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Mmmmm, fried peas, sounds delicious………Be great with Octopus, bit of Lemon and a nicely chilled white.

I love Octopus! But having said that, I will eat anything if it stays still for long enough. Also absolutely nothing wrong with a Vegetarian or Vegan diet, as long as there are huge chunks of meat with it……Any meat, I ain’t fussy.

He improvised a Tourniquet, actually quite an easy thing to do.

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I would never buy four “regular” FAKs, I would obtain four suitable containers, an old ice cream box will do, mark or sticker them “First Aid” and stock them with whatever items you think you would need for that particular application, activity or environment. I once bought a FAK for my...

Roe Buck, edge of Dartmoor.

OK.

Don’t underestimate the humble Triangular Bandage, but make sure they are Calico Triangular Bandages, not those paper things. They are very versatile, I would not have a FAK without at least two, they are a strong and reliable bit of kit. Uses: A Pad A bandage An improvised Tourniquet...

Exactly what I taught my learners in nearly 20 years teaching EFAW, FAW, + F, Paediatric and outdoor First Aid, Catastrophic Bleeding and Anaphylaxis Management. But I will say it again……..Get Training! You will then know.

Then just fill your kit with what you think you need, putting various airway tubes in the hands of the untrained. Not for me, sorry. Resuc mask is a good idea to have in any FAK, I have had them for years, but you don’t need to buy such a kit to have them in it. Well OTT for what we need.

No point in getting a major incident, first responder kit if you have not been trained to use the items in that kit. That is a lot of training!

VERY important to add head tilt chin lift, then check for NORMAL breathing for up to 10 seconds. No pulse checks during primary survey. Recovery position for an unconscious, normal breathing casualty, as long as you know there is no trauma to the spine, femour or pelvis etc. If you have reason...

Thanks for that, not great at doing links and stuff. The Primary Survey is taught in all FA courses, and has been this way for some time now.

I agree, strip are not a bad idea, but they would have been absolutely no use for me at that time. I have also been glued, head injury, but it is not something that is taught in First Aid. Glue yourself if you wish, but don’t glue another person, the wound may need investigation……As my last one...

You don’t get them in East Suffolk.

Awesome pic of an amazing location.

Danger Responce Airway Breathing Circulation Defib There are others, but I am personally not a great one for acronyms, but DRABC really helped me for real.

My dressing was changed a week later at the hospital, then stitches out after another week, but pretty much as you said. But how many people here are trained to suture a wound? Would be interesting to know.

Looks like it may have taken a .22 between the eyes!