Medic Bag

[Cobra]

My dad just gave me the bag and told me to put stuff in it.

How much is all the gauze going to cost...and the triangle dealy? Got an estimate?

[ngcsubutterbar]

you can make the 'triangle dealy' with spare cotten t-shirts (clean of course)

[Cobra]

How much do boxes of 4x4 gauze covers cost? anyone know?

[Switchback]

LMAO @ "(clean of course)" hehehehehee

Cobra, you may want to talk to any paramedics you know. They often resupply us when we need it for nothing! They are great!

[Cobra]

There we go :D I like that idea!

[99TAC]

This is what's in my personal kit. It's pretty overkill, but the kit came with most of this stuff.

1 BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF & STETHOSCOPE KIT
1 PR TRAUMA SHEARS
1 PR KELLY HEMOSTATS
10 VINYL GLOVES (LATEX FREE)
16 - 1" X 3" ADHESIVE BANDAGE STRIPS
10 XL PLASTIC BANDAGE STRIPS
10 KNUCKLE BANDAGE STRIPS
10 FINGER TIP BANDAGES
10 ALCOHOL PREP PADS
10 PVP IODINE SWABS
10 ANTISEPTIC WIPES
10 UNITS OF TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OITMENT
1 TWO INCH STERILE ROLLER GAUZE
1 THREE INCH STERILE ROLLER GAUZE
2 STERILE XL EYE PADS
1 XL TRIANGLE BANDAGE WITH SAFETY PINS
1 8X10 ABD MULTI TRAUMA PAD
5 STERILE 5" X 9" ABD PADS
10 STERILE 4 X 4 GAUZE PADS
20 STERILE 2 X 2 GAUZE PADS
1 ROLL OF TRI-CUT TAPE
1 INSTANT ICE COLD PACKS
1 THREE INCH ACE BANDAGE
1 DELUXE CPR MASK
1 BERMAN INFANT OPA AIRWAY
1 BERMAN CHILD OPA AIRWAY
1 BERMAN ADULT SMALL OPA AIRWAY
1 BERMAN ADULT MEDIUM OPA AIRWAY
1 BERMAN ADULT LARGE OPA AIRWAY
1 BERMAN ADULT XLARGE OPA AIRWAY
1 BITE STICK
1 BIOHAZARD BAG
1 SAM SPLINT
1 BOTTLE SALINE EYE WASH
1 OBSTETRICAL KIT
1 DIGITAL THERMOMETER
1 FOIL EMERGENCY BLANKET

[md123]

I keep a blood pressure cuff in mine. Not to take blood pressure with though. I keep it in there in case of a bad bleeder on an arm or lower leg where you might need to use a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. By using a blood pressure cuff you can stop the flow of blood on a larger area, causing less tissue damage, lessening the chance they will require the limb to be removed. You can only have a trurniquet on for a very short time before it destroys the tissue. . . .

In NY we are trained never to use a torniquet for any reason. As you mentioned, tissue damage . . . Even in the event a limb is lost we are not to use a torniquet as the bleeding supposedly stops on its own. The capillaries constrict on their own. For applying pressure, I would feel more comfortable using roll gauze. Just my humble opinion, but using a bp cuff as you describe worries me. For anyone reading (this is not directed at DeputyMadMax specifically) I would never reccomend doing anything beyond the scope of your training, or pulling a McGyver because you not only put the patient at risk, but you open yourself, your dept., medical control, etc. open to liability.

[md123]

1 BITE STICK

What do you use that for? Not a seizure, right?

[Switchback]

Recent studies have shown that the fears of tourniquet usage have been greatly exaggerated. The key is in using a tourniquet of proper width. Nerve/tissue damage often results from using a tourniquet device that is too narrow.

I would also agree in the statement that you should not perform beyond your training.

[christrue]

Ambu bag, as far as I know, thanks.



Too bad I missed my EMT class years ago (under -- was it
President Reagan's? -- the old CETA program.) :(

[99TAC]

What do you use that for? Not a seizure, right?

Yes it is supposed to be for seizures to prevent the patient from biting off his/her tongue of breaking their teeth when they clench down, however, we are no longer instructed to place anything in a seizure patient's mouth so it's no longer recommended for use..

[paramoron]

Yes it is supposed to be for seizures to prevent the patient from biting off his/her tongue of breaking their teeth when they clench down, however, we are no longer instructed to place anything in a seizure patient's mouth so it's no longer recommended for use..

But check Part 800 in NYS - last I saw, they still required 2 bite blocks as part of the minimum equipment on every certified ambulance in the state. Just hasn't caught up yet ;)

[michiganstud]

amonium inhalant's are good. Used one of those on the 4th.

Don't forget the normal stuff, bandaids, etc., anything a citizen may ask for.

Tweezers and a needle for splinters

Ice pack

Bio hazard kit, gloves, mask, eye protection, gown, bio bags.

[99TAC]

But check Part 800 in NYS - last I saw, they still required 2 bite blocks as part of the minimum equipment on every certified ambulance in the state. Just hasn't caught up yet ;)

Oh yeah, I know, we have several items on our ambulance that are only there because the Dept. of Heath says that they are mandatory on an ambulance, however, we no longer use them. It takes the state a while to adapt to revised protocols sometime.

[ryanhj]

amonium inhalant's are good. Used one of those on the 4th.

Michiganstud, I am Just wondering...What in the world are amonium inhalant's?? I have never heard of them before...Are they part of standard EMT gear? :confused: