories to help the body produce heat) also good after a dose of adrenaline has hit your system (good to take kids' minds off what you are doing to them if they need some kind of treatment too). Magnifying glass for splinters/ small ticks/to get a better look at a bite mark etc. some cling wrap (the plastic food covering...) is the new 'standard' for treatment of burns now too (even for paramedics and hospitals)... drape over the wound (do not wrap all the way around because the wound will swell with fluids) and then run cold water over the glad wrap. A lot of the pain from a burn can be alleviated by reducing the friction/feeling of air/water moving over the very sensitive skin - also a mini bic lighter for sterilising things (needle) with fire or starting a fire.
I always wondered why USA based First Aid kits never have any actual burn medicine. It is always Burn gel, which is just cooling with some water. Why not have Panthenol spray?
I found a case like tinted sunscreen that ladies need. The case wont leak. Like a tiny deodorant. Which also be used for chaffing or put on back of heels to eliminate blisters when hiking or wearing new shoes.👍
first comment i've been with this channel forever and i love your survival attitude. thank you for the advice and suggestions. Have a nice day and thank you again for your work with survival
Gear fiend! First of all, there is no substitute for training and certification/licensing. Doing medical procedures above your certification/licensing can lead to criminal and civil prosecution. For example "cutting" some one or using a thoracentesis (chest decompression) needle could lead to problems, especially in California. Get the training and protect yourself. And the good Samaritan laws will not save. Remember the medical motto "First thou shall do no harm".
Good to have flexible or at least regular straws, magnifying glass with a light if possible and rubber bands that may be used to hold something on that doesn't want to stick.
Excellent list! I wish I had picked up, just one, idea I hadn't already packed in most of my kits, but I've spent a lot of time thinking about and researching this. 😎
Yeah! Someone who finally mentioned a light and mirror. Most 1st aid kit videos fail to include those items. I’d iPad if you are in a hot environment, add some chemical cold packs.
I keep one of those cheap moving blankets in my trunk. Keeps you clean if you gotta crawl under the car, lay it down at my right side for a brass collector when shooting at the range, and super warm as a blanket.
Thank you for the video. You shared some great ideas.
People should be aware that there is a difference between a "FIRST AID" kit and a "MEDICAL" kit.
FIRST AID = the "four B's" = lifesaving:
"Essentially there are four B's to remember when assessing a scene - in this order of importance; Breathing, Bleeding, Burns and Bones. Another acronym, the ABC of Airway, Breathing and Circulation ..."
To clarify, I personally add an EPI-Pen, EYE treatments (if you can't see, you can't treat yourself, self-rescue, etc) and EAR protection (ear plugs) - without your hearing you cannot hear rescuers. For bleeding I include a large canister of organic cayenne pepper (look it up - stops bleeding and pain immediately).Also consider a "stapler" and "staples" w the remover as well as a way to stitch up a bleeder. As for a mirror, a folding compact with a regular and 10X is almost essential. Breathing may include an inhaler, masks, suction, and any thing else you are comfortable with. EX: you find yourself in a SMOKE (forest fire) and ASH situation - you need BREATHING FIRST AID (protection) - a GOOD MASK as well as probably GOGGLES (EYES) and ear plugs for the noise. For BURNS I include Lanolin, (if multi person - Coconut Oil) as well as BACTINE - instant PAIN RELIEF and anti-inflammatory. I won't go into a lot of detail here except to say a FIRST AID kit should only be to SAVE YOUR LIFE in an EMERGENCY THREAT or AFTER the fact. Focus on the Four B's.
WHY?
When you really need that FIRST aid - FIRST - aid - and you reach into a pack that is CLUTTERED with medical stuff, it is dangerous and life-threatening to have all that stuff in there.
Take ALL the stuff out of your "first aid" kits and sort it into FOUR PILES: Breathing, Bleeding, Burns and Breaks/Bones. If it doesn't go there (immodium, tums, splinters, blisters) it should NOT be in a FIRST AID KIT.
