Water Sports First Aid Medical Trauma Kit

1 x Dry bag heavy duty 5L
All of the items come in a handy tube shaped bag. Dimensions approximately 600mm diameter x 300mm height. There’s a need for first aid items to be dry because no one likes a wet, soggy bandage.
Roll and clip enclosure with buckle. Made from yellow heavy duty durable 500D PVC Tarp.

2 x High risk medical gloves (pair)
Wear one for you and one for your patient, always. Also handy for collecting ‘bits’.

1 x Trauma shears – large
The medical type of scissor, good at actually cutting.

1 x Haemostatic dressing 3” x 6’ Z fold
Stops bleeding in about 30 seconds and is safe for anyone to use (even if the patient is a haemophiliac or taking cardiac medication or anti-coagulants such as aspirin, Warfarin etc). Think jelly crystals for blood. Training is required on how to use this product effectively – how and when.

1 x Tourniquet C.A.T
For stemming blood flow on limbs. A tourniquet will stop uncontrolled bleeding when applied properly. Suitable for a lay person who has had current training. Requires knowledge/training on how to use effectively.

2 x Combine dressing trauma pad 20cm x 20cm
Standard trauma dressing as used by Grandad’s brother in World War II.

4 x Elastic cohesive bandage 5cm wide
A crepe bandage on steroids that applies more pressure easily. Adheres to itself, no flappy bits and no reason to chase your bandage across the park when you accidentally drop it.

1 x Flexible medical roll splint
Handy tool for splinting limbs, wrists, even people named Bob. Not just people named Sam. Think waterproof cardboard. Comfortable splint. Moldable and lightweight. Washable and reusable.

5 x Gauze swab 7.5cm x 7.5cm
Think tiny, tiny smurf kitchen cloths for cleaning wounds.

1 x Fabric dressing strip 1m
Cuttable and customisable to scraps. Does many shapes and sizes. Why buy Bandaids?

10 x Adhesive island wound dressing 8cm x 10cm
When you get a small ouchie not big enough for a massive strip of dressing strip. Say that two times, fast 🙂

1 x Liquid bandage spray
Excellent for flexible areas and allows normal coverage of a wound or chaffing, road rash, rapid rash. Also funny to spray on a patient to see them squeal due to it’s cleansing power.

1 x Instant ice pack – small
Good for instant cold. Good for away from rivers. Good for immobile casualties. Not good for cold drinks.

Safety pins 10 pack
For pinning nappies and for pinning stuff together.

1 x Triangular bandage
Good for bleeding, cleaning, small sails. Wrapping up body bits, stuffing in holes.

1 x Permanent marker
For writing on your patient. No not smiley faces. Important, patient information.

2 x Thermal emergency blanket
Not as good as a real one but makes you look like a spaceman.

* Item brands may vary slightly due to stock availability.