MrBishop
Well-Known Member
* I'm posting this because I got to use part of mine recently at an accident scene. It was someone else's accident, but I stopped and used my own kit to help them out. They didn't have their own kit at all. I got to thinking that I need to replace a few items in my bag.
Do it yourself kit
STEP 1: Buy a waterproof sack that's large enough for everything you need. *A backpack is best if you need to move it from one place to another and you can attach reflective strips to it easily. Include a smaller plastic bag inside it to keep your medical supplies dry. I use Ziplock freezer bags.
STEP 2: Pack a flashlight, a blanket, two large bottles of water, $20 in cash, safety streamers, chemical lights, a whistle and, if you have a baby, a few emergency diapers.
STEP 3: Include everything you might need for a medical emergency:
STEP 4: Keep a pencil and pad of paper on hand in case you need to write down directions or a phone number. HAving a cel phone is a good plus.
For winter seasons, I keep an additional blanket or two in the car, plus some candles. *It's amazing how much heat a candle can generate in a car if the engine is off.
That's it. If you can add something, please do. If you don't have a kit in your wheels, please get one. Even if you're not all that good at first aid...every little bit helps.
Drive carefully!
Do it yourself kit
STEP 1: Buy a waterproof sack that's large enough for everything you need. *A backpack is best if you need to move it from one place to another and you can attach reflective strips to it easily. Include a smaller plastic bag inside it to keep your medical supplies dry. I use Ziplock freezer bags.
STEP 2: Pack a flashlight, a blanket, two large bottles of water, $20 in cash, safety streamers, chemical lights, a whistle and, if you have a baby, a few emergency diapers.
STEP 3: Include everything you might need for a medical emergency:
- 4-by-4-inch nonadhesive bandages
- gauze and medical tape
- butterfly bandage strips and an elastic bandage
- a trauma pad
- instant ice pack
- alcohol wipes
- tweezers
- swabs
- cotton balls
- a small pack of tissues
- bandaids in different sizes
- some short lengths of wood for splints
- some hankerchief-sized strips of material *multiple uses
- antibiotic ointment
- tincture of benzoin or mercurochrome
- insect sting relief pads or bite-B-gone sticks
- cortisone cream
- ** Include aspirin/advil for pain
- antihistamines for allergic reactions.
- A first aid book
STEP 4: Keep a pencil and pad of paper on hand in case you need to write down directions or a phone number. HAving a cel phone is a good plus.
For winter seasons, I keep an additional blanket or two in the car, plus some candles. *It's amazing how much heat a candle can generate in a car if the engine is off.
That's it. If you can add something, please do. If you don't have a kit in your wheels, please get one. Even if you're not all that good at first aid...every little bit helps.
Drive carefully!
then we better add an inflatable head cushion.
