What's in your first aid kit?

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add corn starch to stop bleeding, horse wraps coflex for wrapping. pantie liners and kotex for bad puncture wounds, super glue for small cuts, and a stiching kit, forceps, and disposable scalpels.
 
Thor1950 said:
add corn starch to stop bleeding, horse wraps coflex for wrapping. pantie liners and kotex for bad puncture wounds, super glue for small cuts, and a stiching kit, forceps, and disposable scalpels.
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Corn starch is a good shout, never thought of that.

What's it like? Would it stop heavy bleeders?
 
payydg said:
Corn starch is a good shout, never thought of that.

What's it like? Would it stop heavy bleeders?
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yes with a compression bandage forms a scab very quick and is easy to wash off. Just like tampoons and kotex was issued in field first aid kits(Vietnam) for bullet wounds shove into the hole and leave the string handing out,then wrap with compression wraps
 
Here's a video to demonstrate the effectiveness of some of the new haemostatic agents - cellox, quick clot etc.

Quikclot Granular Bag: Pig Demonstarion...afmo.com - YouTube

The video involves testing on a battle field injury model on a pig and it makes for uncomfortable viewing. Anyone with issues surrounding this subject I'd advise you not to watch it. Animal testing is a controversial subject and not an argument i'm trying to start here, it just demonstrates the effectiveness of what has been a life saving piece of equipment in many fields of war (and civilian situations) around the globe.
 
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