What's in your first aid kit while hunting?

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I carry around an emergency kit with the bare minimum: An energy bar, waterproof matches, emergency bivy, etc.

But it did dawn on me that we didn't have a proper first aid kit. I have one from several years ago when I did a lot of outdoors stuff. Honestly couldn't use all of the items in it in an emergency. I figured though that for non-urgent matters, we could always figure out / read in the little manual that comes with it (like for sprains or stuff like that).

I wanted to know, what does your camp first aid kit contains?

David
 
SJ hardware has some really good IFAK first aid kits. I have a top notch one I carry in my hunting bag and a better one in the truck. Look to see whats is in some of these kits and you can quickly realize the $10 first aid kit from the hardware store is not much help.
 
Add a tourniquet and compression bandages to your basic safety kit. You may not have time to unlace your boot or may be wearing rubber boots.
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Just bought an islreali bandage for my kit that otherwise contains your standard stuff, bandaids, polysporin, gauze, tape, a tensor wrap, etc.
 
I have an extensive one in the console of my truck, a large one at camp and one that goes on car camping trips. For hunting, I have one of those Coleman premade kits, the ones in the yellow hard case, in each of my packs. I add benadryl and wrap a bandana around it and I'm good to go.
 
huntingfish said:
I carry around an emergency kit with the bare minimum: An energy bar, waterproof matches, emergency bivy, etc.

But it did dawn on me that we didn't have a proper first aid kit. I have one from several years ago when I did a lot of outdoors stuff. Honestly couldn't use all of the items in it in an emergency. I figured though that for non-urgent matters, we could always figure out / read in the little manual that comes with it (like for sprains or stuff like that).

I wanted to know, what does your camp first aid kit contains?

David
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my wife's friend is an ambulance paramedic and she bought my wife one of those complete first aid kits from some earthquake preparedness company out of vancouver area.
I couldn't possibly attempt to list all the stuff in there but it pretty much covers anything encountered in a first aid situation from bumps and bruises to gunshot wounds to car accidents..
I add Advil green gelcaps , Advil extra strength (clear horse pills) , Tylenol xtra strength, and my perscriptions Toridol (injection), Tramidol , gabapentin, muscle relaxers, CBD oil caps and we also have benadryl , gravol, epi pen...... in case someone gives me gravol by mistake..... LOL .... or my wife gets hit with a bee sting
 
I carry a larger ifak on my belt while hunting, it’s got a 2-3 person first aid kit with all the usual band-aids, med tape, tweezers, emergency blanket blah blah blah. Plus 4” & 6” pressure dressings, shears, clotting agent, tq, combat gauze, vet wrap, gloves. Extra tq is in my pants leg pocket, probably an item or two I’m forgetting.

I carry it at work while I’m running a chainsaw, it’s not large and it doesn’t get in the way.
 
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