How many here are current on their CPR and first-aid skills?

[Sixgun Symphony]

With all this news about terrorism, I am wondering how many are prepared to deal with casualties if they were near the scene of a terrorist attack.

I stay current, I also keep a first-aid kit in my home and more importiantly, in my car. Automobile accidents are far more common than terrorist attacks.

[Beowulf]

With all this news about terrorism, I am wondering how many are prepared to deal with casualties if they were near the scene of a terrorist attack.

I stay current, I also keep a first-aid kit in my home and more importiantly, in my car. Automobile accidents are far more common than terrorist attacks.

I teach first aid cpr classes, and am still curent on my CLS(edit: combat life saver...sounds impressive, really isn't)...I think

[EvanL]

With all this news about terrorism, I am wondering how many are prepared to deal with casualties if they were near the scene of a terrorist attack.

I stay current, I also keep a first-aid kit in my home and more importiantly, in my car. Automobile accidents are far more common than terrorist attacks.
Im qualified in both child/infant cpr, adult cpr, and emergency first aid. its valid until nov2004 when i will update it.

[Innoxx]

I took a first aid course back in Grade 9, so I'm up to date. p-)

[Beowulf]

sixgun, you're a survivalist aren't you?

;)
I've got a shotgun, a rifle
And a four wheel drive
A country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk 'till dawn
Make our own whiskey
And our own smoke to
Ain't too many things these ol' boys can't do

[Uncle Sam]

Current on everything...Just went to the gun range a few days ago and had to give this guy the heimlich maneuver...This may sound wierd, but when he shoots, he puts a spent cartridge/casing in his mouth. I don't think he'll be doing that any more...

[George W. Bush]

I've got

IV fluid
field dressings
first AID kits
manuals
MREs
water purification tablets
hexamine
analgesics, tranquilizers, sedatives
pistol
main battle rifle with battle pack of 500 rounds of ammo
sleeping system
50' 550 cord(parachute cord)
magnesium firestarter from wal-mart
tampons (they absorb a lot of blood, make a good wound compress)
maps
GPS receiver
2 mylar space blankets
ferrocium steel
liquid filled compass
hacksaw blade
fishing kit
selection of matches (3 kinds)
razor bladetinder cube
8 ft. of waxed cordage
8 ft. of brass wire
3 safety pins
ziplock water container

oh yeah.. and an iodine pad.

[Sixgun Symphony]

sixgun, you're a survivalist aren't you?

;)
I've got a shotgun, a rifle
And a four wheel drive
A country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk 'till dawn
Make our own whiskey
And our own smoke to
Ain't too many things these ol' boys can't do

Yup! :)

But everyone should be prepared for emergencies. I keep a tool box, bottle jack, spare tire, tire iron, flashlight, and road flares in my vehicle. I keep a first-aid kit which keeps getting bigger. I may have to just get a small one for the glove box and a larger one for the trunk.

I also keep a .30-30 Winchester and 20rd box of my own 150gr handloads in the trunk of the car too. :)

[Seraphim]

*Flips through phone book*

[James]

I am CPR certified and know about ABC.

[EvanL]

sixgun, you're a survivalist aren't you?

;)
I've got a shotgun, a rifle
And a four wheel drive
A country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk 'till dawn
Make our own whiskey
And our own smoke to
Ain't too many things these ol' boys can't do
Gotta friend from new york city
Doesnt know my name just calls me hillbilly
His dad taught him to be a business man
and mine taught me to live off the land.

Thats Hank williams Jr right?

[Ratamacue]

I'm not certified in anything but I know basic first aid (controlling bleeding, preventing shock, the usual), CPR, and all that jazz they teach in school. Basically, I'm there if no one more qualified is around. ;)

[James]

Today at work I got hit in the neck by a piece of 9mm ricochet. My duty EMT gve me some ointment for it, and I am good to go. ;)

[Sixgun Symphony]

Today at work I got hit in the neck by a piece of 9mm ricochet. My duty EMT gve me some ointment for it, and I am good to go. ;)

Corpsman up! (dreaded words)

I take it that you were just scratched? That is good news.

