Diving First Aid Kit

[Tigerbeach]

Good Stuff!
Don't forget some kind of motion sickness meds; dramamine, bonine, etc for your boat trips!

[rubber chicken]

Good call guys! I forgot the CPR barrier masks and gloves, I've got two masks. The moulded face mask type in a case that usually sits in my pocket on dives and a simple plastic sheet with mouthpiece that is always in the pocket of my jeans/shorts whatever.
I carry the latex gloves both in my 1st aid kit and my S-A-D kit. Worn under dive gloves in chilly water can be good for an extra couple of degrees before your hands cramp up into claws.


Not sure what 'plasters' translate to in canadian, ( english Canadian or french Canadian ? ) but you may know them as Band Aids ? I got the biggest box of assorted that I could find because you know that you are going to use them far more often than anything else in your 1st aid kit!


Being a bit of a technical numpty i don't know how to get a picture of the 'Bite Clicker' for you. However I have found something very similar, Try googling 'Zapperclick' for an idea of the sort of thing that i'm talking about.
I presume that these are available in the US, I thought absolutely everything was ?

Stay safe folks

[seasnake]

You know, I always said I was going to try wearing the latex gloves under the dive mitts, but never got around to it ...

I just picked up a couple boxes of medical gloves made of pvc, for those allergic to latex, I guess. Not as stretchy as latex, but they seem to go on easier

[rubber chicken]

I know guys who use the free polythene ones that you sometimes get on gas station forecourts. They seem to work just as well.

[Diverdaniel]

First Aid:
Gloves of different sizes
pocket mask
Airways of diff sizs
2 splints
neck collar- adult
triangular bandages
gauze pads
alcohol gauze pads
band-aids 1 box lotsa sizes
asperins, pain killers
cotton wool and swabs
Iodine solution and paste
Savior solution
2 rolls of pressure bandage
gauze rolls
vaseline
safety pins
scissors cut-all
5 bandages small military type
2 medium Bandages military type
1 large bandage military type
2 sheets for burns
spare O2 masks for O2 kit
sergical tape
cord
ear buds
terniquetes (typo?)

stethoscpoe
accident management chart
pad and pencil
permanent marker
sergical blades
alcohol
3 litres fresh water
sunblock
aloevera tube for burns
superglue
sergical tweezers
thermometer.

outta the head, might be gorgetting osmething.

[seasnake]

One thing that I absolutely swear by is a 'bite clicker', I don't remember the technical/trade name for them but they are little plastic gizmos about an inch or so long that pass a piezo-electric spark across insect bites and stop the itching almost instantly.

Was in an outfitters yesterday in the big city and actually saw this device on the shelf ... Therapik
The package actually lists "jellyfish stings" as one of the things it treats.

[Diverdaniel]

cool, looks and reads great

[lottie]

Just noticed in the PADI Rescue in the chapter on first aid kits (pg 26), other stuff to add to the list that we have here
* penlight - for light and as an examination tool
* emergency blanket - for warmth and to cover divers with shock
* cold packs (for bruises, muscle injuries, stings, fractures)
* hydrocortisone ointment
* sugar packs/candy/fruit juice - for low blood sugar
* activated charcoal - for poisoning (!)