What To Carry In A MTB First Aid Kit
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2018
- Mountain biking like all extreme sports isn’t without any risk, accidents and crashes happen to even the most experienced of riders. Carrying a first aid kit doesn’t add much weight to your pack, will give you peace of mind and in the event of a crash or injury is essential. Here Jess talks you through the different options that you should consider carrying when out on the trails.
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First aid qualifications and courses are a worthwhile investment. Always seek professional medical advice in the event of an injury.
Whether you’re buying a ready made kit or building your own there are a few basics to consider. For shorter trail rides a lighter first aid kit will suffice but if you’re about to embark upon a multi-day wilderness adventure, you should consider taking a more comprehensive kit with you. In an emergency, jerseys and inner tubes can be useful, but there is no substitute for proper training and supplies. Don’t forget to pack it in a waterproof and robust bag and keep the kit accessible in your pack.
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New pair of balls when you miss your pedals after a superman
happened to me last time I rode
@@Milo-sc7hg Were you carrying a couple of extra balls with you?
@@LuisSierra42 Yes i’m here the other Milo
Loving all the safety videos recently :) not enough MTB channels discuss this side of the sport
Yea singletrack sampler too this weeks
This is a nice video to follow on to after Fails of the Week!
I don't carry a first aid kit I take my wife with me ?
She is a parmedic.
I carry all the bits we need for the bikes & she carry a first aid kit that is so big I think it was of the ambulance.
But when I do crash all she asks now is are you bleeding? Have you broken any bones ? If I shout back no she just tell me to get up & get on with it lol
Always good to have your own parmedic lol
I assume she gave you rudimentary first aid/trauma training so that you could save her life if the time ever came. I do think it would be best to split the less specialized bike and medical gear between the both of you. That way if one of you loses a pack you aren't completely screwed.
I needed this video yesterday 😂😂. Didn't get my foot back on pedal fast enough today on a black section of cannock chase and instead scrapped my shin across the pedal, no first aid on me and had to wait an hour for someone to come pick me up.... Will be taking a first aid kit next time I go for a ride
Great video
I know a guy who takes cable ties. Seems he can solve every thing with.
The best thing to bring in your first aid kit is common sense ... the 2nd best thing to bring is first aid training - preferably Wilderness FA! Nice vid though.
Well, FA training of any sort is good, and a basic FA kit. Also, a cell phone is vital - to download a first aid app and/or to contact emergency services (if you have a signal).
Awesome video! You guys should follow this up with a "Treating mtb injuries in the field" series!
Inner tube sling hack is genius
This video was much needed! I’ve been wandering what to carry for my first aid and now I’ve got it, so thank you!
Great video. Made a note of the essentials to hopefully build up my own pack. Been meaning to do it for ages. Great to see Jess on a video again.
Sam splint FTW! Super lightweight and sturdy splint. Stabilised my ankle when I broke it, making it a lot less painful evacuating out from the forest. Now I always bring it with me on rides.
If you’re ever riding alone it’s a great idea to put an ID card in your first aid kit in case you take a big knock and get knocked out. If someone finds you and calls an ambulance they’ll need to know your information. Apart from that, great video GMBN!
really usefull video. 1 month ago a friend of mine fell off pretty hard. I was the only on the group (5 people) who had bandage. I always hide some bandage and ibuprofene on my seatpost. for a year it was useless, but it came it handy when one of my friends was loosing blood like a fountain after a crash.
I love gmbn I also love your videos and mountain biking
Great topic, great video.
Great vid Jess. As a first aid instructor myself this is a good look at the essentials that should be carried. 👍
This is a great informational vid for beginners, I once crashed and I don't have a first aid kit so we had to go to a place where they have first aid kit and thankfully they have one
Despite being a First aider and formerly a Mountain qualified first aider, I still found this video useful. I have two first aid kits one is a bulky mountain first aider kit and the second a light weight one for on the bike. Watching this video I ordered a a better pair of scissors, checking through I realised the one's included are not fit for the job so ordered one's similar to the one's in my large mountain first aid kit and gloves as well. So thanks Jess for this video.
