Thread: First Aid kit???.Got one in the shop??

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First aid kit, fire extinguisher all sorts of tapes. These are must have things in the shop and in the house. You never know what can happen.

In the van and in the shop. Don't forget "Super Glue". Great for those small cuts.

No but I will shortly !

Thanks for embarrassing me, Gary!

Yeah, Got a fire extinguisher an 2 first aid kits but duct tape works great for the gashes. Also use super glue on occasions. Got an use a LOT of shop towels.

Emergency rooms? Can't afford em. I talk to a deity instead.

3- 10lb halons for no mess clean up in shop and 2 -20lb halon in house, just hold your breath. first aid kits in both house and garage plus one in each car. plus I never travel with out S & W .44.

I have 3 extinguishers strategicaly placed around the shop, no first aid kit but i have an ex nurse in the house. If i cut myself i usualy just wrap masking tape around it and carry on working.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Just like the title says.It's a poll.Maybe a question about a fire extinguisher too.

Originally Posted by roadster32

I have 3 extinguishers strategicaly placed around the shop, no first aid kit but i have an ex nurse in the house. If i cut myself i usualy just wrap masking tape around it and carry on working.

Yep, about the same - tho duct tape wont soak though as fast and turn sticky and red

Since my business is in (attached to) our house I have a fire extinguisher in each shop (per insurance co.) Plenty of band aids & related stuff in the guest bathroom.

Also some lacquer thinner. Works great to locate the wound.

I think the blue nitrile gloves work even better than bandaids, no blood gets out on the project(unless you hit an artery)

got a kit in the shop and one in the truck, its a medical truama kit just in case, but then again im a certified EMT so kinda have more than i need? but theres nothing that cant be taken care of with some electrical tape, duct tape, super glue and of course a piece of cloth and a screw driver as a last ditch effort (torniquet)

Got a First aid kit in the Glove box of the Jeep, got one near the drill press and screws in the shop, and have one Large Archaic extinguisher on the wall near the Buzz Box. And yeah, +1 to the superglue idea. Especially for razor knives cuts

First aid kit in house and hot rod. Fire extinguisher 1 in house 5 in garage 1 in hot rod

Here's a little factoid I stumbled across reading up and studying at work last night. I stumbled across info on snake bites, and since I hunt in rattlesnake country, I've always carried a snake bite kit, since rattlers seem attracked to me! So I was surprised to read what not to do when bitten by a snake. I figured some of you would like to know too!
Toxicologists are not in complete agreement about how to treat snakebites, but most concur about what not to do.



Do not use —
•Ice, which can cause further tissue damage
•Tourniquets, which can lead to limb ischemia
•Electric shock, which is not supported by research
•Incisions into the wound, including cutting or mouth sucking, which can worsen tissue injury and may cause infection

In situations when transport to a hospital will be significantly delayed, such as in the wilderness, the Sawyer Extractor Pump, a commercially available, plunger-like suction device, is marketed as a tool to extract venom from the bite site if applied within three minutes of envenomation, but its use is not supported by current research.1,2 Likewise, the simple suction cup devices found in first-aid kits are useless.

Three fire extinguishers in the garage, first aid lit in the house but my medical bag is in the garage. :-)

Fire extinguisher in garage.............. Shop towels and duct tape........