Originally Posted By: frediver
Get rid of some of that tape, Duct and paper med. tape will do it all.
IMO dump the asst pads and carry the roll gauze.
Kotex pads make a great bandage.



Paper tape (micropor) is very, very bad tape for a FAK. It just won't stick to anything, especially in a wet enviroment (canoe guide). You can never have enough tape.

The gauze rolls aren't really used directly on a wound unless it's a very large injury, because they stick to a wound so it's very painful to remove it.

Normally you have a gauze pad that's on the wound which is fixated using a gauze roll or tape.

Ow, and kotex pads make reasonable improvised bandages, but since he already listed 2 pressure-dressings I think kotex a bit redundant (unless he also wants to use them if there are females in the group).

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