This was really helpful especially after doing a WFA course
Thanks for the video! I carry the basics on me when I ride, but have a bigger first aid kit in my car in case I really need something or need to clean up before getting blood all over the interior!
Awsome tips I really should pack some of this more!
GREAT VID!
Great video Jess!
FINALLY!
Nice basics - i also carry iodine (in a small spray bottle), a tourniquet and a note with emergency contact infos.
Excellent video GMBN - an important but often overlooked subject 👍 Good to get a conversation started! What people really need though, is to take a good, basic first aid course. REAL knowledge, not a bunch of old wive's tales.
Great video! It's hard to find good info on YT about putting together a first aid kit for Mtn Biking!
Cable tie is life saver :D
Great video, I wish you had first aid kits like you described for sale on your store, I would have bought one or two. Lost opportunity, guess I'll check Amazon. I like the idea of short trip and long trip kits.
I recommend a 4" T3 israeli bandage. They are great for severe bleedings and junctional injuries.
You should also ALWAYS carry a space blanket. They keep people warm and dry. People can die from exposure after a serious injury. It can also be used to carry people.
The space blanket can also be used as a tourniquet: Unfold it a into a long strip about 10cm wide, wrap it around the extremity 2 times and tie it off. Then put your pump or trauma sheers under the knot and turn until the bleeding stops.
Junctional injury video:
ruclips.net/video/EZgw0rY1408/видео.html
Improvised tourniquet video:
ruclips.net/video/w2sMFZIB6zA/видео.html
dam that video with Alex(singletracksampler) he must be an EMT/Paramedic or something, seemed like he knew exactly what he was doing.
@@calebwalle5330 He did a good job. The hardest thing to teach someone is to keep cool and do what they need to do.
That being said, there's room for improvments like getting the puncture above the heart, use a tourniquet that doesn't stretch. Smaller stuff.
If you want to be awesome at first aid, get a volunteer job as a first aider/first responder/EMS. Your riding buddies and their families will love you for it. I'm a first aider/first responder for my local Red Cross department in Denmark. They paid for my training (54 hours) and I have 100+ hours of work time.
Hey, I'm a student paramedic in Australia, i thought he did good at putting lots of pressure on the bleed, identifying it was still spurting blood and then using a tourniquet to stop the bleed whilst taking control of the scene and getting Seth to call an ambulance and relaying the important information to the dispatchers.raising the legs might of helped a little bit bit to raise blood pressure but you also want to keep the injured leg still so that clotting can begin. Space blanket (thermo blanket) would of also been a good consideration especially if he was showing signs of hypovolemic shock. i always carry a CAT tourniquet and Israeli bandage on my rides, luckily i have not had to use them on the trails yet.
Good job on the vid
Great video... would recommend something like a ambulance dressing because its your bandage and gauze in one and a CPR facesheild is a must hopefully never needed though
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I started using blood thinners for a heart condition. Had to start using a first aid kit. Really needed something with compression bandages, tourniquet and sutures.
Definetely you can pick splinters and cut bandage with the multitool. However I'd add a vial of brilliant green. It will also save lots of cash on using non-sterile gauze.
Honestly its not something I think about, I just grab my bike and go, thank gmbn for bringing it to my attention. Nice one.
Hello thanks for the good vid
Thanks for this well made and useful video, safety first !
I really suggest to any rider to carry an israeli bandage or quickclot to handle massive bleeding injuries. Shit happen real quick even if you don't hit massive drop or jumps ... Branches, brake lever or rotors can be deadly.
The video is great. As a first aider, I would suggest to make a video, of how you treat some of the more common and uncommon wounds and travmas..
One of the greatest thing you showed was the sling.
I love your vids so much
Tegaderm for really bad scrapes and road rash. Also a cleaning rinse to get dirt and debris out of your wound before you seal is up.
One of the best videos to spread among your riding friends.
Thanks for creating it, hope not to use it.
