It's the fire company that's been most influential in the kit packing, and a while ago, I posted my non-hypothetical kit that I have in the Jeep at all times. That's not changed much, excepting that I've added a few extra small towels and a cheap Cervical Immobilization Device (CID) to the kit. This was brought on by the fact that we had an ABSURD number of motorcycle wrecks in the area this summer (all in the same exact location, too), and I found myself, time and again, packaging banged up folks for air medical evacuation, and head immobilization is just one of those "must-do" things.
Earlier this summer I had the impulse to grab the cervical collar that my mom wore in to the hospital, to keep it in the back of my car for just such an incident. My problem is I have no experience in fitting collars, they differ according to the individual, and most responders would be on scene within minutes of me anyway. Hold the head, that should be plenty for me.
So I'm not suited to follow your example, but I'm curious though, in terms of packaging banged up folks, do you apply the CID alone, or do you also apply some form of collar? Does it complicate or compliment what the EMTs want to do to these victims before air evac?
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