Thomas Gosling I don’t know why, but I’ve never really needed a headlamp. A regular flashlight is enough for me. Maybe because I don’t live in a rural area
Could you make a video documenting a kit for school? I saw skinny medics but my school is very strict and I don’t think the would allow it. I’m 12 years old and plan to take a career in EMS and your videos are very helpful. Great video as always.
You could carry this one in your pack for now. It's what I carry as a trauma kit at my security gig in case of an active shooter. www.schoolspecialty.com/crisis-response-kits-emergency-care-1546355
I second “Scott T” on including a headlamp for hands free lighting. Also, as to tourniquets, a secondary being a SWAT-T is often overlooked. For infants, toddlers, and animals, a CAT is ineffective. Difficult to self-administer but toward smaller appendages, it can be critical gear! They also serve as compression bandages and countless other functions. Light, compact, multifunctional, and sometimes critical to have on board.
I really wish I learned this sooner, like at school or something. I will be forever incredibly grateful to you for the free content you're providing us.
*I don't keep saline solution in my kit, I found out that having regular mineral water is more versatile.* *You can flush wounds just the same but you can also drink it, use it to take meds or sugar in case of low blood sugar.* *I keep plastic cups and sugar cubes with it. *I keep a one liter bottle sealed in my car med bag.*
Those burn dressings are really awesome. My wife restores classic cars and one time she burnt her self on an hit exhaust. The burn dressing gave immediately pain relief and prevented blistering and a scar. I carry it in every first aid kit. I use the brand burn shield.
I am still to young to be a emergency responder and i dont even know if i do want to be one but your videos are entertaining and informative to watch, keep up the good work!
When it comes to spine immobilisation, I would simply use my hands. Otherwise, you would still need a size for adults and one for children and to be safe several of each of them and you end up with a full trunk. In my country, which happens to be Germany, every car must have a standardized first aid kit and the driver needs to take an eight hours first aid class and spine immobilisation isn't a big issue there. Untrained collar application will probably do more bad than good. Thanks for the good video! Need to get my hands on one of these eye shields some time, I guess. Oh and I use a SOF-T and a SWAT-T as a backup to enhance pressure bandaging or for children. Works well for me.
@@ThePreparedNorseman NAR produces polycarbonate eye shields, you can buy them here online for 3,95 €, but shipping them back to the States would make it a bad purchase. Maybe Amazon or some NAR dealer near you has them in stock.
@@janodewald6087 After looking around i actually found some from an israeli store i buy my bandages from, not the nar but looks pretty much the same. One store in norway sells the nar's online and they charge 20 bucks for 1 + shipping... :D
Very important! Believe it or not, I was picking up the components of my vehicles medical bag and ON THE WAY to the post office to pick the items up, an accident happened right in front of me. Thanks for everything!
Great video! Though not having a proper first aid pouch isn't essential, it is really handy if you need to send someone to your vehicle to collect it whilst you stay with a patient. Or if you crash your car and are immobilised, if someone comes to help you, they can look around your vehicle and easily notice what it is.
two things i would add to this basic kit is a Sharpie and a cheap watch like the Casio MRW200H-3BV ($19) or Casio W-800H-1AVCF ($12) for the young whippersnappers who can't read an analog clock these days.
*Great stuff as usual! I think you didn't mention BSI and the importance of having several pairs of gloves in the kit.* *I keep gloves in every pockets of my med bag to have access to a pair no matter what pocket I acccess first.* *It's great to throw a pair to a bystander to get help, direct them to hold pressure or just hold the victim's hand untill EMS show **up.So** you can't have too many gloves.* *You should also consider the ResQme, it has a window punch and a seat belt cutter ... is only $10 and can fit on your car keys.* *It works well to cut clothing too, faster than with shears.*
I carry many of those as well as 4x4 gauze which is handy for many situations, I also carry fingertip and knuckle bandages as well as many other size bandages, I tend to run into more nonemergency situations like small cuts than major accidents.
