[M. Carroll]

Hello everyone my name is Mark Carroll & i'm a first time poster . Yesterday i was looking at the first aid kit in the boat and noticed that the plastic box was cracked and the supplied aspirin , "sea sickness pills " etc. were expired . So i bought a new larger water proof plastic box and was looking for some ideas on what to put in it besides the usual bandages and so forth . One thing i am going to start carrying is a pair of wire cutter pliers that can cut the heaviest hook i use - just in case you never know . So i was just looking for some ideas , also are the pills above probably the same thing as dramamine ? Thanks

 

[foxwind]

Make sure you have some good ear plugs in it... For all the BS that you will hear on a boat!! That is what makes it fun!!!!

 

[gparsley]

hydrogen peroxide/alcohol an gauze

 

[b8 boy]

Welcome aboard Mark! There are really only 2 sea sick pills, Dramamine(dimenhydrinate) or Bonine(meclizine). There are lots of other names but most of them are one of the two I mentioned. Bandages, disinfectant and tape are staples in the Kit. Martin

 

[smellslikefish]

Besides the normal things that an offshore 1st Aid kit has.......I have a suiture kit, and cant wait to sew one of my buddies fingers back up

 

[Rock crusher]

NuSKin, comes in a small botle and available at wal mart. THis stuff is the $h%t. I sliced my finger open with a razor blade, unintentionally of course, for sure could have used a stitch or two, the nuskin workedlike a charm. It is a waterproof disinfctant too. WELCOME TO THE BOARD AND GOOD TOPIC FOR TEH FIRST POST.

 

[Al B]

Alcohol Pads/Bottle, Bleach, NuSkin is the bomb, Tape (lots of it), Butterfly Bandages/strips (I ain't sewing anyone up), Asprin (Heart Attack/Stroke), Imodium (Squirts), Orajel works for numbing more than gums.

 

[Corkscrew]

Good thread Mark. I also keep a flask of Jack and a couple of smokes in with the kit. I don't smoke but you never know. Yes I'm serious.

 

[Paradux]

Inflatable splints, injectable demerol (plus a box of syringes), nitro glycerin tablets (heart attack), eye wash kit. If you're going to be spending a bit of time way off-shore (and hours away from help), you might want to sit down with your doctor and go over a list of recommended items and demonstrate your understanding of the administration of some of the items mentioned. You may need a prescription for some of the items mentioned.

 

[rude]

NuSkin is the chit,recently had a cut in the crease of a finger,
everyday work wouldn't let it heal,until NuSkin,and a couple
applications a day.
And for those with a sewing fettish,alcohol,both kinds,one for the
wound,and a shot for the one being stiched-up,and a shot for
yourself if you find all of the sudden you have shaky hands before
on deck stichery.

 

[Grady23]

Welcome to the board. There have been several postings about this exact thing in the past. As for hook cutters, get a small set of bolt cutters for the large hooks. Believe it or not, an EMT recommended that having several Kotex in the kit was a very good thing to have. They are already wrapped in a sterile package and absorb a large amount of blood --- Use as a compression bandage. Everyone kinda laughed-- but he made a very good point. This guy is a PFF/EMT and has been at for many years. Do a search on the topic "First Aid". You'll likely get plenty of hits.

 

[dwilliamsceg]

In addition to the previous postings: Aspirin (heart attack), sun block, meat tenderizer, super glue (cuts), floss, clotting silver, 500 paracord

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Welcome to the board. There have been several postings about this exact thing in the past. As for hook cutters, get a small set of bolt cutters for the large hooks. Believe it or not, an EMT recommended that having several Kotex in the kit was a very good thing to have. They are already wrapped in a sterile package and absorb a large amount of blood --- Use as a compression bandage. Everyone kinda laughed-- but he made a very good point. This guy is a PFF/EMT and has been at for many years. Do a search on the topic "First Aid". You'll likely get plenty of hits.

They also help when having females aboard.....I have learned this one.

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Here is a URL to a website I like that will talk in gory detail about survival kits - Survival Topics Page survival-kits

I started visting the above website Survival Topics - Your Online Survival Kit after the last election . I have lots of water, canned meat, meds and 12 gauge shells if needed.

 

[classicrockfish]

a few bottles from the hotel mini bar always helps..you never know when they could come in handy!

 

[FSHNT]

Bolt cutters. I put a 9/0 striper hook through my hand, and since it was triple forged the cutters didn't dent it.

Daniel

 

[shouldbefishing7]

Ditto to what's been advised so far!! also a small pair of scissors, easier to use in a rocking boat.

 

[racn35]

tampons.....if you have HO's like I have, my gawd~ Tony Doug or Kevin are tolerable....but DENNIS is the worst !!

 

[MeOff]

anti-bacterial soap/hand lotion

 

[Chumlord]

Bolt cutters and whiskey