[James]

A scratch and a burn. Very small.

[Sixgun Symphony]

*Flips through phone book*

Here you go.

http://www.redcross.org/

[martinexsquaddie]

did early years cpr/ first aid course 2 weeks ago
may look into some more training as doing some outward bound work with kids. though its the south east of england so hardly wild country :)
though apprantly there may be wild boar about and we are running archery courses :D

[Uncle Chô]

Im qualified in both child/infant cpr, adult cpr, and emergency first aid. its valid until nov2004 when i will update it.
Same for me. In 8 years, I have had to practice 6 or 7 times "for real". I am proud I did it OK (mostly non life threatening bleeding wounds and collapses). I really fear to face something like heart attack despite my yearly training :( It is not like what you see on TV or in the movies...

For those of you who are "survivalists" there is a very good link. Nothing like Rambo Knife BS but serious stuff : http://www.equipped.org/

I always carry a First Aid small pouch (I carefully chose the specific items I put in it) in my car and when going outdoor (hiking and MTBiking) and I always have a pair of latex gloves, a ressucy mask (sorry, don't know the correct spelling), a Leatherman tool, and a Photon Micro Light on me.

I take this post opportunity to invite you to train for First Aid. This training is mostly done free of charge by the Red Cross or your local Fire Station.

If you do not feel at ease with wounds and blood, at least they will tell you the basics like how to properly send an emergency phone call or to secure an accident site. That could make a big life difference.

[gilgoul]

on CPR, i`m a little rusty, but hope to get an update asap with the magen david adom.
for the kit, i just keep a triangle (meshulash), an air way and a hemostatic individual kit (tachboshet i****), plus one of those mylar aluminium light blanket.
The full thing takes only the small pocket of a day back pack, and sllows to face emergencies, I unfortunately already had to use it, with our stupid driving habits here.

[Tane Angle]

Yeah, I keep current with my quals. I almost always have some purples (non-latex medical gloves) on me in a double ziplock bag; usually some super-absorbent gauze too.

In my car, I keep some wound bags. Not much in the way of normal first aid, but bags tailored to certain types of wounds. They have directions on the outside in case I have to toss one to a bystander.

[California Joe]

Current on CPR and I'm First Responder qualified. I have 2 kids, seemed like a good thing to keep up on.

[farmgirl]

sixgun, you're a survivalist aren't you?

;)
I've got a shotgun, a rifle
And a four wheel drive
A country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk 'till dawn
Make our own whiskey
And our own smoke to
Ain't too many things these ol' boys can't do


nuthin' like a little Hank Jr. to get you through the tough times!

I'm all up to date. We have to do that stuff for school. I'm also all up to date an how to deal with blood and harassment issues. (sometimes those two go hand in hand p-) )

[OzMan]

Currently 1st Aid and CPR qualified. Also on a 24hr ground team for civil search and rescue through Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary). We respond to over 80% of downed aircraft search missions in the US tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC), which was recently moved under the control of the Air Force Special Operations Command. We specialize in downed aircraft searches, missing people searches, disaster relief, and some units in border states conduct counter-drug operations.

We even have a one week school at Kirtland AFB in New Mexico to train with active duty Pararescuemen. Haven't been there yet, but will next summer. I've attended two SAR schools so far, and will be going to one this summer, and I have aspirations for PJOC (Pararescue Orientation Couse) next summer.

[Kampfhamster]

Just finished a 10 days CPR and first aid course this week. I guess I'm up to date now.

By the way: what kind of first aid dressing does the american serviceman carry?

[Sixgun Symphony]

It has been a decade, but I remember the compress dressings. Mostly though I just worked in the hospitals, I was a corpsman but I did not go 8404 FMF. Stayed blue.

I really liked the OD green cravats. You can use 'em for a sling or tie down some gauze dressings. You could use it for a turnaquet. You could use 'em to tie someone down to the spine board. Many more uses that don't come to mind right now, just a very useful item. You want about 8 of these in your kit.

