Ready-Made Survival/Emergency Kits

[grenfell]

I certainly had an awful lot of triangular bandages ,

A very under appreciated item, can be used for tying up stuff like emergency splints as well as folding over to absorb if needed. I like to keep a couple in my FAK's. Saying that, so far its purely theory, I've never had to use them in anger yet, hope it continues that way.

Yes very versatile if you get the chance to use one. I did my first aid training at college many years ago and we were shown how to use one but in thirty odd years i'd only seen them used once on a plasterer who broke his wrists falling off a milk crate ( ironically we were working for one relatives of the guy who invented them but i digress) . I've a couple of friends in first aid one of whom teaches it and hasn't actually used one in anger and the other has but quite some time ago . I think i've still got a kit box full of nothing else but , well , it's better to be able to moan about having something going to "waste" than have to moan because something isn't there in the first place.

[jansman]

First aid training and techniques change constantly.When I did mine a year ago,there was an emphasis on ' less is more', and triangular bandages fell int that category.Whilst they are included in British Standard kits,the recommendation is to let the patient put their arm where it is most comfortable for them.Makes sense really,as if someone has busted their arm,the last thing you should be doing is hoisting it up across the body!

[Yorkshire Andy]

Or you get a BIG chap who's managed to dislocate their shoulder, one to support, and 2 just went round him to tie his arm in to his body

[Deeps]

Or you get a BIG chap who's managed to dislocate their shoulder, one to support, and 2 just went round him to tie his arm in to his body

I keep two in my small FAK's, for tying splints as much as anything. If it was in the situation described, you could use other things like paracord or rolls of bandage to secure the arm to the body I suppose. You'd go with what you've got, especially if you're in a situation where the ambulance won't be there in 8 minutes.

[jansman]

Precisely.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Pah an ambulance coming! We got told there would be a 5+ hour wait (he was in agony) and could we put him in a car and take him to hospital.. we have 4 bs large kits at work so plenty of triangle bandages he was bundled into the works van and I drove him very careful and as smooth as possible to the local hospital