Talk:First aid kit
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[edit] Commerical external links
I've removed these two links:
- [http://www.first-aid-product.com/ First Aid Kits & Supplies]
- [http://www.cpr-training-classes.com/ American CPR Training - CPR & First Aid Training]
They were added by an anonymous user (68.7.15.227), removed by me, then added by the user again. As far as I can tell they are links to commercial sites and as the user has contributed only those links to wikipedia, I think they are just spam. If the user wishes to add them to the page again could they please explain here their justification for doing so? Tjwood 17:44, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I don't think ipecac is recommended by anyone anymore for a first aid kit. I believe it's considered dangerous. Will research this and follow up accordingly. allie 23:47, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
And why isn'tthe FEMA link on here? Is there a reason? allie 23:48, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bad info?
Snakebite kit? Please, when will this ever disappear. I'll look at this, but the only reliable first aid treatment I am aware of is the Sawyer kit. --Gadget850 17:34, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] removed red cross image
For more info, see Talk:First aid JamieJones talk 22:35, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] american red cross vs. red cross
The recommendation in the first body paragraph is from the American Red Cross website, not the International Red Cross. Just justifying my revert. -- Mjwilco 02:44, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unitized First Aid Kit
My first ever Wikipedia post. Please excuse/inform if I miss some protocol/standard.
While looking for a first aid kit for my office, I see that some are "unitized", it appears to be some sort of standard for packaging, though my initial attempts at researching the reasoning behind this standardization haven't turned up anything useful.
If somebody is looking for something to do, this could be an interesting point to include in this article. -Ryan
I'm not completely sure, but I beleive unitized just means that items are individually packaged in single dose or single-use units, i.e. packets of 2 aspirin or ointment packets as opposed to bottles or large tubes. They are available individually or in boxes containing more than one, or both, depending on where you purchase them.Outdoorvegan 01:19, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] more bad info
This isn't major, but someone recently added wet wipes or alcohol based hand cleaners as useful for cleaning wounds. These products are not designed for and may not be effective at disenfecting wounds, and may actually harm the sensitive tissues, especially in the case of alcohol containing ones. I corrected this, but I just wanted to mention this in case whoever made that addition wonders why I changed it.
Another thing someone added was disposable aprons nder personal protective equipment. Whoever put that clearly has lost some perspective - Yes an apron is useful piece of protective equipment, but noones is going to put it in a first aid kit, and it would be extremely impractical to do so. Some people, especially medical personal, have large duffel-sized kits, but these are not first aid kits, these are trauma bags, medical bags, or whatever you want to call it. Now that I think of it, I should remove the image of the flashlight, Since it huge and heavy and impractical for a kit as well(a penlight or small LED flashlight would make much more sense.
- i agree with you on alc wipes, however if nothing else is available and the wound is at a serious risk of infection, they're better than nothing. i certainly don't use them (or plan on using them) for that purpose in my kit though. regarding the duffel bags vs. first aid kits - as the article states medpacks like that contain things that are beyond the average first aider (it's a useful part). flashlight? i guess it depends on the size of kit and where you'd be taking it. i agree with you there as well though, most folks use the compact version. SMC 13:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