A cheap tackle box works amazingly. I carry a athletic tape, love it’s rigidity. I also have packs of petroleum jelly I use that more than antibiotic ointments.
@prepmedic, I’ve watched a few of your videos and I have a video idea for you. How to build a first aid kit for use on boats. Let’s face it emergencies can just as easily happen when people are out on a lake. If the lake is big enough (such as one of the Great Lakes and you are far enough from shore by the time EMS could reach you things could go downhill.
I'll make a car medkit and put everything in an ammo can...cheap, keeps things well protected, and easily accessible to everything inside with that top lid open. :)
@6:31 if you're in the UK, and the patient you're putting in your Car was in a car crash (or complaining of back/neck/head pain), then expect the Fire service to turn up and remove the roof of your lovely car to get them back out. So bare that in mind, some newbie police offers have fallen foul of that and the Fire service turned up and removed the roof of the cop car.
Thanks for creating this channel, I love it. What you recommend for a super small, essentials only kit? I do a lot of mountain biking and I don't have much storage, I currently take just 2 trauma dressings and 2 15g pouches of Celox. I kinda think that bad bleeding will be what I need to deal with on the trail - plenty of sticks in the forest for splints and any head injury will be outside my ability to deal with.
As always, great videos! Thank you. What about using a well-positioned and carefully folded/rolled triangular bandage or bandana as a tourniquet? Does it have to be one of the fancy (but very effective) styles you have?
Sam, you really are the best medical channel on DoofTube, and I'm glad to see the channel growing. As my list of subscribed channels dwindles you have moved into my core/"must watch" list, and one of four that I promote or recommend to others. We had briefly discussed requests in the past, and as you release more videos I realize more and more how woefully outdated what training I received in the past has become. Could you maybe do a video about how civilians can receive good medical preparedness training? maybe some recommendations on who to go to? Possibly a playlist of "essential" skills, followed by more advanced skills, then what everyone will need to survive Communist Space Zombie Invasion? Or at least another Democrat in the white house?
Alternatively u can use outdoor angler scissors as opposed to EMT sheers, along with window breaker it's cheap u can get from walmart as opposed to that expensive tactical emt shears. You can make occlusive dressings cheap off of sandwhich bags as opposed to buying hyfin or asherman seals to save money. U can get carvats cheaper off of Amazon the brand dynarex by the bulk same shit but cheaper then north American rescue I use that stuff at the provider I work for. I'd put something for heart attacks or narcan. Them fishing organizers from Walmart does the same shit as them fancy EMT bags
@@PrepMedic that's definitely my goal get good at diy on the fly instead of using something already made. I plan on practicing rural/wilderness medicine as a PA in the future
@@PrepMedic I would consider that before I get to PA school why not I am a certified medical assistant and a phlebotomist what more skills I can get right. Theres a similar program in Alabama where I stay at. Thank you so much and I look forward to more content
In the neccesitys you forgot anti venom for every type of native or present species and needles also if you have diabetes or something carry insullin or the medicine you need but i still need to stock up on some more stuff
Thanks. Also two other none medical items for PPE are heavy duty work or extraction gloves, and a reflective vest. And because I'm bald a hat. On the medical side I would add dramamine for motion sickness.
In Australia it is a real issue - ideally park in shade,use window shades, put medication in insulated bags and take them inside ideally. Set out a document with a table that records the expiry dates and account for reduced efficacy by replacing 25% earlier than recommended. Anything like EpiPens - keep an eye on the window and make sure no yellowing or solids.
Dunno if it's just American or cause you have a para qualification. But here in the UK we're not allowed to apply tourniquets unless a trained healthcare professional (Paramedic, Nurse, Doctor), is this different for you in America? I'm St John Ambulance and even we can't do it on duty.
PrepMedic Ye, it must be different for you, we can do tourniquets like a rubber tourniquet but you’re using a trauma tourniquet which is able to cut off all blood supply and possibly mean the limb dies. Our frontline ambulances with paramedics can do them but as St. John Ambulance only has a few paramedics and doctors etc we don’t do it, only they can. We also can’t do them off duty or really anything off duty because we’re not insured.
