My Medic First Aid Kits

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Alright so I know there was a thread on survival gear a while ago. I read through most of it. Most people say to make your own kit and that is understandable.

However, for the sake of this thread, lets say we want to buy a commercially available kit that is already built for you. I came across this company called My Medic, which has some cool kits. I would like to buy something that I can just throw in the back of my Cherokee and keep it there. Each of their kits can be configured in a "Basic" or "Premium" version.

I would really appreciate if some of you "experts" could take a look at their site and see what you think is the best kit and configuration for aviation. I imagine some of these kits are overkill for what I need. The MYFAK kit looks like a good one.

Thanks.

https://mymedic.us/collections/first-aid-kits
 
Yea that is a great point - I should see if there is like survival course or aviation related survival course somewhere
 
Rolled my own by buying a couple different kits and combining them, then adding items that I felt I might need.

I was a paramedic on a 911 rig for 12 yrs, so I know how to use the items I put in it.
 
I guess I just need some help identifying what is really needed and what is overkill. For the most part I am not flying over really rugged terrain and I am certainly not doing any back country flying, Rocky Mountains, etc...I think the PLB like ResQLink is possibly the most important thing, so I think a decent medical kit to pair along with that would suffice. Maybe I am wrong. Seems like one of those My Medic kits should be well suited for my needs?
 
All of those bags look pretty expensive for what they are. For the most part you can find a kit with what you need for about $20-50 on Amazon. Whatever you get, I'd add a tourniquet and celox. If you've taken wilderness first aid (I took a wilderness EMT course which was basically the same thing), there isn't much that you need from a typical first aid kit. For most remote injuries resulting from an off airport landing, it's going to be wound care and splinting. Pack a bunch of 4x4s, triangle bandages, and wrap (and be sure it's handy). When you're injured in the woods and loosing blood, a variety of band-aids is pretty much useless.
 
CC268 said:
I guess I just need some help identifying what is really needed and what is overkill. For the most part I am not flying over really rugged terrain and I am certainly not doing any back country flying, Rocky Mountains, etc...I think the PLB like ResQLink is possibly the most important thing, so I think a decent medical kit to pair along with that would suffice. Maybe I am wrong. Seems like one of those My Medic kits should be well suited for my needs?
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What do you expect to do with one of these kits?
 
Brad Z said:
All of those bags look pretty expensive for what they are. For the most part you can find a kit with what you need for about $20-50 on Amazon. Whatever you get, I'd add a tourniquet and celox. If you've taken wilderness first aid (I took a wilderness EMT course which was basically the same thing), there isn't much that you need from a typical first aid kit. For most remote injuries resulting from an off airport landing, it's going to be wound care and splinting. Pack a bunch of 4x4s, triangle bandages, and wrap (and be sure it's handy). When you're injured in the woods and loosing blood, a variety of band-aids is pretty much useless.
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Yea I don't doubt there is somewhat of a premium on those bags. But I don't really want to piece one of these together myself at this point.
 
My first aid kit is primarily for me. I get cuts and burns all the time. Stop on a gravel bar to fix a loose engine temp wire or loose exhaust stud. Fix a flat tire after chopping a tree to lever the wheel off the ground. Smash your finger unloading 100# propane bottles. Stuff happens. For the serious stuff? Stop the bleeding, keep the person warm and hydrated, and call for a helicopter on the sat phone.

My personal worst field injury was mine. A couple of friends tried to immobilize my badly broken leg and carried me out of the woods to a jon boat for a 6 mile ride to where a 185 floatplane could pick me up for a ride to Anchorage. Climbing into a 185 with a broken leg is not fun. I added oxycodone to my first aid kit after that, too.
 
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Isreial bandages, hemostatic agent like quick clot, splints, ace wrap, BVM, syringes and a veil of epi with some benidrill, NPA/OPA, disinfecting stuff, aspirin, water purification, fire starting, space blanket, nitrate gloves, that's a off the cuff.


But that wilderness first responder is first and foremost.

Quickclot is some impressive stuff

 
I figure it's better just to fly with a medical team.

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James331 said:
Quickclot is some impressive stuff
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Live tissue training! That's old school stuff right there.

And that quickclot IS good stuff. Make sure it's accessible to you though. It's been said before many times, but you generally get out of the plane with what's one your person. Plus one for the tourniquet, or always wear a belt.
 
James331 said:
Isreial bandages, hemostatic agent like quick clot, splints, ace wrap, BVM, syringes and a veil of epi with some benidrill, NPA/OPA, disinfecting stuff, aspirin, water purification, fire starting, space blanket, nitrate gloves, that's a off the cuff.


But that wilderness first responder is first and foremost.

Quickclot is some impressive stuff

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If someone's in such bad shape that you need to bag them, they're pretty much gonners (unless you happen to have a opiate overdose onboard). If their airway is so bad that you need an OPA/NPA, you better bring suction equipment too.
 
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