First Aid kit

[greenhornet7897]

I’m going to put a small first aid kit for the garage. I’m only about 10-15 foot from from my house with a fully equipped first aid kit in the bathroom and also close to medical services if something major were to happen. What would be some good items for my small kit?

 

[i4ni]

I keep a blow-up Nurse in mine

 

[goldtang]

Bandaids, sterile wipes, splinter remover, and Jack Daniels

 

[quickfarms]

On the east coast we had rum and on the west coast we have tequila in the first aide kid, also replace the alcohol with vodka

 

[HenryAZ]

Black electrical tape and a roll of Vetwrap, both good for emergency "repairs" until you can treat it properly.

 

[NUTTSGT]

A good pair of tweezers. Spend the money and get a pair with a fine tip.

 

[racecougar]

I keep a typical off-the-shelf first aid kit and an eye wash station near my exit door.

 

[jrsavoie]

Bandaids, sterile wipes, splinter remover, and Jack Daniels

What is a splinter remover? We have difficulties with this. Nobody hear can see for **** and our hands shake. I was at a Drs. Appointment with the GP and they wanted to send me to a surgeon.

 

[racecougar]

What is a splinter remover? We have difficulties with this. Nobody hear can see for **** and our hands shake. I was at a Drs. Appointment with the GP and they wanted to send me to a surgeon.

I use a sharp, clean, Xacto knife to remove splinters. You do need to be able to see well and have steady hands though.

 

[tjansson]

If you are so close to the house, I would only have first aid supplies you need often, and supplies you need immediately. I would just have a pair of tweezers, something to wash eyes, and something to handle a major bleeding event, like a trauma bandage and a "QuikClot" bandage.

 

[DeeDubz]

Tourniquet, quick clot, Israeli dressing and some stop the bleed draining. Both my wife an I are medics. I have a med bag in the house about 70 ft away. In the shop I carry a tourniquet, quick clot, israeli dressing, halo chest seal and 14 g needle. Its a little over kill but I would at least keep a tourniquet and israeli dressing.

 

[Metallitubby]

Israeli dressing

I had never heard this term before, but before I Googled it, I envisioned something you dip falafel in, but then I wondered "Why would he be telling someone to get that for their shop?"

 

[DeeDubz]

Its other name i guess could be pressure dressing. The Israelis developed it.

 

[Metallitubby]

Its other name i guess could be pressure dressing. The Israelis developed it.

I learned a lot about it once I researched it. It's definitely not for the falafel, that's for sure.

 

[LeeG]

My garage is attached to the house, so I just use my normal first-aid kit for most things. I do keep a drawer near my table saw for "emergencies".



In it I keep the stuff I need for a major accident. 4x4 bandages, gauze, an Israeli trauma bandage, some coban self- adhesive wrap (under the 4x4's) and a knife to open packages. I want to make sure I can stop bleeding with only my left hand available.



Lee

 

[rancherbill]

A roll of paper towels so you don't make a mess going inside and a CHARGED CEL PHONE IF YOU CAN'T.

I used to have several kits and they all got old and the adhesive in the bandaids dried out. I now have just one kit.

 

[LXCam]

I keep my fullblown kit in the shop and bandaids inside. And all though not always successful, try not to bleed profusely IN the house.

 

[abachman]

A piece of paper towel held on with blue painters tape always works for me.

 

[goldtang]

What is a splinter remover? We have difficulties with this. Nobody hear can see for **** and our hands shake. I was at a Drs. Appointment with the GP and they wanted to send me to a surgeon.

What is a splinter remover? We have difficulties with this. Nobody hear can see for **** and our hands shake. I was at a Drs. Appointment with the GP and they wanted to send me to a surgeon.

See attached photo single use or multi use splinter remover a pair of tweezers and most important 5 x magnifying glasses over my glasses I still have steady hands

 

[Ronson25]

Quick clot, bandaid, a roll of gauze, tweezers,saline eye wash,

 

[NUTTSGT]

I use a sharp, clean, Xacto knife to remove splinters. You do need to be able to see well and have steady hands though.

Seeing the splinter to remove is another reason to have a lighted magnifying glass in the garage as well.