Triage: When there is more injuries than personnel one has to figure out which patients to treat first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage


I'm all for attending a first aid course. There's no way you can read yourself the skills of CPR, which saves lives. As with several other life saving skills, techniques and methods.


On the other hand there is no magic involved in treating burns (cool it - NOW!), cuts (clean it! cover it!) and other small injuries.


My favorite items are:
- Sterile bandadas (yep, the big triangle cloth). Much easier to apply to basically anything than bandages. Much more versatile.
- Some band-aid and steri strips for minor cuts.
- tweezers
- Aloe vera gel (for itches and burns)
- Something to clean / sterilize wounds.
- Sportstape.
- Any personal medication that you are dependent on.