PrepMedic We have Good Samaritan the app? What do you mean by laws? If you mean like laws preventing someone doing something no we don’t, but we’re not supposed to do things because we can get sued.
I am NOT a medical authority. Here's my understanding in the USA. Military has been using tourniquets effectively for a while, but trust to civilians was questionable. The Boston Marathon bombing changed that. Many civilian bystanders successfully applied improvised tourniquets to victims. Now even the American Red Cross promotes civilian use of tourniquets. redcrosstourniquet.com/ Try googling boston marathon bombing tourniquet for more info.
Everyone forgets a head lamp or small light
Head lamps all the way. Keep your hands free
Thomas Gosling I don’t know why, but I’ve never really needed a headlamp. A regular flashlight is enough for me. Maybe because I don’t live in a rural area
@Timothy Mckee amputate and cauterise at the same time?
Thomas Gosling Or, a reverse clip flashlight to clip to your hat.
Bushnell makes a great rechargeable usb headlamp that holds a charge for a long time, i have 2, theyre worth the money.
Could you make a video documenting a kit for school? I saw skinny medics but my school is very strict and I don’t think the would allow it. I’m 12 years old and plan to take a career in EMS and your videos are very helpful. Great video as always.
Check with your your school. I dont know why the one Skinny is offering you couldn't have.
good luck to you...
First responder Medic I kinda find this hard to believe, for a multitude of reasons...
You could carry this one in your pack for now. It's what I carry as a trauma kit at my security gig in case of an active shooter.
www.schoolspecialty.com/crisis-response-kits-emergency-care-1546355
PrepMedic thank you so much for the reply, i love the vids man keep them coming. they are really helpful for someone like me.
Looks like a solid kit!
I second “Scott T” on including a headlamp for hands free lighting. Also, as to tourniquets, a secondary being a SWAT-T is often overlooked. For infants, toddlers, and animals, a CAT is ineffective. Difficult to self-administer but toward smaller appendages, it can be critical gear! They also serve as compression bandages and countless other functions. Light, compact, multifunctional, and sometimes critical to have on board.
Can you make a video on a kit for backpacking/ hiking and camping?
I really wish I learned this sooner, like at school or something. I will be forever incredibly grateful to you for the free content you're providing us.
NAR needs to hook your up with a sponsorship deal lol
*I don't keep saline solution in my kit, I found out that having regular mineral water is more versatile.*
*You can flush wounds just the same but you can also drink it, use it to take meds or sugar in case of low blood sugar.*
*I keep plastic cups and sugar cubes with it.
*I keep a one liter bottle sealed in my car med bag.*
Those burn dressings are really awesome. My wife restores classic cars and one time she burnt her self on an hit exhaust. The burn dressing gave immediately pain relief and prevented blistering and a scar. I carry it in every first aid kit. I use the brand burn shield.
This channel is everything SkinnyMedic should be. Good work man!
Could you go over how to deal with electrical burns?
I am still to young to be a emergency responder and i dont even know if i do want to be one but your videos are entertaining and informative to watch, keep up the good work!
I just finished up my car kit and I start my emt Basic course this month at the local tech. Love the channel man. Keep it up.
Dalton Dey I start this Tuesday! Good luck, man! 🙌🏼
When it comes to spine immobilisation, I would simply use my hands. Otherwise, you would still need a size for adults and one for children and to be safe several of each of them and you end up with a full trunk. In my country, which happens to be Germany, every car must have a standardized first aid kit and the driver needs to take an eight hours first aid class and spine immobilisation isn't a big issue there. Untrained collar application will probably do more bad than good. Thanks for the good video! Need to get my hands on one of these eye shields some time, I guess. Oh and I use a SOF-T and a SWAT-T as a backup to enhance pressure bandaging or for children. Works well for me.
Man, I also need to get hold of some eye shields. Just have not found any yet, for what ever reason i dont see them in the stores over here.
