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#79504 - 12/09/06 06:27 PM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
teacher Offline
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Registered: 12/14/05
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Drop the tape and the tube o stuff; replace with more pain meds ( tyneol, whatever) and pepto bsmol tablets. Maybe some antihystimes?

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#79505 - 12/10/06 12:44 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 11/12/06
Posts: 172
Loc: South Jersey (the 51st state)
I mis-spoke, it's Johnson & Johnson burn cream
active ingredient: Benzocaine (5%) in a non-staining washable base.
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#79506 - 12/10/06 12:53 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 11/12/06
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Sorry, it's not a tube but a pack of burn cream. Took your advice (thanks by the way) and rolled up about 10 feet or so of adhesive tape and added more bandages, I'm now up to 10 band-aids 2 butterfly bandages and 2 1 1/2 X 2 in non-stick pads and 4 antiseptic swabs. Great tip about needle and safety pins will probably just use a few safety pins. Will try to find packets of antibiotis and add a few.
This looks like an ongoing project for a few days.
Great tips, thanks again.
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#79507 - 12/10/06 12:55 AM EDC FAK
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Registered: 11/12/06
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Loc: South Jersey (the 51st state)
This kit is only first-aid stuff to be kept in my back pack. I carry lots of other "oh hell" stuff with me also.
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#79508 - 12/10/06 12:55 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Thanks for the tip.
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#79509 - 12/10/06 01:22 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 29
Loc: Western North Carolina
Think about putting in a tube of super glue. You may think that this is crazy, but all "liquid bandage" is medical grade super glue.

Yesterday at work, I used super glue to cover a naging little flap of skin on a finger. When you stick you hand in 400 paper bags over a 10 hour shift every time the edge of the bag hits that flap of skin it just make a bigger sore spot. A small drop of super glue covered the spot. I just had to make sure that i didn't touch anything with the finger until it dried.

The super glue will take a couple of days the wear off so the skin usder it has time to heal.

Super glue will close small wounds. Just be sure to wash out any dirt or foreign materails before closing up the wound.

My wife is on blood thinners so she bleeds very easily if she is cut. I'd use super glue in a heart beat to close a cut for her that has the potential to bleed for a long time.

Plus super glue can be used to repair eye glasses.

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#79510 - 12/10/06 01:43 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 11/27/06
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I have super glue in my FAK too, I wasn't sure if it would fit in the can with the other stuff so I didn't say anything about it.. if it will fit you could drop several band-aids. Its a good idea.
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#79511 - 12/10/06 05:16 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 09/08/05
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Loc: Vermont
Immodium, and if you allergies, something that you KNOW works on them without making you sleepy.
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#79512 - 12/10/06 07:48 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 03/05/02
Posts: 224
Loc: Idaho, USA
Bill:

Quite awhile ago (2003) I posted the contents of the ALTOIDS tin FAK I carry. Here is the contents.

1 2” Offset bandage compress
2 Alcohol Swabs
1 Betadine Swabette
2 Green Soap Towelettes
1 Sting Relief Swab
2 Neosporin Ointment Packets
1 Burn Jel Ointment Packet
2 Band-Aids 1” x 3”
2 Band-Aids ¾” x 3”
2 Band-Aids Juniors
1 Knuckle Band-Aid
1 Finger-Tip Band-Aid
2 Butterfly Closures
1 yard 1” Tape rolled around a paperclip
1 Sewing Needle (inside the paperclip)
1 # 11 Scalpel Blade
4 Motrin 200 mg
4 Benadryl 25 mg
4 Sudafed 30 mg
1 Cosmetic style Tweezers

Yes, all of that fits into the tin a bit tight. I have had this FAK with me EDC for years now. I keep it in my nylon briefcase.

Take care,

Stargazer

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#79513 - 12/10/06 08:00 AM Re: "Altoids" first aid kit
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Registered: 11/12/06
Posts: 172
Loc: South Jersey (the 51st state)
Great list, I can see some things that I will add to mine.
You must be a wizard to make it all fit <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
Lots of good ideas have been posted and I'm working on getting mine up to speed.
Thanks
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