What should you have in your first aid kit?

Being prepared for emergencies is a fact of life for Queenslanders, where our summer storm season means we’re all too often forced to expect the unexpected.To get more news about combat gauze, you can visit rusuntacmed.com official website.

However, a quality first aid kit can make all the difference when disaster does strike and is something you should aim to have close to hand, no matter the season.
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You can buy a first aid kit or assemble your own, but either way you’ll need to put some thought into its contents and whether they meet the needs of you and your family.

First aid kits can be bought from a number of suppliers, including St John Ambulance and the Australian Red Cross. You might like to purchase an off-the-shelf kit as a starting point and then customise it for your needs.Young children: If you have young children, you may want to add a thermometer and basic pain medicine to your kit, as well as the syringes required to provide them accurate doses. If your children have any specific health complaints, make sure that spare doses of medication are contained in your first aid kit. You may also want to include a laminated sheet of phone numbers for emergency services and other family members.
First aid and safety kits for the backcountry can really be taken in several directions and can be as complicated and complex or as simple as you’d like. Personally, I really feel this boils down to leveraging your own personal abilities with the equipment against the likely dangers you could encounter while in the field. Some of the commercially available first aid kits seem more suitable for an army medic while others will do little more than treat a minor cut or scrape. Still, there are some great kit options available for purchase and, with a little extra work on your own, you can end up with an efficient, lightweight and practical loadout.

The other side of backcountry safety that is very rarely—if ever—covered within first aid kits falls under the categories of fire, shelter and communication. These are the items that are going to help you in situations where an unplanned night may need to be spent on the mountain or if you become lost. In the following article, we will dive into the best options available to hunters to create an excellent safety kit built for efficiency.

As I stated earlier, I feel like most of the first aid kits found on the market today are either far more rudimentary for most hunters’ needs or so overly complicated that you’ll end up bleeding out before making it through the instructions. The two kits we carry in the goHUNT gear shop are excellent options to consider and both have slightly different approaches.

The Adventure Medical Kits Trauma Pak is one of my favorites as it takes a very straightforward and practical approach to first aid. The kit includes clotting sponges, various gauze pads, duct tape to secure them and antiseptic wipes. This is a down and dirty kit built for efficiency and speed. You would still want to beef up the kit with various forms of medications and some additional items, but I feel like this kit only offers the necessary and doesn’t leave you paying for items you’ll likely never use.

The Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Waterproof .5 is another good option for hunters looking for a more well-rounded offering. This kit includes the typical array of bandages, gauze and medications as well as some additional tools like safety pins and tweezers. This kit will not handle as serious of a situation as the Trauma Pak, generally speaking, but will cover a slightly wider range of possible situations. Still, each kit will likely need some tweaking to suit your own personal needs and to match the potential dangers in the area you are hunting.