Med training and kit

[RonMexico]

I have taken a TCCC course, Basic CPR cert, and a TCCC live tissue course 4 years ago, as well as I am currently doing pre-med classes to give myself the leg up on the competition during a 11 month accelerated med program this coming up summer.

I have training, advanced and basic med kits that consist of enough supplies and meds for several families members but I don't own expensive gear- ie AED, C spine boards, emergency airway intubation kits .

I have never worked in a mass causality center or in a natural disaster area so what basics med gear/prep can you never have enough of? Is it worth buying expensive medical equipment like an AED?

[ChunkyMonkey]

Tag.. i am sure Chris will stop by soon

[Great-Kazoo]

An AED is not something you want to be carrying in the field. They are set up in buildings for people who has little or no training for use. When an AED is removed from it's cabinet a 911 call is automatically placed (at least in the business i worked at) giving location etc. The inst walk you through how to use.

[RonMexico]

maybe I should ask if you could pick up a med essential item for around $500, what would it be?

[275RLTW]

a good cell phone. Mass cas events require people with more gear than you can carry. You can stock up on all the latest gear you want but you will not have enough of something. Each is different with a multitude of different problems to be solved. If you're not EMS you cannot do anything more life saving other than following your CPR & First Responder guidelines.

[RonMexico]

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will buy more basic prep gear and store it in a rubber made storage container for quick deployment. As far as the certification thing, I would rather save a family member or friend and do emergency medial procedures than watch them die but this is also a survival or SHTF thread.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will buy more basic prep gear and store it in a rubber made storage container for quick deployment. As far as the certification thing, I would rather save a family member or friend and do emergency medial procedures than watch them die but this is also a survival or SHTF thread.

In a civilian scenario, You can only assist so many people before you put yourself in harm's way.

[275RLTW]

Why does everyone assume that SHTF or survival means no laws or accountability? The next event you may need to prepare for is most likely flood, blizzard/snowed in, fire & evac, etc. If you think Red Dawn is going to happen tomorrow then you have too much tin foil on. We should prepare for the most likely and probable events, not alien invasions and other movie plots.

[strm_trpr]

a good cell phone. Mass cas events require people with more gear than you can carry. You can stock up on all the latest gear you want but you will not have enough of something. Each is different with a multitude of different problems to be solved. If you're not EMS you cannot do anything more life saving other than following your CPR & First Responder guidelines.

If it is a mass cas event cell towers will be overloaded. Calls were not going through well around arapahoe highschool on friday.

[RonMexico]

Why does everyone assume that SHTF or survival means no laws or accountability? The next event you may need to prepare for is most likely flood, blizzard/snowed in, fire & evac, etc. If you think Red Dawn is going to happen tomorrow then you have too much tin foil on. We should prepare for the most likely and probable events, not alien invasions and other movie plots.

I said SHTF bc I have no plan of leaving my house unless something crazy happens. Flooding doesn't really apply due to when I live, snow and blizzard is handled buy food, generators, space heaters and other basic prep and 4x4. I also live less than 2 miles away from major hwy, 2 hospital and major streets in southwest metro area, so snow removal is great around here.
I prep for a financial break down in the system. And if the world financial systems crash than rules really won't matter because govt employees won't be getting paid to enforce the rules and regs