First Aid Kits

[embi Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close embi]

Who carries one??

What sort do you use?

I am looking for one to carry with us but I want it to be decent. Price isnt a real concern as long as it has most things when needed.

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Don't leave home without it, a kit should be in every car
http://www.firstaid.com.au/catalogue/ca ... oduct31989

As to what should be in it
http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.as ... t+aid+kits

[Signature035 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Signature035]

I have always carried a St Johns Off Road kit........So does my wife in her Rav,
Carrying the kit is a good start, knowing how to use it is even more important. I regularly up date my St Johns Senior First Aid certificate.
Without exception, everyone participating in off road driving with their family, whether its a day at Stockton, or crossing the Nullabor, should have first aid training.

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Embi.

Check out the phone book for the local first aid shops, they will have various kits including a 4x4 one that is more suited to the situation.
Just remember that a lot of stuff in them doesnt like being over 35 degrees so try to keep it in a cooler place when travelling.

[clifton Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close clifton]

Ditto Signature 035,
I use mix of a a St Johns and offshore marine kit and carry it in the truck at all times.
Its quite suprising the number of times I use it.

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

St Johns Large Leisure Kit #7653

Its got all the basics ... then I add the extras.



It comes with ....

Qty Item
1 Emergency First Aid Guide
1 Crepe Bandage 5cm
2 Crepe Bandages 7.5cm
2 Heavy Duty Crepe Bandages 10cm
1 Zinc Oxide Tape 2.5cm x 5m
1 Hypo-Allergenic Tape 2.5cm x 9m
2 Triangular Bandages 110cm x 110cm
1 Disposable Instant Cold Pack
1 Universal Dressing Small
3 Pkts Gauze Swabs 7.5cm (Pkt of 3)
2 Combine Pads 10cm x 10cm
2 Combine Pads 10cm x 20cm
2 Non-Adherent Pads 7.5cm x 10cm
2 Non-Adherent Pads 5cm x 5cm
2 Sterile Eye Pads
1 Adhesive Dressing Length 6cm x 1m
1 Pkt Alcohol Swabs (Pkt of 10)
1 Stainless Steel Sharp/Blunt Scissors 12.5cm
1 Sheers Trauma Scissors 14cm
1 Stainless Steel Splinter Pointed Forceps
2 Emergency Shock Blankets
1 Pkt Safety Pins (Pkt of 12)
1 Notepad & Pencil
2 Plastic Specimen Bags
10 Eye Saline & Wound Irrigation 15mL
5 Primapore Dressings 8.6cm x 6cm
1 Pkt Plastic Adhesive Strips (Pkt of 50)
1 Pkt Fabric Adhesive Strips (Pkt of 50)
1 Pkt Disposable Splinter Probes (Pkt of 5)
1 Pkt Antiseptic Swabs (Pkt of 10)
2 Pkts Sting & Itch Relief Sachets 3ml (Pkt of 5)
5 Pairs Disposable Nitrile Gloves Large
4 Sunscreen Sachets 30+ 10ml
1 Resuscitation Protection Shield

Cheers
Chippy

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/OFF-ROAD-FIRST-A ... dZViewItem

Something like this should be enough...

[steve61 Member Find all posts View Profile Close steve61]

We have a OFF ROAD FIRST AID KIT always in the Prado. I hold a St Johns Senior Fist Aid Certificate and a PADI Rescue Diver Certificate both have not been put to use thank god.