@@ThePreparedNorseman NAR produces polycarbonate eye shields, you can buy them here online for 3,95 €, but shipping them back to the States would make it a bad purchase. Maybe Amazon or some NAR dealer near you has them in stock.
@@janodewald6087 In Norway actually, will have to do some research. Could not find them where i buy my usual first aid equipment and supplies.
@@ThePreparedNorseman Alright, didn't know you are from Norway. Could be harder then. Hope you find what you are looking for!
@@janodewald6087 After looking around i actually found some from an israeli store i buy my bandages from, not the nar but looks pretty much the same. One store in norway sells the nar's online and they charge 20 bucks for 1 + shipping... :D
Very important! Believe it or not, I was picking up the components of my vehicles medical bag and ON THE WAY to the post office to pick the items up, an accident happened right in front of me. Thanks for everything!
Building a car kit and an IFAK now, all your videos, including this are super helpful.
Thank you ! 👍
Great video! Though not having a proper first aid pouch isn't essential, it is really handy if you need to send someone to your vehicle to collect it whilst you stay with a patient. Or if you crash your car and are immobilised, if someone comes to help you, they can look around your vehicle and easily notice what it is.
two things i would add to this basic kit is a Sharpie and a cheap watch like the Casio MRW200H-3BV ($19) or Casio W-800H-1AVCF ($12) for the young whippersnappers who can't read an analog clock these days.
I'm a big fan of keeping Naloxone in my car. It's free in my country and it's come in handy.
I love this channel man! Thanks for the awesome videos. Keep up the great work🤙🏽
*Great stuff as usual! I think you didn't mention BSI and the importance of having several pairs of gloves in the kit.*
*I keep gloves in every pockets of my med bag to have access to a pair no matter what pocket I acccess first.*
*It's great to throw a pair to a bystander to get help, direct them to hold pressure or just hold the victim's hand untill EMS show **up.So** you can't have too many gloves.*
*You should also consider the ResQme, it has a window punch and a seat belt cutter ... is only $10 and can fit on your car keys.*
*It works well to cut clothing too, faster than with shears.*
Great tip with the survival wrap. Too many people put foil onto hypovolemic people hoping they will heat up
Love the content as its very helpful. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Reflective vest should be #1 if we’re worried about injury accidents. Safety glasses & a low low lumen flashlight are also vital.
Can you maybe show what you carry. The advanced kit.
I carry many of those as well as 4x4 gauze which is handy for many situations, I also carry fingertip and knuckle bandages as well as many other size bandages, I tend to run into more nonemergency situations like small cuts than major accidents.
North American Rescue sling looks good i like it
This is awesome, thanks so much sam. I've been needing this for a while.
A cheap tackle box works amazingly. I carry a athletic tape, love it’s rigidity. I also have packs of petroleum jelly I use that more than antibiotic ointments.
Another great vid. $10 walmart duffel bag and about $15 worth of plano trays worked for me.
@prepmedic, I’ve watched a few of your videos and I have a video idea for you. How to build a first aid kit for use on boats. Let’s face it emergencies can just as easily happen when people are out on a lake. If the lake is big enough (such as one of the Great Lakes and you are far enough from shore by the time EMS could reach you things could go downhill.
You forgot the patient refusal forms but ok
As a tool I recommend the Victorinox RescueTool
I got a folder in a BattlBox that includes both a seatbelt cutter and window punch. I keep it in the driver side visor.
Great content as always!
Not bad, especially the bag statement. Unless you're "affiliated," just use the bag that suits your load and your car.
Fantastic video. Edit: please add on some basic things to expect in an ACLS course alongside the EKGs!
Great video as always.
Great video ! Thx a lot ! Take care .
Can you post some affiliate links so we can buy some of these items and support your channel?
Congratulations on 40k! 👍
Excellent information, building my kit as I'm watching this
As others have mentioned, I'd add a light source and at least a couple of litres of water and a sugary snack or two
Inspirational
Looking forward to seeing your new videos.
