Shop First Aid Kit

[cg285]

masking tape, duct tape if the masking tape doesn't work, oil dry for the blood spots on the concrete
scribe or razor blade for the metal splinters

 

[agfrvf]

Electrical tape works well when you spring a leak on a finger.

 

[Aaron_W]

First aid kits are great, but they do little good if you don't know what to do with it. If you have some how made it this far in your life without formal training, or if it was 15+ years ago in high school then get yourself into a first aid and CPR class. They are fairly inexpensive and can literally save a life.

Things change, cutting edge medical treatment 20 years ago has in some cases become available to the individual. Techniques that were thrown out in years past (I'm thinking tourniquets in particular) have come back in favor. Others taught in the past (inducing vomiting with syrup of ipecac) have been found less than helpful in the home setting.

A very basic class is about 4 hours, more advanced might run 8 and you can get the basic level of training required of first responders with a 3-4 day commitment. I will always steer people towards a real live person instructing and providing hands on practice, but there are plenty of basic classes available online. I've even seen an online class for first aid for cats and dogs (treating them, not teaching them ).

I would think of a major catastrophe that would require a tourniquet, an Israeli pressure bandage, celoc...etc.

Hopefully it would never be needed, but particularly for those with larger machines capable of causing massive injury not a bad addition. As people age the bodies ability to control bleeding can be impaired as well. An injury a healthy young person might shake off could be lethal to an older person or one taking medications that might impair bleeding control (blood thinners etc).


Not trying to be funny or gross, but a few quart or gallon ziplock bags could also be helpful for collecting bits removed by a machine were a serious human to machine contact to occur and remove parts you are fond of.

 

[Groundhog]

I should probably do better but I keep a box of band-aids and a bottle of skin super glue in my toolbox. The super glue doesn't work until the bleeding stops though - so yeah, electrical tape. Man, I have different grades and different colors of that!

 

[Shootymacshootface]

I knew (deceased) a logger that worked alone much of the time, and his first aid kit was a turniquit, a roll of duct tape, and some maxi pads.

 

[kvt]

a clot stick, or clot powder both work to help stop the bleed so you can use the super glue. But sting. If in hurry and not bleeding to bad, Electrical tape all over the place. My father taught me that one.

 

[Groundhog]

kvt, I forgot about that stuff. I use a styptic pencil for shaving cuts and it stings like he**. I can only use it in the mornings before I'm awake enough to realize what I'm about to do!

 

[Charles Spencer]

Firstly, yes a cell phone. It's always in my pocket when I'm in my shop. For serious injuries it's good to have a professional available. In the shop I keep some tape, clean paper towels, band-aids and wet wipes in an old tobacco can. My shop is in my basement so I can access my home first aid kit easily. It's in a small backpack and I assembled it based on the old Army combat lifesaver bag. (I can't reasonably get everything in the newest version.) I've taken the 40-hour combat lifesaver course twice. Also a copy of FM 4-25.11 First Aid. You can get it from Amazon for $10. Or you can download it here:
https://archive.org/details/FM4-25.11

And I try to remember to inventory my first aid kit twice a year. This is a copy of the checklist that I use:

First Aid Kit As of:_____________________________

1 FM 4-25.11 (December 2002)
1 7.25" Surgical Scissors
1 Pocket knife with spatula
1 TK4 Tourniquet
1 Nasopharyngeal Airway size 28 Fr (9.3 mm/0.37")
1 Wash cloth
2 pair disposable gloves
1 Cravat dressing - Army (37" x 37" x 52") (NSN: 6510-00-201-1755)
5 Pressure Dressings - Army (NSN: 6510-00-159-4883)
4 Compress and bandage - Army (2" x 2") (NSN: 6510-00-200-3075)
12 Butterfly sutures
1 Roll gauze (4.5" x 3 yards)
1 Roll gauze (3" x 6 yards)
2 Gauze pad (8" x 4")
4 Gauze pad (2" x 2")
1 Roll surgical tape (2")
1 Roll surgical tape (1/2")
1 Iodine bottle (2 oz.) Expires 07-18
2 Cold packs
1 Ace type bandage (2" x 36")
1 Band-Aid (bundle)
1 Q-Tips (bundle)
1 Antibiotic Ointment (1 oz.)
10 Ammonia Inhalation Ampules
1 Field Splint, SAM, 36"x4.5" (NSN: 6515-01-225-4681)
1 Flashlight

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Or, to quote Bill Murray, 'ARMY TRAINING, SIR".
(I got most of the Army dressings off ebay.)

 

[Suzuki4evr]

I should probably do better but I keep a box of band-aids and a bottle of skin super glue in my toolbox. The super glue doesn't work until the bleeding stops though - so yeah, electrical tape. Man, I have different grades and different colors of that!

Electrical tape works great for those little cuts that think they are big gashes and won't stop bleeding.

 

[kvt]

Groundhog, yea, you may say a few words when you get a cut, but put the clot stuff/septic pencil on and you will be saying a lot of bad words real fast. But it works. have only done that one time, Should have probably gone to the doctor but needed to finish a job so did what I had to. (and did not like doctors and still don't)