First Aid Kit

[Badger]

Looking at putting together a first aid kit for use on the boat if needed during spearing trips.
Perhaps a doctor or preferably a trauma surgeon can provide some input as to what should be included. Sharks are becoming a bit more active as well as some very aggro Potato Bass :rcard

Thinking along the lines of oxygen, iv drip and "stop clot".

Thanks.

 

[BennyB]

Sounds freaky, but superglue is actually excellent for sealing cuts, particularly if you're out in the middle of nowhere and you can't stop a wound from bleeding. I understand that most 1st aid institutions recommend it too.

Cheers,
Ben

 

[Kars]

You're kidding Ben? Gluing limbs back on or what?

Applying such glue in the sea would be very difficult too. And maybe your hand stays on your heal attempting to put it together?
And what about the glue's toxicity? - I mean there's not for nothing a death head on it!

I'm sorry I cannot help with much more, the things I'm thinking of is vinegar, tape, signal mirror, whistle, grape-sugar, disinfectant, material to treat big holes, tourniquet.

Love, Courage and water,

Kars

 

[superdude171]

As far as i know the chemical in super glue that does the sticking (Cyanoacrylate) was invented for exactly that, sticking wounds back together in WW1. I have used it a few times in cuts that maybe would have needed one or two stitches. Probably worth looking around online for more info though. Would certainly say an O2 set along with the training to use one would be a good idea, there are very few situations where giving a patient oxygen will not help them. At least as important as a first aid kit is first aid training and O2 training, especially once you get into the realms of iv drips and such where doing it wrong could seriously injure the patient.

Greg.

 

[cigarlung]

I like liquid Benadryl its great topical for man of war stings better than vinager