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Awesome video. I never carried a FAK in my Camelbak, until I crashed. I scraped my neck, and dislocated a rib. As I was falling, I kept my head up as high I could, so I wouldn’t smack my head on the ground. It was a long walk back to my truck.
Another thing you can bring if you dont have a first aid is duct tape and or super glue, I sliced my finger so bad that it was dripping blood and I couldn't get it to stop bleeding all I had was super glue and I squeezed the wound shut dried it off and put superglue and went to the hospital I also put duct tape to keep it shut and the hospital told me that was a good move, it's what the military uses
Just take into consideration that you can develop intolerance to the chemicals in the superglue, so if you have other possibilities avoid the superglue.
@@CalinCETERAS thanks mate
Hi I have wanted to see a video of how you store your stuff. I have a camelback but it can limit what I do on the trails and I find it hard to find a good water bottle holder. I’m not doing the kind of riding you are doing but I do ride local trails. Thanks and keep up the good work because I love watching your videos to get good ideas. And could guys possibly also make some more “game of bike” videos please?
very interesting 👍
Love your vids if you can. Make a review on the Fuji Reveal 1.3 27.5 I don’t know if I should get it so I would like your guys opinion
Had a real nasty spill that broke both bones in my leg, one of which was a compound fracture. Luckily I did have a real good first aid kit with me and even though I thought I forgot most of it my training from the ole Air Force days saved my ass. Clip in, there is a story involved lol. So yeah, was shakin down a new bike, just a test ride to see what needed adjusting, what bolts were loose, etc... Going through a rock garden something happened when I tapped the front brake (to be fair I did a light pull on both but problem happened up front so blaming that one lol) and instead of going over the bars in a rock garden I instinctively put my foot down, it got caught between the frame and the crank and when the bike flipped it turned my leg into an L. I did the normal yell for help that I have had to respond to myself in the past and waited. Well the ppl who found me happened to be 2 like 12 year old kids and of course they started freaking out, but luckily they had phones because mine did not survive the fall. I get one of them on the phone with 911 and ask the other one to help me remove my pack, which when he got close to me and saw the damage he super freaked and started crying. He did get me my pack though so there is that at least lol. So to try and calm them down I figured I had to get my leg looking normal and covered up.....and here comes the super kit. I managed to get the calmer kid to help me get my shoe off (I know bad idea but where the exit wound was I needed it off) got my medical scissors and cut my sock off, got my saline flush to rinse the wound, drowned it in a bit of alcohol, got a cold compress out to help with swelling and lastly my ace bandage to hold everything in place and help stop the bleeding. Once I was bandaged up the kids did settle down so mission accomplished...it was painful as hell putting my leg back into a normal alignment, but hey doc said I did a damn good job setting it in the woods lol. Now as a kicker the damn rescue squad could not find me on the mountain and those kids could not support my weight to carry me down so what did my dumb ass do with an open wound, drug myself through the woods to the closest pavement and waited there. I say that was dumb because that is where the major damage happened, got all sorts of dirty hence got 2 bad ass infections at first and had me hospitalized for a week and in home health with a PICC line for another month after that...THENNN because my body thinks I needed to learn more it decided to give me a super bad ass bone infection AND blood infection thus landing me in the hospital for anther week dammit. I still have about another month before I can walk again and lost most of my season to this damn leg....dont worry bike is fine though and waiting for the Doc to give me the all clear to go weight bearing again lol.
North American Rescue has multiple different first aid kits. I don’t know if they’re all that light but they’re good kits
I wanted a zip tie to hold rear break after break bones, I retuned to base by using only front break
Nice Video!
No word about bone fractures. However, you have an appreciation from me.
Steri strips and/or medical glue for them big pedal pin cuts 😅! And may be cable ties to use as torniquet.
Haha loved the Aussie bloke at 0:39 landing in the kiddies pool... classic..
Awesome guide, but where did you guys get that fade to black sign at the back???? Are you guys selling it? Would really like to get one
I keep 2 gram packets of CELOX in my first aid kit. GREAT stuff for stopping bleeding as well as preventing infection from a wound.