CONTENT DESCRIPTION:

Adhesive Strips – Plastic Latex Free (box 50)
Minor wound cover
Adhesive Shapes - mixed bag.
Antiseptic Rapaid Spray (50 ml)
Antiseptic Swabs – Cetrimide
Bag – Plastic resealable (150 x 205mm)
Bandage – Crepe 5cm
Bandage – Crepe 7.5cm
Bandage – Crepe 10cm
Bandage – Heavy Crepe 15cm
Bandage – Triangular For slings/padding
Burnaid Gel – 3.5 gm Sachet Soothing burns
Dressing – Burnaid 10 x 10 cm Treatment of burns
Dressing – Combine Pad 9 x 10cm
Dressing – Combine Pad 20 x 20cm
Dressing – Non-adhesive 7.5 x 5 cm
Dressing – Non-adhesive 10 x 7.5 cm
Eye Pad – large
First Aid Instructions
First aid information
Forceps – Plastic & steel
Splinter remover steel
Gloves – Nitrile (pair)
Note Book & Pencil
Paracetamol – pack of 24 tablets.
Rapaid Itch Relief – 1gm Sachet
Resus-O-Mask (pocket mask)
Safety Pins (Pkt. 5)
Saline – 15ml Ampoule
Scissors – Sharp/Blunt 12.5cm
Splinter Probes (disposable Pkt. 5)
Sunscreen - Hamilton 30+ Sachet 10ml
Swabs – Gauze 7.5 x 7.5 cm (Pkt. 3)
Tape – Hypo Allergenic 2.5cm x 9 mtrs
Thermo Accident Blanket
Towels (Paper) – Disposable (Pkt. 3)
Wound Closures (4mm x Pkt. 4)

Cheers
Steve

[mav Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close mav]

We have a OFF ROAD FIRST AID KIT always in the Prado. I hold a St Johns Senior Fist Aid Certificate and a PADI Rescue Diver Certificate both have not been put to use thank god.





Cheers
Steve

This is the one I carry and have done for many years.

It is important to remember to replenish your kit and check use by dates etc.

I think it is also just as important to carry a fire extinguisher.

[Shell Member Find all posts View Profile Close Shell]

We've always carried a kit in both cars and as mentioned by several others it's important to know how to use it. Must admit I should pull ours out and go through it.It's been 12 months since we've touched it and that was only for a nasty cut to one of our daughters foot.
The last real emergency I had to attend was a goose on an unregisted motorbike, no helmet, straight into the back of a parked van,somersult through the back window. Left him with a compound fracture to his tibia lots of cuts and bruises. Glad I knew what to do, because no one else had a clue.
I know St John do (or did) group discounts for first aid courses maybe we could organise a few PP ones around the country.

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

I know St John do (or did) group discounts for first aid courses maybe we could organise a few PP ones around the country.

What a great idea Shell ... well worth an explore

Cheers
Chippy

[Grandeman Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Grandeman]

Hard case off road one is a beaut. Always carry one in each car.

It's surprising the number of scrapes and splinters kids accumulate.

[Big Fella Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Big Fella]

Just do what I do,

Carry a Nurse with you and you will have all the bandages and drugs (some of which scare me) you could ever need. We basically travel with enough of everything to perform a roadside operation.

Seriously, as Lacey is a Nurse she tends to make up her own kit depending where we are going and for how long. We always have a basic 1st Aid Kit in the car but we have been known to carry a VERY LARGE toolbox full of all sorts of potions, lotions and pills. This kit is actually larger than the toolbox that I carry in case of vehicle breakdown. A lot of what we carry is based upon what may happen and our own medical requirements (alergies etc). But any of the larger St. Johns 1st Aid Kits as previously posted would be more than adequate.

[joey Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close joey]

It was the first thing i purchased when i bought my rig.. i also have off road kit,and a secound comprehensive st johns kit.....

it also pays to have a accredited coarse or 2 under your belt...i reccomend first response as it is ecceptionally detailed and trains you right through to defib..

i hold st johns certificate , first response level 7, and also padi rescue and dive instuctor first aid training... fortunately i have been in the right place at the right time to render assitance...and unfortunately in remote areas there are times when all the training in the world cant help people...still better to know than not...

joey

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...and unfortunately in remote areas there are times when all the training in the world cant help people...still better to know than not...

Too true.

In a worst case scenario I would rather know that I had done everything I could to help .... rather than standing by wishing I knew how to help.

.... and, of course, having a decent kit to be able to render assistance.

Cheers
Chippy