All the rest of the stuff you thoughtfully chose as "necessary" - belongs in a MEDICAL KIT.
MEDICAL KIT = all the things you need and want to "maintain your health" and treat MINOR injuries, situations, discomfort, etc: blisters, splinters, stomach ache, diarrhea, etc.
TAILOR the kits to you:
EX: a bee sting may be a "medical kit" situation with bee sting wipes for one person and it may be a FIRST AID kit situation with an EPI-PEN for another person.
I hope this clarification was helpful.
For additional information and ideas, Really Big Monkey 1 has several videos on medical kits and first aid kits discussing this idea and helpful hints as well.
Best wishes to you all.
Real quick the point about coconut oil. I have gotten a stove burn I know the properties that help us. As I put the oil on the burn after icing it, it started to have pressure pain and started to sting slightly. I used coconut oil virgin. Can you help me understand.?
You said it helped it instantly
@@xavierramirez4883haven't ever heard of putting coconut oil on burns( also you shouldn't ice a burn, run it under lukewarm water) but use and organic honey works way better. ( honey or if you have it yarrow/ look into burn salves)
Great ideas. Something I just recently added was a temporary dental fix pack. My wife had a tooth to break one weekend evening. Luckily I made it to a Dollar General before closing to get a little kit. It eased the pain until she got in with the dentist a day or so later. I hope this may give others a little extra to add to their kit.
All great items. But the most over looked item to put in your kit or kits is things to take care of your feet. So moleskins, foot powder, etc. I have a whole section dedicated to that in a first aid kit. For a go bag or bug out bag, it's the most important. Your feet are your motors, essentially. Gotta protect them.
Completely agreed. Great video. I always make my own and I have included your suggested items already. I would add vicks vapo rub, sterile strips, epi- pen, nitrile examine gloves, nylon sutures, lidocaine 2% jelly and 2% solution, 3ml syringes, suture removal kits, normal saline vials, calamine lotion, gentian violet lotion. Happy 2021.
Use a medical flashlight. The StreamLight EMS is great. Their site explains the features of a medical light and why they’re important.
Also, don’t forget shears to tear clothing. Victorinox and Leatherman make good ones.
As a prepared woman, I have all of this in my purse 😁
one thing to note is don't ever give someone else medications because they might be allergic always tell them what it is and then let them self administer it.
I really like this idea for extra items in a first aid kit.
I personally make sure that I have hand and toe warmers, a rain poncho, girlies (female personal items), baby wipes, nappy bags, some small snack type things just in case I get hungry and that I can’t afford to buy food and/or in a place where the closest place to get said food is a long distance away
Great tips, thanks.
Super video! Thanks for you effort in doing this. Most first aid kits supply too much of the cheap stuff (like silly quantities of bandaids) and fail to think through the items that you suggest. One minor suggestion: add a small 10x magnifying glass to help with those pesky splinters. Thanks!
No problem using CA glue in an extreme pinch but there are a couple caveats. Know that superglue is not the same thing as Dermabond or other approved adhesive and people may react differently (allergic) to the compounds in retail CA adhesive. They do produce heat (could increase tissue damage) and they do give off gasses as they cure so should not be used on your face as they will likely irritate mucus membranes. If you don’t want to pay the insane prices for a surgical grade skin adhesive, veterinarian versions are the exact same thing and about 10 times cheaper. And much safer for you than KrazyGlue. All this to say, 99 out of 100 times you’re better off just reaching for a bandaid; skip the adhesives altogether.
And as always, when you use CA adhesives for ANYTHING, please be careful around your eyes. One tiny drop on your eye and you instantly have permanent damage.
Cannot like this comment enough. So many people add superglue or even dermabond without thinking about use cases.
It’s also a good idea to have liquid bandage to put over the written date and time of the tourniquet placing so it won’t wash off or sweat off. This method also works if you have small children that are out in public with you to be sure that should they become separated from you they are safely returned to you. Write their name and your phone number on their arm and then cover with liquid bandage
Glad to say that I’ve got all of those items but it’s thanks to you and other TH-camrs who have helped me get prepped! Have a fabulous 2021 Ben
Every kit is improved by having a spare bandana as well as a spare triangle bandage. Most of them also come with safety pins and have be used in a dozen different ways outside of simply being a bandage.
