Love seeing ALS providers that stick to the basics. Shows people that you don’t need to be able to intubate or start IVs to make a difference for people.
Love the honesty! I carry lots of elastic bandages rolls of different widths, gauze and 2×2, 3×3, 4×4 pads and tape, plus scizzors. Then cut to size. That way I seem to cover most cuts and scrapes. Ace bandages and safety pins, ointments & pills. Immodium & gravol top the list. Eucalyptus and Tiger Balm. Thermometer. Ziplock bags may take up space but my grandpa taught me to make my 1st First Aid Kit when I was 8 yrs old and he said the most important thing was to keep it all dry and clean. He had me make one to fit into a Mustard Powder tin can. He was an avid Outdoorsman who spend much of his life living 'off-grid' with my half-Cree grandma. I loved my summers & holidays with them. But not roast bear for Xmas dinner. Lol
I thought I had most angles covered with my first aid kit for me and my family .boy was I wrong .I'm an amateur alongside this guy .great and informative video .
Idk if this is obvious, but I also have a waterproof notepad that is preprinted for completing Head to Toe, Vitals, and Sample, and also has a SOAP report template on the back. Super useful, super lightweight, and takes up almost no space. Maybe not “necessary” for a prom but for someone who just got their WFR a little bit ago, I feel better having that memory aide with me.
That's why ambulance services are using automated compression devices more and more. Studies show after 2 min of manual CPR you become ineffective regardless of how fit you are.
ER nurse, EMT, former police officer. Done CPR so many times ive lost track. Ive done it over half an hour solo waiting for assist. Its rigorous and exhausting and you have to both be in shape and have the mental accountability to check your form and honestly assess your delivery and correct yourself constantly, but it CAN be done without failing proper form for extended periods of time. But oh man it sucks to do alone.
Nice video clear explained, I love the disclaiimer, however ...... a lot of people confused with legal and medical, for example you said dont use a Torniquet if your in an area that they are ilegal. I have to disagree to a point (if your in an area that definitive medical care can reach you in a matter of minutes then yes abide by the law) however if your in the back country, a member of your party slips impailing themself on a branch/stump (Insert word of your choice) and has a major arterial bleed I'm using a tourniquet first time everytime. granted there is a high degree of further complications from using a tourniquet, however your taking minutes before death from hypovolaemia, if the femeral artery is ruptured, thats one injury i wouldnt waste precious time with direct pressure or heamostaics. However that opinion may be due to my backgound 15 years in the Army as a combat medic and now im an ER Nurse.
Check in- So I have my canoe bag up and running! Followign your advise I added or modified my kit: water based tapes, ace bandages and triangle bandages (pancakes) the larger syringe with the addition on "the bag" (bag valve mask) as it has become known. It scares the crap out of my parents, but when I run them through the canoe safety course- they get it. Thanks for all your help.
Hey bro. Just saw your kit and one thing was missing: gorilla or heavy duty duct tape. I was a 91B Combat Medic and found dozens of medical uses. Otherwise great advice. You are spot on about gloves and bandages (2 years ER at WRAMC as well as ambulance and aeromedical evac).
I think a thermometer would be a wise addition to the kit as fever and hypothermia are common dangers in that environment. Managing core temperature is essential. If that was mentioned, and I missed it, forgive me.
Also, the time strips on tq should be stored off to one side, and not blocking the windlass from passing through the slot. Fine motor skills go right out the window in high pressure situations. You can’t tighten it as quickly if it’s covered like that.
I was trained in the military for chest decompression needles, I carry one in my kit for a bad range day. if some one has a GSW and is tension pneumothorax. even if you are trained or not the last thing you are going to do is make them worse at that point i think. thats a shitty day either way
I think everyone all over the world got a crash course in pulse oximeters over the past two pandemic years. Each person in my household now has one as an EDC.
Hi, you have said quickclot on a head wound. Not to sound persnickety, but Ive heard that hemostatics are not used on open head and chest injuries . Am I right or am I off with my tenuous remark? Thank you for sharing the kit! And by the way.. with regard to CAT, everyone who carries trauma kit recommends to own one but discourage from using it =D It is kind of conflicting. But I see the point... On the other hand it is quite easy to handle (theoretically), if you have hands and brain you can wrap it and turn a windlass a few inches above the bleeding source, but in emergency situation who knows what my hands are gonna do.
Unless you are providing medical care to a group of people, you have way too big a kit. All people in the back country should have their own small first aid kit in their backpack. You don't need all of the duplicate and diagnostic stuff. Your not going to have a mass casualty situation, so one or two of everything should be sufficient.
We do provide medical care to groups of people that we take into the backcountry. That is the purpose of this video. We aren’t talking about IFAKs here.
