This is a timely subject for me
I am playing with first aid kits these days; actually emptying a first aid kit and using the container for a "personal medical care kit" focused on the exact problem that I have.
Among the stuff that was in the original FAK was a few wipes like :
Alcohol wipes
Providine/Iodine wipes
Triple antibiotic (if I recall)
My question is:
Is there any donloadable pdf file online that can teach me where to use each one of these first aid items. For example, where is it recomnmended to use the alcohol wipes versus the Providine/iodine wipe? Same about small iodine bottle versus small bottle of saline water ( about 20 ml maybe for eye irrigation ) and so on.
Any help is appreciated.
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Edited to add reminder
I am NOT in the U.S. and do not know where to take a first aid course
I have taken a few hours of first aid lectures but nothing that really relates to wilderness or even close. Just an hour about CPR or bleeding ..etc. And that was AFTER one employee had a stroke and died at work.
Edited by Chisel (10/16/14 04:56 PM)