Springfield Airsoft
General Category => General Airsoft => Topic started by: Jbagel21 on January 28, 2013, 05:14:25 PM
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At every airsoft event, the field is full of players with the coolest or best gear and guns available, but many forget some basic essentials. One of the most common things overlooked is a simple medical/first aid kit, and yet it is one of the most crucial pieces of your loadout. While almost every experienced player has their own compilation of what actually goes in the kit, here is a very simple one I like to carry:
Quikclot gauze
Velcro tourniquet/CAT
Sterile gauze squares
Assorted band-aids
Butterfly bandages x4
Aspirin x2
Ibuprofen x2
The Ibuprofen and Aspirin should be in a small, sealed sandwich bag, compressed to squeeze the air out. The other items (except for the tourniquet) are all placed in a larger ziploc, and again the excess air squeezed out and sealed. Gauze and band-aids are pretty self explanatory, and the butterfly bandages make excellent hasty stitches. The Quikclot gauze can be a life-saving tool in cases of extreme bleeding, but use sparingly: the chemicals in it heat up and will be a painful experience in of itself.
I recommend the velcro tourniquet for two reasons: one, it is simple to use… just wrap it around the affected limb and hook it. Two, it is tight enough to deal with most airsoft-related injuries without being so tight that you create a new injury altogether. Generally, a velcro tourniquet will either stop the bleeding in of itself, or slow it down enough to get to an ambulance. Regardless of which type you use, have it either attached to your vest or in an easily accessible pouch.
The Aspirin is a great aid with sprains and breaks, as it helps prevent swelling. That being said, DO NOT use the Aspirin if you are bleeding, it is an anti-coagulant! The Ibuprofen serves as a safe pain killer. That being said, the Aspirin and Ibuprofen is for you, not other players… a little pain or swelling is better than giving someone an allergic reaction. Finally, as you use items, RESTOCK!
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I agree. A lot of people don't include these items even in their cars if they need it. This is another reason we want to teach everybody what is important to attend any event or game.
Good one sir.
Jon
So Go Airsoft
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Great point. I had not thought much about getting a first aid kit to gether. I will work on that.
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Actually I almost got an IFAK today. Hopefully I can get this stuff together soon.
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A true IFAK has things you will never need or use away from the battlefield, as well as not having half of what I listed here.
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I really want to get some quikclot. Bagel, you know where some can be had on the cheap?
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On the cheap, not really. Most major outdoor suppliers carry the gauze, but the pricing varies.
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I don't mean for pennies on the dollar or anything, but the cheapEST place to readily acquire some.
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I got some here once.
http://amzn.to/VQng0B
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The cheapest I have seen it was on Ranger Joes, but Bass Pro and Academy were close as well.
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I have one I carry for fold games but never really needed it in cqb so I take it off of my vest when not in the field I just bight a first aid kit from wallmart for like $10 and had a utility pouchi got for like $12 and it has everything you would ever need in it. I also put in some medical scissors and extra golf scores and tape and an ace bandage.
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I keep one in my car but i also have an eppy pen aswell. The reason is for my own case because of my allergy to onions. I also keep benedryl with me because you never know when someone was silly enough to touch poison ivy lol.
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IFAK means an individual first aid kit. The contents can vary. You know me! I shy away from anything current US-military issue! lol