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The us govt actually sponsors some good (free) first aid training like https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed. That class is worth it
by pandemicsyn 9y ago
The us govt actually sponsors some good (free) first aid training like https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed. That class is worth it, and i carry a basic 1st aid kit from Dark Angel medical in my backpack/car now.
I feel like I'm not very likely to need to perform CPR, but I've seen two people sustain major injuries doing yard work of all things. The 2nd time it took about 20 minutes for EMS to arrive. Had their cut been a bit deeper things could have easily ended up being much worst, and my crappy attempt at stopping their bleeding with a towel would have done nothing.
Stop the bleed is a 1 hour class, everyone should take it.
- jschwartzi 9y agoYeah, since I took a wilderness first aid course I've been bitching about how crappy the first aid kit is at work. There's a machine shop and a lot of power equipment, and if someone manages to cut an artery they'll likely bleed out before EMS arrives. All you need to do is stock some quick-clot gauze and a tourniquet or two. About $50.00 in materials could be the difference between an employee or coworker walking onto the ambulance versus that same person being carried out in a bag. The kit can't treat anything more serious than a paper cut. It's seriously just a big box full of band-aids and ointment.
- mgarfias 9y agoI carry the RATS tourniquet in my range bag, and with my bmx race gear (with other first aid craps). In the cars are trauma kits with celox. I should add celox to the range bag. I’ve taken a few first aid classes, the wife has training in how to handle medical emergencies from her time as a 911 dispatcher. I keep trying to get a buddy’s former ranger nephew to give us some “classes” based on what he experienced in Afghanistan.