Waterproof paper and a pen that writes in all weather. Because when you hand over to the paramedics, they'd like a record of what was done and when. Murphy's Law guarantees it will be bucketing rain when you're giving first aid and any notes on normal paper will be mush. I actually found a waterproof book of pre-printed first aid treatment forms.
That is the truth! 🍍
Just a quick suggestion, as another commenter already stated, please prep your TQ's so they are directly ready to use.
I always appreciate how you periodically address medical.
Your combo of a CAT, an Israeli, and a SWAT is first class. Only thing I’d add is some Celox.
I have added a RATS TQ because god forbid I am ever in a situation having to use one on a very small infant, a CAT and a swat are way too big and difficult to get blood flow stopped on an infants limbs especially where time is so critical.
@@urbanjungle9600 a rats is more likely to damage the vasculature on a peds patient (and lose that limb), bleeding can be adequately controlled on peds with gauze and a trauma bandage
@@urbanjungle9600 Agreed that the CAT is not recommendable to use for infants, the SWAT-T is in fact very useful and recommended for use on children or K9. Because of those two reasons I'll always have at least one on me, furthermore they are multifunctional and easy to use.
I went camping when I was asked if I had a first aid kit. This family of 6 was in need of help. I could not believe they had brought every possible camping but a first aid kit. I pulled the one from my car as it was closer to their camp site. But I could not believe they had the latest 4wd for $120K but could not have a $20 first kit on hand.
I remember when had a similar thing but with rope like coil of rope is something you should just have on hand
@@munch15a Yeah simple tow ropes are very cheap. For years I acquired a 12' length of abseiling rope from a window cleaning crew who left it behind on a job. I used that rope for so many things including towing a car from mud in the middle of the bush. It was so useful if I needed a length of rope suddenly.
@@matthewbrown6163 my one was sort of interesting was IN a park that had a step hill on one side nearly a cliff and some kid managed to plow his quadbike off the side
He was ok the father got the kid out but then the father was stuck with the quad bike
lucky I keep rope in my car and me and by tied pulled the quad and him out
@@munch15a I got a new driver organised with a kit out of her car - first aid kit, torch (flashlight for you), jumper leads & foot pump. She was given a tow rope from a prize pool & came back to work to say all my advice was helpful when a wandering sheep hit her car & knocked her off the road. A car towed her out of the ditch & she had to pump up the front tyre. I told her I Jinxed her as I never meant her bad luck but she was able to get out of trouble.
@@matthewbrown6163 torch for me as well from Australia
Probably a good idea but I'm a firm believer in keeping basic boo boo stuff out of the trauma kit and keeping survival items in the survival kit. Anything that clutters up a medical kit can cost valuable time. But we all do things different. A few things to consider in a vehicle medical kit that I think are very important is having a epipen, a glucagon kit, a container of nasal naloxone, quik clot, and real pain meds. If you or someone you know breaks a leg or has any sort of major accident you will want to give them a strong pain killer, not aspirin or ibuprofen but something like hydrocodone, oxytocin or morphine tabs. Some of that stuff is hard to get but it's important to have in a serious medical kit. You may need to save someone that is a diabetic, or overdosed - and although we all have opinions of drug addicts I personally would sleep better knowing that I gave them another chance at life. Alot of people also carry sutures but having had sutures done without any lidocaine it sucks. An easier thing to get is a medical stapler that is much easier to use and is much less painful without a numbing agent. You can find most of the stuff on ebay if you keep your eye out for it. Just my 2 cents.
Dont use quik clot. Makes the wound worse then not having it
Great 20 items Ben. I’d suggest a few water purification tabs and a Whrilpak bag. a bic lighter , thanks buddy have a great day
Would it be a good idea to have a kit in the house, in the car and a small one in my kids backpack (teaching them how to use each thing)?