The OD green cravats made great hats too. :)

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In Canada its manditory that when you go threw physicall education in the later grades that you get your level 1 first aid.

I have my level 1.

[Beowulf]

Just finished a 10 days CPR and first aid course this week. I guess I'm up to date now.

By the way: what kind of first aid dressing does the american serviceman carry?

http://www.tacticalgearcommand.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TGCOS&Product_Code=MED78011&Category_Code=02MED-MB

This is a pretty good dressing, a lot of SOF types speak highly of it. I've never used it.

[Kampfhamster]

And what's the issued first aid dressing?

[Beowulf]

And what's the issued first aid dressing?

http://www.tacticalgearcommand.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TGCOS&Product_Code=MED4883&Category_Code=02MED-MB

it's just a sterile dressing with 4 "tassles" to tie it down with.

[usa320]

Im current on first aid. Took CPR and rescue breathing classes a few years ago, probably should take a refresher class and get re-certified.

You would be surprised how often i use basic medicine at work. I get alot of guys cutting their limbs with box cutters or meat shredders. Customers fall. People getting hit in the parking lot. **** like that. Our company mandates that at least 3 managers in the store be trained on basic first aid.

[Tane Angle]

Not that any of you need telling, but don't forget to wear gloves, guys. Keeping them in your pockets works for a few days, but after that the material breaks down (same deal with condoms, they get permeated after few days in one's pockets from the heat). Also, use latex gloves only if you don't have purples, Gimbels, or another kind of non-latex gloves. Of course, make sure that your non-latex's are still medical grade, not painter's vinyl ones. I'd recommend the purples, in terms of balancing price, value, and material.

Sorry if I'm a little paranoid about this, I currently can't give blood for about nine months more because I came in contact with two people's blood this past fall. One from first aid (even though it was on a child, children can have hepatatis, among other things, as well), the other from a razor that my partner took from a young woman who was had slit her wrists. He did all the hard work, I just took the razor away and called the paramedics. Stupidly, I did not have my gloves on me either time. Neither did he, for that matter, so we both felt real bad at the three blood drives we missed out on; granted, we would have been able to donate blood at only two of them.

On a side note, have you guys been hearing about one of those blood-substitutes (not saline solution) being tested in some cities by their EMTs? It doesn't need refrigeration and is a universal donor. I'm not totally sure of the process, but apparently it's like super-blood. My company is thinking of asking the manufacturer for a small supply for our people to bring around to some jobs, particularly the ones in the Middle East and any higher-risk protection jobs. Seems ok to me, though perhaps we should wait a few months to see what the EMTs say about it.

Have a good one, and just some thoughts...

[James]

On a side note, have you guys been hearing about one of those blood-substitutes (not saline solution) being tested in some cities by their EMTs? It doesn't need refrigeration and is a universal donor. I'm not totally sure of the process, but apparently it's like super-blood. My company is thinking of asking the manufacturer for a small supply for our people to bring around to some jobs, particularly the ones in the Middle East and any higher-risk protection jobs. Seems ok to me, though perhaps we should wait a few months to see what the EMTs say about it.


I have heard about this stuff. Yesterday on the radio there was a report. THe Pentagon is apparently streamlining the aquisition process so the stuff can be forward deployed if it works properly.

[Tane Angle]

Hey there James, how's it going? I can't remember the manufacturer's name right now, I'll ask next time I see the person around here who buys things. :D I was talking to an FDNY EMT friend of mine a few days ago, he said he hasn't used it yet himself, but has heard all good things about it. Looks like there will be some demand for it. Props to the inventor.

Ok bud, I'm thinking that we should come up with something that lots of people will buy, we could make some good money. I'm thinking that we invent cars. p-)

[James]

We should watch late night infomercials starring Ron Popeil, master of inventions, for inspiration.

I will be in touch.

[AFG]

Last year i had to take a first aid class since it was mandatory for my P.E. grade. it was pretty cool, we learned CPR and got to practice on these dummies. good experience too :D