Hi!! I loved ur video, I'm a girl scout leader from México, we have tons of first aid courses, but we always actualice our methods and our tools, and u give me a few ideas to do that. Thnks a lot, as we say: Always... BE PREPARED!! 👌👌
I'm 71 years old and have done a heap of backcountry hiking since I was 6 or 7 years old. In my entire life, the only first aid items I've ever needed were bandaids, a needle, and aspirin/tylenol. That's it. The rest is prevention. Not that it wouldn't be handy to have more, it's just not been worth dragging around (for me). Thx.
I think it's from Hill People Gear, its called the Recon Kit Bag, and is designed to be worn over your outer layer, but beneath your main pack. hillpeoplegear.com/Products/CategoryID/1/ProductID/5
Great video. Tape and 4x4's/2x2's are great multipurpose items. I really like the disclaimer on some of your kit. I'm a respiratory therapist and it bothers me to see people carrying tools they have no medical training to use. Question, what about NP airways? I would like your thoughts as they apply to the wilderness setting. Thanks.
Some people like them but Nasopharyngeal airways in my opinion are not a good choice for the wilderness for the potential trauma that could be caused to the nasal cavity. To each their own though. I personally do not like them.
Great video intelligent information. However on another note I think there is a hole underneath your bag because there's no way in the world I could get that much stuff into that kind of bag this must be a magical trick somewhere. Haha just joking
Couldn't find Devildog on the Maxpedition site. Can you confirm that was the name? They may not make it now. Just looking for something similar. Thanks for the vid.
It would be nice to carry one for someone else. But legally, you can't have epi if you dont have a personal prescription for it. At least at the basic levels of training. Usually you can "assist" someone with administering their OWN epi pen. But you can't use yours on them.
Im pretty sure he did mention he had epinephrine injectable in his med kit, which is the way med pros administer epinephrine. Epi pens are unit dose injection systems to simplify the process so anyone can administer epinephrine (AKA adrenaline / epi)
Almost everything in that bag can be purchased by a civilian. I dont recommend you use much of it without training but a WFR class will teach you all that. Chest decompression needles need more training than your standard WFR and of course medications.
Thanks for the content. I might disagree with one thing - sutures are not all that stupid - if you carry a multitool you need nothing more so pretty much no added weight and they provide best closure in high tension areas. I used them couple times in field, cheers
@@thesurvivaluniversity Really? Im Asuming from the name your in Colorado & your saying Narcan is not legal for Civilians to carry in your state? That is beyond ridiculous & kinda Fu#ked up. If you need it & don't have it there is no real replacement or supplement that will guarantee save lives! Up here in WA its super legal & very easily accessible for free nine times outa ten for anyone who wants to carry it
@@a.k.mydude7198 ok let me rephase that, its not available without a prescription from a doctor. Most people are not going to have it and arent going to bother carrying it if they have to seek out a doctor willing to prescribe it to just anyone. And according to the law in CO, the only people the doctor is supposed to give it to are: a family member, friend or other person in a position to assist a person at risk of overdose, an employee or volunteer of a harm reduction organization, a first responder and an individual at risk of overdose.
In my 40+ year career and graduate degree in Epidemiology, I’ve never seen any study or heard a suggestion by someone compétant to use a 60ml syringe/14 gauge catheter for wound irrigation. It’s highly doubtful that such a combination would produce enough pressure for adequate irrigation.
Bret Territo it might not be up to your epidemiology standards but it’s a practical way to get shit done in a prehospital setting. Feel free to rub some dirt on it and carry on if you ever find yourself in such a situation, nobody will try to stop you.
Sam McBurney: Every study I’ve ever read, and I have a lot of them in my files, specify a 35ml syringe/19 gauge needle combination as minimum to generate sufficient pressure to irrigate a wound without generating too much pressure to force bacteria/debris deeper or damage tissue. A 12ml syringe/22 gauge needle also generates pressure in the acceptable range. As for my outdoors credentials, I was summiting Long’s Peak while you were still crapping in your diaper.
Simmer down boys. The basic WFR training I had emphasized high volume, low pressure irrigation. My instructors made that point of not driving debris deeper into the wound. I imagine the practices In the hospital environment for wound irrigation are different than pre hospital.
The three things that matter for wound irrigation are volume, volume, and to a lesser extent, volume. I like some pressure, but data doesnt support that. A tiny hole in a bottle of saline or a bottle of Dasani will work just fine for back country purposes. No surgeon or ED doc would close a taped deep wound without opening, inspecting, and re-irrigating it.
Just face it, you dont need much more then something to clean the wound and bandages to put over it. Because whatever happens to you in the wild, if it is serious or wont fix itself within 3-5 days your are in deep shit anyway.