Great idea. I have the same. A kit at home, kits in the car and smaller kits for their backpacks. I’m addition it’s always good to have a trauma kit as well.
Hey Ben, I would be a really smart idea to "prep" your C.A.T tourniquet. For ease of use under stress and adrenaline.
How about a CPR mask
Already in there
In addition to these items I also add: Glucose for beginning stages of hypothermia (calories to help the body produce heat) also good after a dose of adrenaline has hit your system (good to take kids' minds off what you are doing to them if they need some kind of treatment too). Magnifying glass for splinters/ small ticks/to get a better look at a bite mark etc. some cling wrap (the plastic food covering...) is the new 'standard' for treatment of burns now too (even for paramedics and hospitals)... drape over the wound (do not wrap all the way around because the wound will swell with fluids) and then run cold water over the glad wrap. A lot of the pain from a burn can be alleviated by reducing the friction/feeling of air/water moving over the very sensitive skin - also a mini bic lighter for sterilising things (needle) with fire or starting a fire.
I always wondered why USA based First Aid kits never have any actual burn medicine. It is always Burn gel, which is just cooling with some water. Why not have Panthenol spray?
I found a case like tinted sunscreen that ladies need. The case wont leak. Like a tiny deodorant. Which also be used for chaffing or put on back of heels to eliminate blisters when hiking or wearing new shoes.👍
Ja. It was at trader Joe's. Cosmetic section & comes clear also.
Nice.
Very good. Thanks.
Very good 😊
Men! Tampons are absorbent! Everyone needs them in the medical kits. It can pack a wound. Seriously!
Hyperthermia and hypothermia are two different things
Thanks Ben!
first comment i've been with this channel forever and i love your survival attitude. thank you for the advice and suggestions. Have a nice day and thank you again for your work with survival
If feel like crazy glue would work better on the skin
NEVER put non-medical glue on a wound , you will do severe harm to yourself or to a person who you are treating.
I know this is a real list just by the inclusion of tums.
👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
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Re: "tampons for the ladies out there"
Single guys: want to be a hero? Pack some pads. (They also have other uses in a first -aid kit.)
I keep paperclips in my kits, they can be used to create a fingrr or toe splint
Gear fiend! First of all, there is no substitute for training and certification/licensing. Doing medical procedures above your certification/licensing can lead to criminal and civil prosecution. For example "cutting" some one or using a thoracentesis (chest decompression) needle could lead to problems, especially in California. Get the training and protect yourself. And the good Samaritan laws will not save. Remember the medical motto "First thou shall do no harm".
Good thing I don’t live in California.
Good to have flexible or at least regular straws, magnifying glass with a light if possible and rubber bands that may be used to hold something on that doesn't want to stick.
Would have never thought about a small mirror. Good call!
Excellent list! I wish I had picked up, just one, idea I hadn't already packed in most of my kits, but I've spent a lot of time thinking about and researching this. 😎
Hi, Ben. How do you think about kind of tickremover in your first aid kit? What is thre model of the knife in the video?
Tweezers
Yeah! Someone who finally mentioned a light and mirror. Most 1st aid kit videos fail to include those items. I’d iPad if you are in a hot environment, add some chemical cold packs.
Keep a life vac device in your vehicle kit. Its very likely youll encounter someone choking on food at a restaurant or something.
I have most of these but I will be adding some of these items soon.
A good video about items we might forget to add to our first aid kits. That kit was the best thing in your recent gaw IMO.
Continue staying safe.
I keep one of those cheap moving blankets in my trunk. Keeps you clean if you gotta crawl under the car, lay it down at my right side for a brass collector when shooting at the range, and super warm as a blanket.
Didn’t see you post the link you mentioned to Skinny Pete the Medic but I found his channel. He has lots of videos!
What is the name of his channel?
@@PUREBLOOD-nj8gy Pretty sure it’s skinnymedic
Thanks
verry helpfull thank you
Thanks for watching.