Hey everyone, so I want to have a couple simple first aid kits on hand, for different situations, but I’m at a loss for what would be actually useful to put in there.

Most Spec-Ops-Navy-SAS-Seal-LARPers mainly on youtube that I’ve looked to for advice on what to put in it go full operator and suggest stuff like tourniquets that I would be extremely doubtful would ever be used in day-to-day situations. Of course its useful to have things you need that one time despite not needing them the previous 99, but I’m trying to be more realistic. (The description at the beginning of the paragraph was mainly a lil jokey for myself :P )

Back to the serious stuff, essentially the way I see it I have 3 distinct categories of “emergency” that I will ever encounter in my region and lifestyle:

  • Day to day (keep in daily bag) such as office at work (for example getting a minor cut in the office kitchen during lunch, or getting a headache that is just strong enough to make me take a painkiller or two)
  • On the streets (keep in car) e.g. if I find a biker/cyclist (mainly delivery drivers where I am) who’s had a minor tumble and is scraped up, but otherwise fine. Since most of these guys are migrants, its pretty rare for people in my country to stop to help unless the guy is literally down on the ground not moving. Most will just call 112 and go about their day). In this example something to wipe down the road rash is what I mean.
  • When I go out hiking (keep in hiking bag). I’ve recently started hiking, but the area I live in doesn’t have the super remote areas or any wildlife which is dangerous

Based on the examples above for what I believe are my 3 different levels of emergency, what would you recommend to keep in each first aid kit?

I should note that I’m not first aid certified, though I have suggested to my employer that we go through the training program at some point soon and got positive feedback on the idea (there’s a government-funded program for employees in my country to go through various training programs in topics ranging from tech to stuff like first aid)

Thanks in advance, and sorry for the kinda long rambly post

  • thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Second these, I always throw one in the car. Keep in mind that some stuff in there will eventually expire.