That's a great video, love that.
SurvivalAustria
Install a first aid app on your phone and always have one of those little mouth to mouth protection pads for CPR that prevent fluid transfer.
Can you make another GMBN halloween freaky rides?? I loved the look of the presenters
Instead of those medical scissors, which are fairly big, cant you just carry round a pocket knife with a scissor feature? I carry around a mid sized pocket knife with a scissor feature that is very effective and its compact and has other uses. I find it really useful and I sometimes use it for running repairs when I dont have the tools with me. Totally recommend one!
I really do miss some important stuff we always got with us in the netherlands... like a cooling pack. So importend... or when you cannot continue, something to safely move you. And that triangle thing (do not remember what it's called) NEVER use that! Those only need to be used by professionals. Let the injured person hold it's arm by himself. When something is injured, you want to move it as little as possible, plus that the person who is injured self the best feeling has for what is right and what is wrong. When you go mountainbiking you have got to realise paramedics are a very long way. So always bring a blanket and always make sure you can keep you sweaty body warm! And what I think is most important in your kid is; a good charged phone with a location sharing so that people who are not with you can exactly see where you are. I don't mean it in a negative way because it is really really really good you made this video!! Keep it up!😊
different types of fractures get different slings/splints, general rule is sling it in a comfortable position that is supportive.
The 2 last videos have been about protecting and safety
I have brittle bones. (Real condition). So when I fall of my bike I nearly always break a bone so I always carry a freeze spray which takes away pain instantly great video keep it up gmbn
Fractured my collarbone in October on the trail! Triangular bandage was laughable to small. My advice… check the size when buying and go large! 😂
Just left the urgent care. Crashed and took a deepl gouge to the thigh. Wish i had something to wrap and add pressure to stop that bleeding. Thinking gauze and then wrap a intertube tight around leg would have donethe trick.
I actually crashed today, hurt my wrist, elbow angle and my hands. I did not have any hand cloves, lucky i had knee guards on. my hands started bleeding and left hand couldn't handle the bike anymore. I wished I had a first aid kid but I didn't. Next time I go out Im going to have one for sure.. Thanks for a great vid.
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Paper stitches could also be a good thing. Great video
Now I just gotta cross my fingers and hope I won't have to use one of these 😂😋
I always have one in my bagpack and I really hope that I never gonna need it!
This video is perfect, I'm impressed. I'm very well travelled, remote is my home. Add surgical glue and you are as free as a bird with surgical glue. :-)
single use eye wash is a small, but usefull addition
What about packing a samsplint?
Another really good and importartitem to consider taking is a torniquette, they are pretty small and even can be crafted out of inner tubes but THIS coud save a life, last summer I had a big crash and broke my femur but not just fractured my femur I had an exposed fracture. I wasnt very far from medical services but the location was hard to access in a helicopter and was waiting one about an hour, if I hadnt taken a torniquette I would have probably bleeded out and died there so it saved my life. I think that a torniquette is so important because the main type of injury cyclists suffer are traumas and a quick and effective way to stop bleeding is a torniquette so please consider learning how to use it and take one you never know when it could save your life.
Tourniquets are great to have but for a lot of people don't know how to use them correctly and this can cause its own set of problems. If there's only space for one item in the jersey pocket or small bag, I would encourage everyone to take a triangular bandage, as it can be used as a sling, wound pad, bandage, tourniquet, and probably more.
Hope you're healing up well from that big off.
I love the duct tape idea, free post crash waxing.
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On the trail I carry a quick clot bandage wrapped with athletic tape. Anything that requires less than a quick clot, I can get back to my car where I have a full kit.
You did not mentioned a tourniquet and splints. The former could let you not bleed to death in the event of great vessel (especially artery) injury. The latter in case of fracture will allow you to be evacuated from woods or any other remote area with less risk of getting compound/open fracture.
Old hat - not teached at basic level as done wrong is likely to make it worse. That's major trumua stuff and one wrong move and suddenly things ain't so pretty.
For general first aid it's easier and safer not to teach it to someone not regularly training and using the skills.
