Are You Ready? Our First Aid Kit - Emergency Preparedness {how to organize}
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- čas přidán 1. 10. 2013
- In this video, we show how we put together Our First Aid Kit for Emergency Preparedness.
Here's the box from Amazon: amzn.to/245lwSe
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i hope to achieve something of this organizational magnitude in a very short while. i really admire your kit, and you for putting it together.
+athletictrainer95 I have one like this for my hubby's fitness studio.
I'm not sure what training you've had since you posted this video and or any changes you may have made to this kit since, so as a trained EMT I would like to make a few recommendations.
First of all if you have not had training I suggest getting some, most local hospitals and the local Red Cross hold Basic First Aid classes which can help so much more than trying to find something in a rush from a book.
KIT RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Get rid of the hydrogen peroxide... WHY... When your skin absorbs hydrogen peroxide, it can reduce the amount of fibroblasts, a particular cell that is imperative for cleaning and repairing damaged tissue. It can cause the wound to become larger by the H2O2 eating away at the healthy flesh as well. My recommendation is to stick with wound flush or you can use Saline solution aka Eye Wash or Eye Irrigating Solution which is a good sterile solutions that is used by all medical persons to clean and flush wounds.
2. Trauma sheers are a must instead of those little scissors.
3. No one should use a tourniquet unless your properly trained to do so, otherwise you can make a bad situation worse. Stick with packing the wound and using direct pressure, you can actually use the BP cuff for the pressure.
4. You showed a BP cuff, however, I did not see a stethoscope which is needed to us the cuff. Also, one size cuff will not work for everyone, I carry a kit that contains a thigh, a large adult, adult, child and infant cuff. For laymen it's easier to use a digital blood pressure monitor.
5. An pulse oximeter is a very good device to have in your kit.
6. Definitely need more gauze, woven and non-woven gauze, not only in the 2x2 but also 3x3 and 4x4 sizes. Also, trauma pads/abdominal pads and several sizes of roll gauze too.
7. I would also get some eye wash cups and pads. These actually can be purchased as Eye Wound First Aid Triage Packs, that have the all the essential supplies for treating basic eye wounds.
8. Also, replace the medical tapes you have with Coflex or Coban tape and Silk-like Surgical Tape in 1" and 2" size.
9. Might also include sunscreen als well.
10. A more rolls of elastic bandage with hook-and-loop closure in atleast 2 of each size 2", 3", 4" & 6" width.
11. Some instant cold packs
12. Flexible Foam/Aluminum Splints like SAM or Flex-All Splints, large and finger.
13. These are two must have in your kit... 1) White petroleum Jelly: Protects the skin from wind burn and chapping, protects minor scrapes, burns (do not use it on severe burns as it can cause infection) and cuts it keeps wounds clean and moist but also provides an occlusive layer, thus keeps the wound covered decreasing the risk on infection. Apart from that, it hydrates the wound stimulating the healing.
2) Honey: Has been used in medicine for over 5,000 years. It has antiseptic and antibacterial properties and the darker the honey, the better its antibacterial and antioxidant power. It can be used for many things replacing a lot of the chemical medicines in your kit, it can aid in decrease the severity and duration of diarrhea and block the actions of pathogens that commonly cause diarrhea, it can reduce or even eliminate acid reflux, of course it helps as a natural cough remedy, it can be used to give you energy, can be used if someones blood sugar levels drop very low and with on going research more and more uses are being found. One of the best uses is with wound care, chronic wound management and combating infection. Manuka honey (Branded as Medihoney) has been found to be a more effective way to treat chronic leg ulcers and pressure sores. When I had my nose broken during a rescue and it was bleeding profusely we packed it with gauze permeated with honey and an ice pack to the outside, the bleeding stopped within 10 minutes and no infection occurred unlike the time I had it happen in a car accident for which it bled for an hour, I ended up with an infection (LVH f-ckedup!!!) and ended up hospitalized in a better hospital!
Thank you for this! I have not changed much in this kit. I have received input from various people and have added/deleted as advised. I will take the time to go through your recommendations and go through my kit. This is supposed to be a level up from the basic. I know there are intermediate and advanced kits, which I have wanted to put together. Thanks again!
Theresa Forino
What would you say about super glue for small cuts also what about butterfly bandages?? Thanks!! Your comment was very helpful!!!
Also what would you say about using Fish antibiotics if you can not get a prescription? (for emergencies, if you had to evacuate or SHTF)
@@justvgarcia3881 you have to be careful with super glue some people are allergic to it like me, your best choice is liquid skin adhesive or nuskin.
@@justvgarcia3881 I know preppers stock up on the stuff, I even have it because I have cats and take care of ferals but you have to know proper dosing, and what and what not to use it for, it does nothing for a cold, most common stomach ailments or dozens of common medical problems. Fishmox is ment to be diluted in water based on size of tank and number fish for several different fish dieses. If you under dose it won't work and if you overdose it could be harmful. We have a problem in the USA with over using antibiotics to the point that they are starting to become useless in some situation. Children who at a young age are on antibiotics so much it is been found that as they get older the antibiotics become less effective for them.
