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PSA - You need a first aid kit

trailblazer75 said:
Super glue is a good one. I had a bow string break in a way out camp, my face was slit from jaw to cheekbone from the D-Loop. My buddy glued it shut, it hurt like hell but it barely scarred!
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If you know a nurse, having them get you some of the super glue made for gluing flesh (is easier on your tissue). I think they might have it at pharmacies now.

Edit: Also, might be a good time to remind people to change their strings every 2 years or more frequently. They usually break under the serving where you nock the arrow, so you don't see it coming sometimes.
 
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raisins said:
If you know a nurse, having them get you some of the super glue made for gluing flesh (is easier on your tissue). I think they might have it at pharmacies now.
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Yeah that would be nice. The stuff we used was for sticking fletchings and inserts down in a pinch. It was kinda harsh.
 
Bigterp said:
So here is another can of worms, but now that we’re here. (Full disclosure this is pre-research, looking for input) I have some basic skills from my time in the service, but if I wanted to brush up on field trauma in applying to contents of my kit for self rescue........ is there a course or some general overview training I could take for infield emergencies?? Was thinking it’s something my daughter & I could take together, she’s studying to be a nurse & might be informative for both.
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Stopthebleedingfoundation.org is another good resource. Depending on what you are wanting to do, they offer different classes. They have school based classes as well as combat based classes. You learn about every piece of gear in their IFAK and how to use it during scenarios. This group was created by some people in my community and they have been very helpful for my department and the surrounding agencies.
 
Guess I was brought up differently! Being a dairyman we were taught in the school of MacGyvers school of Rambo first aid! Learned to see my first horse up at age 10 afield with shoe string and a leatherman! We were taught how to preform certain field first aid with what was at hand. From sucking on a bee sting to lessen the pain and applying mud to cool it down to to plugging small wounds with clay from the near by creek. Most times we have what we need to make it back to the truck, we just don't know how to use it effectively if we need it! From taking Paracord apart for sewing string to cutting up your T-shirt for dressing and tourniquets with a stick. Can't tell anyone what to do but education in my mind is worth more than material stuff!
 
Bigterp said:
So here is another can of worms, but now that we’re here. (Full disclosure this is pre-research, looking for input) I have some basic skills from my time in the service, but if I wanted to brush up on field trauma in applying to contents of my kit for self rescue........ is there a course or some general overview training I could take for infield emergencies?? Was thinking it’s something my daughter & I could take together, she’s studying to be a nurse & might be informative for both.
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Wfr class. Several good providors.
 
Bigterp said:
I always thought it was unnecessary weight & bulk less than a mile or 2 from the truck. I stand corrected! I made a impromptu bandage from the fingers of my right glove & finished the hunt. Uneventful rest of the evening & short recovery of the doe. It would’ve been handy to have a few butterfly bandages & a little bit of sport wrap. Would’ve been much more enjoyable, especially inside of my rubber glove during field dressing! So all that to say re-evaluate your risk level......... wouldn’t cost much or weigh much & will definitely be in my pack next season!!
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Just got the link below in my email today ... made me remember this thread. As everyone gets geared up and ready for the start of the Fall archery season, it's a good time to revive this thread. "To each his own" on determining how prepared you want to be when you select the items for your first aid kit that will accompany you into the woods. Everyone should have some basic stuff with them however, especially due to the risk of slicing oneself open with a broadhead. As my significant other always says, "they don't call unintended injuries "purposes", they call them "accidents" for a reason."

I don't have this particular first aid / stop the bleed / trauma kit, and I don't have any vested interest in this company either. Just passing it along as part of the public service announcement to remind us all that we really should have a first aid kit with us when hunting...

Link: Hunter Safety Medical Kit
 
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