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| Given the amount of time spent on the water while fishing and the fact that help and/or emergency services are not always immediately available, we thought we would put together a first aid kit to have on the boat at all times.
What do you think should be included in a good first aid kit?
Thanks,
TR
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Location: Waukee, IA | I have a bandage multi-pack, neosporin, nitrile gloves, steri-strips, hand sanitizer, suture kit and 3 tubes of super glue. I have yet to have an injury I couldn't fix, but I've also been extremely lucky. |
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Location: varies | Whatever you think you need in regards to first-aid, might I suggest you put it in one of these. watertight and worth every penny.
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Location: The desert | I'd add cravats, kurlex, and gauze. |
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| My wife is a first responder, and made the kit for our boat. Various bandages, tweezers, tape, gloves, hand sanitizer, saline solution, burn jell, blood stopper, fingernail clippers, Neosporin and a few other odds and ends. The one item that she said we HAVE to get is panty liners. I know, I know, "that's gross", but they work. They are thin, cheap, take up little to no space, and soak up blood like nothing else. We were happy to have them last July on our trip to LOTW. She caught a smaller musky, it thrashed, and ripped her thumb up. Grabbed a liner and a little tape, and back in action. All of these goodies fit in a waterproof Plano 3700. |
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Location: Central IA | Who cares about the panty liners. You have a wife that fishes for muskies, gets ripped up, patches herself up and goes back to fishing. Now that's a keeper! |
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Location: Walker, MN | Gauze, tape, scissors and space blanket are a must. The most used item in mine is a regular old band-aid, thank goodness. |
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| Definitely a keeper. She usually out fishes me. Her biggest is also 5" longer than mine. |
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Location: oswego, il | Defibrillator, IV bags, needles, stand, stomach pump, x-ray machine.
Edited by ToddM 5/9/2015 10:47 PM
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| Use magnets or velcro to keep high-quality mini-bolts within immediate reach, accessible with one hand, at all times. Put a decent set of heavy wire cutters right next to it, just in case. First response personal planning for not if but when you get hooked up. |
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| Betadine, bolt cutter, pliers, electrical tape, gauze (or t shirt) and a bottle of jack (or Advil).  |
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLp-c8cYos
entertaining. |
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Location: Lake Elmo, MN | Mine has everything to help you recover from everything.....from sunburn to gunshot wounds !
Seriously tho....I have gauze bandages band-aids, bug bite ointment, sunblock, lip balm, Neosporin spray and cream, medical tape, Betadine, Kaopectate, Diarrhea med (Immodium), Antacid pills, and a topical anesthetic (hook issues).
All of this is in a little plastic Tupperware style container in my back rod locker. It has come in very handy more than once for sure.
Hate to admit it, but there is also a hospital style "pee bottle" in there too for when I gotta go....and the seas are too choppy to do it standing on the edge of the boat. My wife bought it for me for father's day a few years back !!!
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| I have a medical staple gun in my boat first aid kit. It has been used... |
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| I carry Quickclot Combat Gauze, this can be bought at Cabela's . This works well for profuse bleeding whereas direct pressure won't stop or control the bleeding. Developed for military combat field use. In the day Cayenne Pepper used to work, however burned like hell. Fillet knife cuts can happen. I got bit by a Water Snake once and could not stop the bleeding until I poured two bottles of Sterile water on the bite. Water Snakes have an anticoagulant in their saliva. Another thing I carry is Aspirin and Baby Aspirin not just for headaches, however one of the first medications E.M.S. will give their patients when having a Myocardial Infarction ( Heart Attack ) This will help dilate the veins and arteries, helping with blood flow. Any type of motion sickness pills can help save the day and the trip also. Hydrogen Peroxide to clean cuts and help prevent infection. Rolls of gauze and tape. I also carry Trauma dressings, sterile water, 2 bottles, an eye wash cup, All can fit into a Pelican box. |
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| I also like to carry Immodium in case I get the Sh..s.
Edited by Cody 5/10/2015 12:26 PM
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| Aspirin |
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Location: The desert | ToddM - 5/9/2015 10:45 PM
Defibrillator, IV bags, needles, stand, stomach pump, x-ray machine.
Everything but the stomach pump and X-ray machine are pretty doable. |
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| Imagine Cardioverting in an aluminum boat, Defibrillators for fiberglass boats only ,unless you wanna good jolt, then crank it up to 300. Might make the fish finder and other electronics go Boocoo Dinky Dow 
Edited by Cody 5/10/2015 8:48 PM
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| some duct tape and wd-40 |
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| ToddM - 5/9/2015 10:45 PM
Defibrillator, IV bags, needles, stand, stomach pump, x-ray machine.
Stop posting trolling advice Todd. |
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| Most of what I carry has been covered.
A few other things:
After Bite
Bug Spray
Sunscreen
Quick Clot
Cots
First Aid Tape
Nu-Skin
Single Edge Razor Blade
Butterfly Strips
Airline size bottle of 100 Proof Vodka (dual purpose)
Benadryl
Go-Girl (Guys look this up and get one for your wife. It WILL save the day)
Not necessarily First-Aid, but necessary:
Roll of TP
Baby Wipes
Spare Underwear (Hasn't happened yet, but I ain't gettin' any younger!)
Chap-Stik
Advil
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| Ask these guys if they need a first aid kit:
http://theshrug.net/please-do-not-hand-feed-the-pike/
RandalB
Edited by RandalB 5/11/2015 11:57 AM
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| ^ That's great viewing there. |
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Location: Smith Creek | Morphine and a bottle of whiskey.
That's for the bad injuries. For the minor stuff I walk it off or rub dirt on it. |
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| A few years ago, I'd have laughed at the panty liners. I hate to admit it, but they have saved the day more than a few times, both for the reason they were intended for and for me.
"Here, put this on it." "Aw %^$&! Put that away! I'm not putting THAT on my hand! Get that thing outta here, I'll %^$*% BLEED to death before I sit here with a %^#^ stupid %&^$&* rag around my hand!!!!!!!!!"
After 20 minutes of dunking my reel in the lake to clean the blood off of it, I finally gave up.
What do you know... Those things DO soak up a lot of blood!!
Edited by esoxaddict 5/11/2015 8:13 PM
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Location: The desert | Cody - 5/10/2015 8:42 PM
Imagine Cardioverting in an aluminum boat, Defibrillators for fiberglass boats only ,unless you wanna good jolt, then crank it up to 300. Might make the fish finder and other electronics go Boocoo Dinky Dow :-)
Or wear some neoprene waders! |
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Location: varies | Who will have the "team Kotex" boat wrap at the pmtt next year?
I picture Pink with daisies and the exhaust smelling like a field of flowers.
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| Never thought of that Mike, good one ! |
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Location: Pulaski, WI | Any recommendations on a prepackaged kit? |
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| Tampax??? |
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Location: The desert | JLR - 5/13/2015 11:27 PM
Any recommendations on a prepackaged kit?
I'd go with one that says first aid on the side. |
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Location: Lake Elmo, MN | Flambeauski - 5/11/2015 1:33 PM
Morphine and a bottle of whiskey.
That's for the bad injuries. For the minor stuff I walk it off or rub dirt on it.
AND of course "Tape it up" ! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Get one of Grangers BIG Contractors First Aid kits... That will have it all. |
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