So in a first aid kit or trauma kit I'll say no to fishmox and just go to your Doctor when it is needed
Thank you thank you!!! I've been wanting to put a first aid kit together but it's so costly. I LOVE the container and labeling is a great idea especially in an emergency.
Slow and steady. It is costly. But you will love it when it's done.
You're welcome! It is a wonderful site!
I'll put the link in the description box of the Plano 728 Angled StowAway System from Walmart. There is a bigger size - Plano Guide Series Angled Tackle System with Six Utilities. But I used the 728. Tackle box - Plano brand. Yes, in the store. But Walmart sells online.
I love that box. Great ideas.
Thank you.
Very impressive....I've been needing to do this. You have inspired me to start working on this.
Great!
Great kit.... one think on the individual lozenges, ants love. Suggest putting them in a snack size ziplock type of baggy.
Thank you, Toni! It was really one of my fav projects.
Love it! I was looking for more of a "national disaster" type emergency kit but I got a lot from this video..enough to watch all 11 min lol. Love the organization and I will certainly take from this video as well as others to make my bug out emergency kit!
Lol - yeah 11 minutes! That is long! I am making a basic version for my son who is going off to college and will be living in an apartment.
If anyone is interested in survival the greatest ideas that ive had was by following the Survivor Crusher System (i found it on google) without a doubt the most incredible survival that I've tried.
Looks fabulous! Im so glad you were able to make one. :) Toni
You're idea is amazing!
Right?! I love it! And thanks to Toni!
I agree you can't just go out and buy everything at once. I have a few go bags and 1st aid kits and it's taken months to buy supplies, tools and gear. Nicely done ✔ 👏 👍
Absolutely! Slow and steady though.
Hi! In Toni's eBook, she suggests to get stuff little by little, which I did in 3 waves (of shopping trips). I agree - the container is perfect! Hope all is well!
I have a very small outdated first aid box, so I just purchased one at Walmart, thanks for the excellent and well thought out idea! Hugs
Thank you, Cheri!
Thank you! And you have inspired me to coupon! I'm doing a trip today...
We need to restock our first aid kit at my house. I'm the only one with a fully stocked first aid kit. And I'm 11.
That first aid kit is amazing
Thank you!
Outstanding.
Aw thank you!
Excited for you!!
Maybe even stick a couple non applicator lite or regular tampons in there. They can be used to absorb the blood from nose bleeds.
Happy New Year's! Congrats on a great video. Where did you get the box? I am using a spare tool box as mine but I like the bins on yours. Keep up the great work. Also butterflies where did you find them?
yellownp22541 Thank you! The box is from Walmart. I also show that box on my Amazon Store. I'll put the link in the description box. The butterfly bandages are from Target (those took a little more digging to find).
Thank you!!
You need more gauze and pressure bandages. I reccomend israeli bandages because they are best and large wounds. Have different size gauze pads such as extra large to small. I also would recomend multiple gauze rolls. Plus a great blood absorber and cheaper then israeli bandages it maxipads. If you want something you can find at the dollar store buy maxipads they are great for absorbing blood. Having eye wash is allways usefull. I also recomend having rubbing alcohal. It comes in a spray bottle and very usefull. Lastly have some medical shears to cut clothes.
Excellent
Thanks!
Great kit
+randy D Thank you!
Great kit.
Thanks! It really is so useful.
Fab. Really helpful thanku x
Thanks, Katie! Our whole family loves this system...it continues to work for us. Happy New Year!
This is nice.
Thank you.
Have fun! Post a pic on our FB page if you can. This was a fun project for us and very purposeful.
Wonderful emergency box.
Valerie Sawyer Thank you! One of my goals this year is to get my whole 72-hour emergency station set up.
Your welcome
wow
Well done!
Thank you!
You can get all your OTC medications at Dollar Tree cheap and in small bottles.
Agree!
What a wonderful and useful video! Thank you, I'm on my way to target :)
Great!
this is great, Cherie, u seem to put a lot of work into this project. how long did it take you? :) i dont even know where to start :) Thanks for sharing
I'd say 6 hours. 2 hours - research. 1.5 hours - buying the actual stuff. 2.5 hours putting it together because it's like Tetris and labeling.
Wow, great job on your kit! How is the box holding up; is it well made?
DSketti It is a great box! And we love the kit - so worth taking the time to put this together.
livelovelatte Ok, great! I'm pretty OCD when it comes to wanting my stuff organized and IMO you did a great job with setting up your kit in that box, e.g., labels, modularizing items, etc. Based on your video, I'll be getting the box for my basic home first aid kit. Thanks!
P.S. If you're still looking for a good first aid book you might want to check out this one on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803621825/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Its compact, water resistant, and put together well. I have one in my Truck/ATV/Camping first aid kit (see below).
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Do you use the kit for your everyday first aid needs, too? Or is it just for emergency preparedness?
Great question - we use it for both. My daughter checks every couple months for us to replenish. Sometimes we do not need to. But sometimes we have to replenish a lot.
