Car First Aid Kit

[Lanky Yankee]

I carry in my nonwork car kit:

5-#1 dressings
5-#2 dressings
5- packets of gauze
1- 1L bottle of water for irrigation and wet dressings
2- space blankets
1- flash light
1- tough cut scissors(good for cutting seat belts and clothes)
1- window breaker
5- burns dressings various sizes
2- packs of steri strips

I don't carry any cervical collars with me. I'm work on a paramedic car, so I respond to calls by myself. Usually when i turn up to car accidents, i'll tell the people not to move their heads. Once you go down the route of cervical collars then someone will have to hold their head still until the ambulance arrives.

Also if you use your kit at a accident, ask the ambulance crew to replace it while they are there. As long as they are not too busy working on the patient. I routinely replace peoples equipment. It's just nice to do and a good way to keep everything fresh.