Don't get me wrong a split and tourniquet is a good technique to have but both have risks.
Don't forget this video is for general population with either zero or basic first aid at work at best.
Wonderful video
A lot of people don’t know how to use a first aid kit
Bivouc bag and Eblanket? Don’t know why you’d need both?
On a over night trip your already self reliant
It would be good if the first aiders would run Bush first aid course
Even on a short trip there tends to be no support
Like for coller bone problems, pull the bottom of the shirt up and use a big big safety pin on the opposite of the neck in to the shirt
Thank you very much
Something I'd suggest as both a St John ambulance volunteer and mountain biker would be to have combine dressings for major bleeding heavy crepe bandages for strapping sprains and a medium crepe one for bleeding as well as possible a sam splint if u have the training on how to splint broken bones most importantly use common sense and take a first aid course in Australia I'd suggest a one day provide first aid course or the equivalent for your country
I see my sticker I sent in on the can!
Awesome
I love your tattoo sleeve it looks beautiful on you . I think a tourniquet would be good
QuikClot, and PLB .....have bears, hunters and no cell coverage where i live and ride.
I ride with a paramedic too. Seriously.
Can’t count how many times I’ve noobed up and reamed my calf across my chain ring leaving a nice row of little cuts...
you forgot cable ties. Very good for holding on dressings when you are in the middle of nowhere and everything is wet. Need to join the ties together so take plenty.
Lol the fails at the bigining of the video made me laugh idk why it was just funny...
Always, always, take a warm layer with you. Exposure kills much, MUCH faster than most wounds. Forget the safety pins, they’re useless, use tape instead. Also, slings. Most people will not let you sling their fractures - they’ll hold them, and won’t let you anywhere near, but if they do let you, tuck their hand inside their collar - it’ll do a collar and cuff sling really nicely. Take a tourniquet. Really, really do. You will likely not need it, but if you do, and you haven’t got one, you deaded!
My kit bag...super glue large wound diy stitches, duct tape and pain relief choice is yours 😉
In my backpack i also carry a CAT tourniquet, chest needle and an Israeli bandage, just in case one of my mates rides off a cliff.
Cat and Israeli are easy, chest needle maybe not so much
No tourniquet?
Yeeeeeeehaw!
Ironically my dad just came home from the bike park with a broken color bone and bent rim lol
Omg not a bent rim????
That poor bike.
(Joke)
Id rather injure myself than my bike.
0:31 there is no first aid kit that can help you with that lol
Sound advice
Putting a mini medkit in the seatpost?
No because everyone is running a dropper post
In U.K just pritect yourselves 'them' golden!
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What would you do if bit by a snake on the trail? In a recent ride I passed a Southern Diamondback Rattlesnake in central Florida, which took a strike at me and luckily missed my leg. It got me wondering about biking back to the parking lot and pumping that venom through my blood stream. Of course start with a tourniquet, but then what?
Probably not the best channel to ask, we don't have any dangerous snakes in the UK.
Good point. I see a lot of water mocassins down in South florida on the levys
I think most EMT's and doctors these days say NOT to apply a tourniquet. Cutting the bite and trying to suck out the venom is useless as well. Sometimes a bite is just that and no venom is released, but if the wound swells quickly and turns color, it probably was released. Try to stay as calm as possible and keep your heart rate as low as possible. Keep the bite below your heart and remove anything constricting in the area of the bite. (shoes, jewelry, knee pads, etc.) Obviously call 911 as soon as you can and follow their instructions until you can get proper medical attention.
Mark Stover I think that is your best bet. Trauma units can get there way quicker than you can get. Ack on a bike. Although it's an expensive helicopter ride.
Wrap the bitten area (leg, arm) tightly and keep it below heart level. Remain calm (well, as calm as possible) and seek immediate medical attention. Get a description of the snake, if possible, but not at the expense of being bitten (again) or someone else. A cell phone is also a vital first aid tool, have one with you. The good news is, most venomous snakes are not fatal if treated immediately (I said, most, not all).
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