You should add Benadryl (or generic diphenhydramine) in your allergy compartment. Great for mild to medium allergic reactions(bites, stings, etc). It's a must in most home and field FAKs. Literally could be a life saver at first sign of an allergic reaction.
Yes, I need to - thanks!
@@SimplyCherie liquid Benadryl works well for children who have problems with swallowing pills and works quicker. The dosage is half of the pills 12.5 vs 25mg, so give twice as much for adults. More if needed.
Good..!
It is very nice way to organize the first aid kit. It is a good way to be ready for emergencies which can occur any time. I also suggest my friends to have such kits every time with them and recently buy a new Emergency for my own son from www.emergencybugoutbags.net .
Hi. I love your video. I must have seen it a dozen times in order to start getting my first aid kit up and running. I live in Canada and I have been trying to find those cream cheese containers to set up my kit and I have not been too successful. Being ex-military, I am trying to set up something less 'OD green" (lol) for my girls and me and I was hoping you can help me find these containers. Thanks!
Hi Tim! TFW (a dozen times!)! They are available at thecontainerstore.com. www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10024483&N=&Ntt=cream+cheese - the ones on Amazon are cheese slices container - www.amazon.com/Stay-Fresh-Cheese-Slices-Container/dp/B00CRNI3LQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405375703&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=cream+cheese+stay+container. They both ship to Canada! Less OD Green = pink labels :D
livelovelatte Thank you very much. I even appreciate the Canadian link to the container store! I just subbed your channel. My daughters and I will enjoy some of your projects.
It took me about a month (for each box). I started by getting the box at Walmart and buying her eBook ($10). Then I bought section by section. For eg, I did all the wound management and allergy in one trip - so that I felt like I finished something. If it was part of one section and part of another, then all the items in those sections wouldn't be crossed off. So finish one section at a time.
Great kit but you need about 4 abd pads for stopping bleeding. You do not want to use a tourniquet unless the bleeding dosen't stop with direct pressure. Also a hemostatic agent such as QUICKCLOT.
What is abd? Ok, will look for Quickclot. Thanks for the advice!
Simply Cherie Abdomen
can you do more first aid kit /boxes please
I've been researching into survival and discovered a great website at Survivor Crusher System (google it if you are interested)
I have one for camping:
czcams.com/video/ub04p6cuL6E/video.html
Where to buy this kit?
Here's the box from Amazon: amzn.to/245lwSe
dang i should do a video for my first aid kit im fully stock
Yes, please and lmk when it's uploaded. Would LOVE to watch!
livelovelatte I should have it up by the end of this month
I just did an exhaustive search on line and found nothing similar... Is this awesome box a tool box or a tackle box? Brand? You found it in the actual store? This is an organiser's dream!!!
I can't find it either
Plano Angled Tackle System
amzn.to/2DaBudb
I might have put it in the description box after you watched the video, but here it is:
Plano Angled Tackle System
amzn.to/2DaBudb
thanks in not from American I'm irish thanks agen
Nice job, you Need more gauze and ABD pads, get rid of the latex gloves get the nitrile ones, get rid of the hydrogen peroxide ( it's bad for healing), get rid of the finger splints there just taking up space ( toung depresses are better Nd can be used to applY ointments ECT,
Thanks for the advice about tongue depressors.
do you heve a gauze 4x4 2x2 3x3 5x9
fred german I will have to check. I need to go over this because we have used it a lot and need to replenish and add to it from all the suggestions given to me. I appreciate it!
+fred german hi guys, the greatest ideas that i've ever had was by using the Survivor Crusher System
(i found it on google) definately the best preppers that I have ever tried.
whare did you get the box please
From Walmart. The link is in the description box. They also sell it on Amazon: amzn.to/245lwSe
Let me guess family first aid kit
Yes.
Why do you need 3 different types of antiseptics?
2020 am soo late
You can still put one together. You're not late.
What is the difference between losanges and cough drops
+Blake Beckley I think they are the same.
Really good kit I'm going to get one and sub to my CZcams channel
Simply cherie I inspired me to review my own small first aid
Thanks.
Love it!
Sorry for the confusion. Abd is Abdominal and you need those to stop bleeding from bigger wounds that you'll encounter in car accidents and such.
Ok thanks! And I found a quick clot that I've put on my Amazon wish list.
Isee only one thing wrong with your first aid kit.I didn't come up with the idea first!
So funny! Thanks!
GET OUT OF HERE THIS IS A TACKLE BOX!!!!
Yes, it is! I see now so many ways to use a tackle box to organize little items. TFW!
believe it or not, a tackle box is what the lafd co, paramedics used to use back in the 1970s when they first started.
Oops Walmart!
Also on Amazon:
Plano Angled Tackle System
amzn.to/2DaBudb
I wouldn’t use alcahol prep pads as u r not qualified to use them they r for for prep before injection and they will sting and hurt like hell when treating a wound I w would use a antiseptic wipe or normal water to treat also to have pads to put pressure on wound
Is it harmful to use alcohol prep pads for wounds?
Simply Cherie yes it will sting like hell and cause more pain so use water or antiseptic wipes to clean out wound
Again 2 different types of anti itch creams. Why? Isn't one enough.