Ep. 70 – Head to Head: Two Friends Compare First Aid Kits and Medkits – Who is Better Prepared?

Dave and Scott open their first aid kits to compare the contents, and discuss mindset, training, and preparedness.

Note: This is not medical advice. This is for entertainment purposes only.

Having a first aid kit at home and in your car is a must in an emergency situation. We have first aid kits in the car, under the sink at home, in our bug out bags/get home bags.

A medkit (Dave calls his a hospital bag) is a larger bag that we keep at home. It has more supplies, as well as splints.

Mindset

What problems are we trying to solve?

To have supplies to self-treat minor medical issues or stabilize until higher level medical help can be attained.

Scenarios:

I live 20 minutes outside of town and even farther to the hospital. If I am working on the house or out in the woods I need some low to medium amount of first aid supplies to deal with anything that comes up – from a cut to a broken bone that needs a splint.
We also recount a rock climbing trip – Dave got a bad cut while rock climbing in Arkansas. The nearest medical facility was at least 30 minutes away. Sometimes you make due with what you have. He used a medical stapler to close the wound, wrapped it up, and went back to rock climbing.
SHTF – A SHTF scenario may not be a global, national, or regional impact. Your SHTF scenario may be a lost job, no medical insurance. While you could get emergency care, you may have to do minor to medium level treatment yourself.
We are not saying forgo medical treatment or attention. Dave uses an example of how he cut his hand badly during lockdown. Although he has medical supplies, he still went quickly to the ER.

Note: This is not medical advice. This is for entertainment purposes only.

Don’t forget the simple stuff

Sometimes preppers go overboard with a kit that is focused on gunshot wounds and injuries like out of some prepper fiction novel, but forget to stock the simple stuff like small band-aids, poison ivy wash, hydrocortisone anti-itch cream, eye drops and eye wash. Don’t make this mistake.

We also discuss training, as well as the importance of practicing some scenarios.

Note: This is not medical advice. This is for entertainment purposes only.

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