Whats in yer first aid kit?

mountainhick wrote:Emergency/rescue cutting tools generally have safety tips to avoid cutting the patient when stress levels are high and rescuers are prone to do stupid shit based on adrenaline, not logic. Using a pointy knife is a great way to injure your patient with a knife wound .

Hahah This is a good point. What kinda tiny trauma shears do you carry? Can they cut through a 10mm rope?

matt c. wrote: Hahah This is a good point. What kinda tiny trauma shears do you carry? Can they cut through a 10mm rope?

like these:

amazon.com/Shears-EMT-Mini-…

Yes, they will cut through a climbing rope. Remember though, I also carry the folding knife in the chalk bag.

Two things that could potentially save someone's life and don't cost you any weight. Benadryl for allergic reactions and Aspirin for heart attacks.

DrRockso wrote:Two things that could potentially save someone's life and don't cost you any weight. Benadryl for allergic reactions and Aspirin for heart attacks.

These are probably the most important. My med kit is 5 baby aspirin, 5 ibuprofen (200mg), 5 benadryl tabs, and 2 percocet. The percocet are pretty much reserved for someone who's getting carried out with long bone fractures. All that and a roll of tape. I'm not carrying shears up a route. I might throw in a couple 4x4 gauze pads for climbing runout slabby stuff (e.g. Tuolumne) where some ugly abrasions are pretty much guaranteed in a fall.

mountainhick wrote: like these: amazon.com/Shears-EMT-Mini-… Yes, they will cut through a climbing rope. Remember though, I also carry the folding knife in the chalk bag.

Hmm, glad to reconsider this stuff. I just stashed a pair of the mini shears in the chalk bag pocket for the long term. They fit fine.

My small kit which comes in the Haulbag for FA'S and long multi pitch Is as follows.

1 space blanket. Great for shiver bivys
3 large gauze pads.
1 small roll of athletic tape
3 vocodin or perkiset (sp?)
3 electrolite packets
2 via coffee packets
1 petzl e-light headlamp, battery flipped.

On my harness, I have a very small quicklink, a tibloc, a small knife. The knife goes inside the tibloc and the quicklink goes on my rear 5th loop.

Basically anything you can do.with a big heavy kit you can acomplish with a roll of tape somthing absorbent and pain meds to actually make it back to primary care. I have never been benighted, but the space blanket has saved a friends bacon before.

matt c. wrote:tiny trauma shears

I have one of the smaller rescue hooks that Benchmade makes, on the reasoning that it takes up very little space but should be able to very quickly cut through anything I needed it to.

Old lady H wrote:SAR/EMT climbing partner. :-) Actually, anything not right by the road, more water than you think, especially if it's hot, enough clothes to get through the night, especially if it's chilly or altitude.

Couldn't agree more. Since I also am pretty good at wilderness survival souls, a solid knife can help with everything from first aid splints to medicinal plants to fires, water, and shelter, and everything in between. For me, it's a bit heavier gear but even has 2-4 other purposes if need be.

Knife
Climbing tape/medical tape
550 paracord
SS water bottle
Puffy jacket

More depending on situation, but this is the minimum. Oh and

CELL PHONE cannot stress enough how valuable that can be

As for the epipens, I carry one because I'm allergic to tree nuts, which is practically every outdoorsman's favorite snack. And if someone is going into the backcountry with me, I know them well enough to use the epipens on them if they need it. Could save their life if they are ignorant to an allergy and like I said, I know them to the point where they wouldn't sue Mr, and that's that between us.

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Thanks mountainhick. Must have missed this one.

On topic, duct tape for the 1st aid kit seems like a no brainer. Nice tip!