Med kit

[Dos Perros]

Since I've been doing this I have heard of two dudes sinking knives into their legs quartering elk. And then one dude's finger taken off by a crossbow.

This year because we were in dense grizz country I upped my kit to include the usual bare minimums...added an Israeli style bandage and quick clot gauze. We had more than enough belts and paracord to function for a dedicated tourniquet.

 

[Middle_Ridge]

Ever since I saw the scene in "Kandahor" where the villan gets shot in the neck while rushing Gerard Butler, then one-handed rips open a gauze pack with his mouth, KEEPS ADVANCING, packs the wound, and starts shooting again... I moved my little package of quick-clot to my bino harness

 

[Grassymike]

How do you guys store/organize/carry items like benadryl/ibuprofen etc? I've tried small baggies inside larger baggies but they always end up getting munched in my pack.

Also after my cactus in the ass cheek experience this year does anyone have a reccomendation on a pair of tweezers one can carry that won't poke through every piece of gear in your pack?

I have pulled my share of cactus needles with my original leatherman pliers. I kept it in my fanny pack bowhunting for years for just that use.

 

[UnckleBob]

I have taken multiple different WFR courses, and I think WFA is a better choice for almost everyone. Some are more focused on buddy care, but just ask the instructor if you can do the exercise solo so it's more relevant to you.

My current kit is broken into two separate kits:
Kit 1- in my bino harness
A partial roll of krinkle gauze
Some basic meds like IBU, Arnica
Tourniquet

Kit 2- in my pack
Few different sizes of band-aides
A couple of Steri-strips
Krinkle gauze roll
Z-style blood-stopper bandage x 2
Chest seal bandage
Luco-tape
Coban wrap
Ace wrap x 2
Tourniquet
Basic meds, IBU, Benadryl, Pepto, Arnica, Cough drops
It all fits into an EXO stash pocket.

Sam-splint is in a pack, and I usually use my butt wipes for surface cleaning if needed.

I carry two separate kits in case something is bad enough that I have to deal with it immediately before I take my pack off and get to my primary kit, or if I want to pop some IBU, I don't have to take my pack off to get to my primary kit.

I usually instruct folks to practice applying TQs, Pressure Dressings, and Ace wraps one-handed, which also means with their support or weak hand.

MacGyverism is excellent, but when you or someone else is in a life-threatening situation, not having the tool immediately at hand costs time, which can be precious.

I had never heard of arnica until I saw your post. How do you use it? Brand, etc.