My car kit looks very similar. I also have a small Petz e+lite headlamp and a finger pulse sensor
I'll make a car medkit and put everything in an ammo can...cheap, keeps things well protected, and easily accessible to everything inside with that top lid open. :)
Update: Passed my exam! Certified NREMT-P.
@@PrepMedic Absolutely!
Congrats!
Paramedic shears, gloves, pen light (or headlight).
Good information thanks.
Great video, I’m setting up a truck kit now.
Whit
Great video, keep up the good work! :D
@6:31 if you're in the UK, and the patient you're putting in your Car was in a car crash (or complaining of back/neck/head pain), then expect the Fire service to turn up and remove the roof of your lovely car to get them back out. So bare that in mind, some newbie police offers have fallen foul of that and the Fire service turned up and removed the roof of the cop car.
Make sure you get the training to know your gear. Great bid.
S: Reflective vest
Either Condor or Voodoo tactical (some airsoft brand) makes a bright red version of the old military trifold aid bag for about $20.
I also carry scissors, tweezers and a flashlight.
Needles for splinters in my kit to work in tandem with tweezers.
Feliz y prospero 2019!!
been waiting for this one
Thanks for creating this channel, I love it. What you recommend for a super small, essentials only kit? I do a lot of mountain biking and I don't have much storage, I currently take just 2 trauma dressings and 2 15g pouches of Celox. I kinda think that bad bleeding will be what I need to deal with on the trail - plenty of sticks in the forest for splints and any head injury will be outside my ability to deal with.
As always, great videos! Thank you. What about using a well-positioned and carefully folded/rolled triangular bandage or bandana as a tourniquet? Does it have to be one of the fancy (but very effective) styles you have?
@@PrepMedic Thank you for the reply and info.
Hemostatic agents in EVERY kit except boo boo kits. Trauma dressings and trauma gauze often have it today. (2019/2020)
Sam, you really are the best medical channel on DoofTube, and I'm glad to see the channel growing. As my list of subscribed channels dwindles you have moved into my core/"must watch" list, and one of four that I promote or recommend to others. We had briefly discussed requests in the past, and as you release more videos I realize more and more how woefully outdated what training I received in the past has become. Could you maybe do a video about how civilians can receive good medical preparedness training? maybe some recommendations on who to go to? Possibly a playlist of "essential" skills, followed by more advanced skills, then what everyone will need to survive Communist Space Zombie Invasion? Or at least another Democrat in the white house?
I'm looking forward to more content. Thank you, for all that you do.
In Europe, we use orange tourniquets
And we're all happy for you!
Neat!
Is there a concern for medications and the heat of a car? Will that alter their effectiveness/safety?
Instead of trauma dressing could you use cling and gauze?
Can you a video on paramedic jobs outside of the ambulance
When should you replace an unused tourniquet? What would you say is the shelf life before you consider replacing them.
I spent over $1,000 on a bug out bag for my car and someone broke in and stole it.
Kyle Saunders LOL
@@PrepMedic That Does. I'd hate to do all of that work for it to be stolen
Don't leave it in plain sight next time, ding dong. Stow it in the trunk or get a privacy cover for your car/SUV/crossover.
I never understand why there would be a seat belt cutter on a pair of scissors that are built to cut through pretty much any material?
With the Cat comes a marker pen
Shalom
what is the song in the intro please? PS: Awesome video!!
Alternatively u can use outdoor angler scissors as opposed to EMT sheers, along with window breaker it's cheap u can get from walmart as opposed to that expensive tactical emt shears. You can make occlusive dressings cheap off of sandwhich bags as opposed to buying hyfin or asherman seals to save money. U can get carvats cheaper off of Amazon the brand dynarex by the bulk same shit but cheaper then north American rescue I use that stuff at the provider I work for. I'd put something for heart attacks or narcan. Them fishing organizers from Walmart does the same shit as them fancy EMT bags
@@PrepMedic that's definitely my goal get good at diy on the fly instead of using something already made. I plan on practicing rural/wilderness medicine as a PA in the future
@@PrepMedic I would consider that before I get to PA school why not I am a certified medical assistant and a phlebotomist what more skills I can get right. Theres a similar program in Alabama where I stay at. Thank you so much and I look forward to more content
can you do tactical gear first aid kit
Just a thought...maybe you should put on a pair of leather gloves before using the window punch. Do not want to slice up your hands.
