Pocket First Aid Kit

[DocOutlands]

94 CENTS at WalMart - found it hanging on a peg at the front registers. This is most certainly not the be-all, end-all of first-aid kits. However, as a 1st-line kit, it is pretty good - heck, the case ALONE is worth the $1, imo. The intent of this kit is something to carry with you on *any* "adventure" as a JIC (Just In Case).
Contents:

1x white plastic case, 3-3/4" x 4" (not waterproof)
2x cleaning wipes
1x twin-pack of 2"x2" gauze pads
2x knuckle bandages
3x flexible fabric bandages, 3/4"x3"
3x flexible fabric bandages, 5/8"x2-1/4"
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As is (I hope) evdent from the attached pic, there is plenty of room to add to this kit. I would say you should be able to easily pack the contents of two of these small kits into one box. Other options would be to add painkillers, tape, or butterfly closures.

The box fits easily into a standard-issue M16 magazine pouch. In fact, TWO of them fit in without any trouble, as you can see in the next picture.
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My current 1st-line gear carrier is a drop-leg ammo-pouch platform, designed for 2 pistol mags and 2 rifle mags. The pockets for the rifle mags are a bit narrower than the M16 pouch, so the kit box sits a little crooked in it.
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[DocOutlands]

I mentioned we build FleckChick a kit in an empty box (well, it was empty once she found another box for her crayons). In true Scout fashion, she's also packed in some other gear, since there was still room in the box.
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Contents:

1x standard container
2x single-pack 2"x2" gauze pads
2x 5-count butterfly closures
2x small decorator band-aids
2x knuckle band-aids
2x fingertip bandaids
2x alcohol wipes
1x red led squeeze-light
1x small multi-tool (American Camper, iirc)

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[DocOutlands]

All in all, I would say this particular kit is a "micro-injury/comfort"-scale kit. You aren't going to patch up a gunshot wound with it (altho, if I tossed in a couple of tampons...), but you could stabilize a small impaled object, cover an unexpected blister, or protect a smaller gash. Adding in some pain pills, any prescrip meds, antibiotic ointment, tape, and extra gauze pads wouldn't take long and would, in my opinion, greatly expand the usefulness of the kit.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post 'em!

[mitunnelrat]

They do seem to fit well in that magazine pouch. I especially like how there is room for more equipment if you choose.

[gear_merc]

Thx for the info!

I love wallyworld. :oops:

Happy hunting! :)

[DocOutlands]

We were over in the HBA aisles of WalMart to pick up some cleaning wipes today and I discovered J&J has a second 1st-aid kit in the same package as the one I reported on previously. Here's a contents list of the second kit:


1x white plastic case, 3-3/4" x 4" (not waterproof)
2x antibiotic (neomycin sulfate) ointment packs (1/32oz each)
1x twin-pack of 2"x2" gauze pads
2x butterfly closures (1 3/4"x3/8")
3x adhesive bandages, 3/4"x3"
3x adhesive bandages, 5/8"x2-1/4"


Even after combining the contents of both kits, there is *still* extra room for additional supplies! I've got a couple of things I'd like to add - tape and excedrin - so I'll be finding out just how "crammable" this kit is now.

Since the newest kit has antibiotic ointment in it, the side of the case is marked with an expiration date which the first kits did not have. Also, if you check the two contents lists, you'll notice one kit comes with flexible fabric bandages while the other has the "traditional" plastic-y ones (latex?). That's a little something extra to keep in mind if you have allergies to latex.

This has, of course, left me with an empty second box. Given how well a pair of these boxes fit into a standard M16 ALICE pouch, you can prolly figure out I'll be stuffing it full of other small 1st-Line gear to keep everything together and handy. But that's another article...

[TBear574]

I just got 3 of the $.94 first aid kits at walmart, not bad for the money. I combined 3 kits into one and it all fit, now i have 2 nice little boxes left over.

[Ponce]

Got myself 5 of those at the Dollar Store and then change a few things, have one in each of my two cars and one in each of my back packs.

Back in 1988 I had a small machine shop and next to me there was a company that used to import medical tools from overseas, one day I saw the guy going to the dumpster across from us and dumping a large heavy box and then another one and then another one.

I went to see what it was and they were FULL OF MEDICAL EQUIPMET, all of them brand new and many of them in their original pakaging from overseas and never opened. This went on for three day, he dumped the boxes and I would pick them out.... as a matter of fact I never left the shop and did almost no work because I wanted to keep an eye on the dumpster.

They had stuff that even today I don't know what they are suposed to do......

To make the story short, I sold 90% of it at the swap meet and made around 14-15 k and with the rest I made two complete field hospitals plus left over for my back packs... best tools from Gemany and worse ones from Pakistan.