For more serious finger wounds, a finger dressing is great as keeps it well protected, clean and the gauze has adhesive on the end to keep it in place. They tend to hold up well but are a little bulky. Good news is they're cheap as chips and compact too - my go too for knife cuts!
I think if it was the only option and being used on yourself then the bleed is a far bigger risk. However, you should normally get bandages with 2 years + shelf life and when a few bandages will cost less than a pint I think it's easiest to keep them up to date and use the out of date stuff for...
Hi Paul
We'd always say there are some essentials which you'll need in every first aid kit, but it is definitely worth buying custom items of kit and putting them together to suit the situation. PM me if you have any questions or ask them here and I'll try and help!
Really interesting read, and glad to hear that you are safe and managed to deal with the incident without your first aid kit. Hope you are nicely on the mend!
We would normally have 2x CAT tourniquets in a bleeding control kit for the (admittedly rare) scenario where you can't control the...
Hi all!
I've emailed Tony before posting this, but just wanted to introduce myself.
My name is Sam and I'm a first aid and pre-hospital care instructor, we're based in Somerset but cover across the country. We also provide first aid kits, event and TV medical cover, alongside the training...
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