In the neccesitys you forgot anti venom for every type of native or present species and needles also if you have diabetes or something carry insullin or the medicine you need but i still need to stock up on some more stuff
😂😂😂😂😂
Wish there was a medium, not thumbs up, not thumbs down
I noticed there is no PPE included in this video. Examination gloves at least. I would also include some sort of anti diarrheal medication.
Thanks. Also two other none medical items for PPE are heavy duty work or extraction gloves, and a reflective vest. And because I'm bald a hat. On the medical side I would add dramamine for motion sickness.
Are there any bags that you personally recommend to carry all of this?
You forgot pixie sticks for diabetics
Are we allowed to use John ambulance stuff
Great video, Sam! E-mail inbound to your location. Stay Safe!
When will your video be out on the ACLS recert ? That is a create idea for a video, no one does that.
As soon as I can. I do a lot of my videos based on convenience.
Where can I get those exact same saline bottles?
Hello Again Prep Medic, i want you to make a kit that have trauma and boo boo kit all in one!
Ìvęřśøň Bąĺďóś whats the point, keep it separated and keep it simple 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
@@marcusboyce8609 Sorry for my own i want a kit that all are in one, not big not small but the right size btw sorry for the wrong grammars...
Do you have a link to get some of the items
Rather than having to build a kit form scratch , could you provide links for approved providers that supply EDC medical kits for the average consumer.
Matthew Jackson North American Rescue, Rescue Essentials, LightningX products.
Frostbitten bookmark
Peta said you can't say "Kill 2 birds with 1 stone." LOL but who cares, it's peta
Lets talk about non-emergency transfers. Transfers, Transfers, Transfers, Transfers, Transfers, Transfers, Transfers. Transfers
Are high car temps around 120 or low temps around -15 a problem for medical gear and medicine?
Yes it is over time but most can handle the extremes once in awhile.
In Australia it is a real issue - ideally park in shade,use window shades, put medication in insulated bags and take them inside ideally. Set out a document with a table that records the expiry dates and account for reduced efficacy by replacing 25% earlier than recommended. Anything like EpiPens - keep an eye on the window and make sure no yellowing or solids.
question: how come your video starts with goons with guns when you are talking about first aid??
Because first aid isn’t all I talk about and is not my only set of experience.
I always carry glucose, came across a few hypoglycaemic people
Anyone packing a C collar, without training I don't want helping me. They're too excited too be useful, will cause more injury to the injured.
What s the name of the forst item
Where can I get the folding medical sheers
They’re called Leatherman Raptors. They’re $70
Hi
Dunno if it's just American or cause you have a para qualification. But here in the UK we're not allowed to apply tourniquets unless a trained healthcare professional (Paramedic, Nurse, Doctor), is this different for you in America? I'm St John Ambulance and even we can't do it on duty.
PrepMedic Ye, it must be different for you, we can do tourniquets like a rubber tourniquet but you’re using a trauma tourniquet which is able to cut off all blood supply and possibly mean the limb dies. Our frontline ambulances with paramedics can do them but as St. John Ambulance only has a few paramedics and doctors etc we don’t do it, only they can. We also can’t do them off duty or really anything off duty because we’re not insured.
PrepMedic We have Good Samaritan the app? What do you mean by laws? If you mean like laws preventing someone doing something no we don’t, but we’re not supposed to do things because we can get sued.
I am NOT a medical authority. Here's my understanding in the USA. Military has been using tourniquets effectively for a while, but trust to civilians was questionable. The Boston Marathon bombing changed that. Many civilian bystanders successfully applied improvised tourniquets to victims. Now even the American Red Cross promotes civilian use of tourniquets. redcrosstourniquet.com/
Try googling boston marathon bombing tourniquet for more info.