Waterproof first medical aid kit: which one ?

andreavda
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I'd like to purchase a waterproof first aid kit to carry along all my rides.
It should fit in a topeak aero wedge strap on large saddle bag
What do you recommend ?
I'd like to spend no more than 20 quid
It should fit in a topeak aero wedge strap on large saddle bag
What do you recommend ?
I'd like to spend no more than 20 quid
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Some bandages, alcohol wipes, plasters and put them in a ziploc food bag. Less than a fiver ?0
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cougie wrote:Some bandages, alcohol wipes, plasters and put them in a ziploc food bag. Less than a fiver ?
II don't have anything of this stuff at home except for some plasters, I have to purchase the ziploc food bag cuz I don't have any at home.
I don't know if buying all the kit from scratch is going to cost me more or less than buying the ready kit like this one
http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/pro ... oduct=236#
it retails for 18 quid P&P included
this it the list of the supply
Bandage Materials
5 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, 1" x 3"
3 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, Knuckle
3 Bandage, Butterfly Closure
1 Bandage, Conforming Gauze, 2"
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 2" x 2", Pkg./2
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 3" x 3", Pkg./2
2 Dressing, Non-Adherent, Sterile, 3" x 4"
Bleeding
1 Gloves, Nitrile (Pair), Hand Wipe
Blister / Burn
1 Moleskin, Pre-Cut & Shaped (11 pieces)
Duct Tape
1 Duct Tape, 2" x 26"
Fracture / Sprain
1 Bandage, Elastic with Velcro, 2"
Instrument
3 Safety Pins
1 Splinter Picker/Tick Remover Forceps
Medication
2 After Bite Wipe
2 Antihistamine (Diphenhydramine 25 mg)
1 Aspirin (325 mg), Pkg./2
3 Ibuprofen (200 mg), Pkg./2
Wound Care
4 After Cuts & Scrapes Antiseptic Wipe
3 Alcohol Swab
1 Tape, 1" x 10 Yards
1 Tincture of Benzoin Topical Adhesive
3 Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Single Use
if I purchase it from the USA I even get the drugs, I don't get them if I purchase it in the UK0 -
Ziplock bags are £1 for 20 or so. Handy for carrying your phone in on the bike.
Plasters - you can pick up for £1.
Normal bandage - You can pick up 5m for £1.19 in boots.
Rubber gloves - again a quid or so.
Unless you're cycling in desolate places - that's all you need. And even then not many cyclists have a first aid pack with them on the bike. It would get used so infrequently that by the time you needed it it would all be out of date.
I'm a first aider at work but never needed the skills on the bike in decades of cycling.0 -
I would agree with the above. I carry a first aid kit when we are touring. But out on the bike, I have a sterile wipe, some plasters and that's about it.
I couldn't deal with the weight of a full first aid kit on a full time basis.
Sure, what if, what if?
Same with spare parts, you could get so carried away with what if scenarios, that you end up towing a spare bike behind you.
Put together a kit with a couple of bits of bandage, plasters etc. you'll hopefully never need it, but it won't weigh much.0 -
I'm another advocate of not carrying half of Boots' entire range whilst on a road bike.
If there's a serious accident on a road bike, you're really only managing the scene until the professionals arrive. If it's more minor, those injured can ride on to get treatment.
To this end I usually carry a very small kit in my back pocket; foil blanket (those hurt are likely to be lightly dressed & in shock), a single large sterile dressing and a pair of gloves.0 -
My medical kit - 60mg of codeine, that got me home with a fractured wrist and elbow. I can't really see the point in carrying plasters and bandages etc.0
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999 for emergencies.
Ride to a shop for non-emergencies.
Just carry a tenner.
Or enough change from your cafe stop.None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
I have found spray on plasters to be good - can cover a large area of road rash or difficult areas around joints, it waterproof and flexible and may alow you to continue a ride rather than head for home straight away.
I usually have a first aid kit when going out with the kids as they cant just man up quite so easily.
I have something like this: http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/lloyds ... kit-247607
£7 for two of them. I added a few bits & pieces but its not too heavy or too bulky.
The only thing I think I have ever used out and about is the antiseptic wipe and the spray on plaster that I added though. And then it wasnt on my but on my son.0 -
andreavda wrote:cougie wrote:Some bandages, alcohol wipes, plasters and put them in a ziploc food bag. Less than a fiver ?
II don't have anything of this stuff at home except for some plasters, I have to purchase the ziploc food bag cuz I don't have any at home.
I don't know if buying all the kit from scratch is going to cost me more or less than buying the ready kit like this one
http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/pro ... oduct=236#
it retails for 18 quid P&P included
this it the list of the supply
Bandage Materials
5 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, 1" x 3"
3 Bandage, Adhesive, Fabric, Knuckle
3 Bandage, Butterfly Closure
1 Bandage, Conforming Gauze, 2"
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 2" x 2", Pkg./2
2 Dressing, Gauze, Sterile, 3" x 3", Pkg./2
2 Dressing, Non-Adherent, Sterile, 3" x 4"
Bleeding
1 Gloves, Nitrile (Pair), Hand Wipe
Blister / Burn
1 Moleskin, Pre-Cut & Shaped (11 pieces)
Duct Tape
1 Duct Tape, 2" x 26"
Fracture / Sprain
1 Bandage, Elastic with Velcro, 2"
Instrument
3 Safety Pins
1 Splinter Picker/Tick Remover Forceps
Medication
2 After Bite Wipe
2 Antihistamine (Diphenhydramine 25 mg)
1 Aspirin (325 mg), Pkg./2
3 Ibuprofen (200 mg), Pkg./2
Wound Care
4 After Cuts & Scrapes Antiseptic Wipe
3 Alcohol Swab
1 Tape, 1" x 10 Yards
1 Tincture of Benzoin Topical Adhesive
3 Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Single Use
if I purchase it from the USA I even get the drugs, I don't get them if I purchase it in the UK0