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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
First aid could easily be a couple of threads in itself.
Unfortunately it's more involved than making a list of supplies. Anyone can find such a list on the internet. Under "first aid list" on Google you have 47,400,000 listings. Of which 47,000,000 are probably simple repetitions.
For those that just want to buy a "first aid kit" all I can say is good luck, and don't buy the cheapest. And hope that you, or someone that you care about, will find a person that knows what to do with it.
The problem is that we all think that we are very knowledgeable, in a general sort of way, about everything. I'm not trying to put anyone down. But the fact is that "a general idea" about first aid is not enough.
For a background - I was an EMT working in an 800 bed hospital's emergency room as an Orthopedic Technician. In addition I taught American Heart CPR at the hospital, and Red Cross CPR outside the hospital.
To better learn first aid I taught a course that is no longer listed, Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care, for the American Red Cross. Sadly, I see nothing like it on the Red Cross or Boy Scout sites. There are classes that you can pay for, but I have no way of assessing them.
If anyone is interested, the second edition of the book I used in class is available on Amazon (the 1981 issue) - Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care.
As a serious joke I used to tell people that there were 3 kinds of first aid. In Red Cross first aid you placed a sterile compress on the wound. In Boy Scout first aid you placed a clean handkerchief on the wound. In military first aid you pressed your dirty hand on the wound to stop the person from bleeding to death.
Speaking of a "sterile compress", sanitary pads are very good too. No joke. |
I carry tampons and sanitary pads expressly FOR injuries!
some years ago I got my "WEC" (Winter Emergency Care) certification. it used to be required for Ski Patrol, I don't even know if it exists anymore. anyway it was somewhere between advanced first aid and EMT. we had 40 classroom hours among other things.
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Originally Posted by bjones6416
Except in my neighborhood. 
My car was broken into while parked in my driveway twice in two years, and then stolen. Yep, right out of the driveway. I leave NOTHING in my car now.
KK, I'm on my way now. Put the sign on the coast, please.
(And in a bit of irony, when my stolen car was recovered there were several CDs in there that I guess the joyriders were going to listen to while cruising. The problem -- the CD player had been stolen during the last break-in, and I had not replaced it. Ha! Take THAT, you morons!  ) |
;o( well it was worth a shot! I guess you need to keep it by your bed
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Originally Posted by astra
This thread has depressed me.
I'm outta here.
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I'm sorry!
it was supposed to be informative/educational?