@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

#BikeNite A6.

Various gauze
Various bandaids
Self adhesive bandages
Triangle bandage (good for broken clavicles)
Nitrile gloves
Kerlix
Gultose (for treating a diabetic emergency)
Elecrolytes for mixing into water
not shown: benadryl (just added thanks to BikeNite)
Hand sanitizer

#FirstAidKit

@ai6yr @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

wth dude, where's the tourniquet??

@ai6yr @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

depends on how stretchy the tubes are.
you may be twisting until your face turns blue before you stop the blood flow.

@MsMerope @ai6yr @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite if you have a handkerchief/cloth strip & you have a long thin object like a pen you can improvise a tourniquet by tying one lace somewhat loose upstream of the bleeding & then using the pen to spin in a small loop in the cloth until it is tight enough to limit bloodflow, which is REALLY tight. It will of course come loose if you let it go so it needs to be either held in place by hand or fastened with the second cloth.

Edited for bad info.

@itsmeholland @ai6yr @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

improvised tourniquets should be ~1.5 - 2 inches wide. with a thinner material you run the risk of digging into the skin or as we call it "cheese slicering" the limb. Likewise the windlass should be at least an inch in width of sturdy material that will not break under the strain.

The American College of Surgeons - the STOP THE BLEED® people - do not recommend the use of improvised tourniquets unless one has been trained in their use.

Yes, I am a StB instructor.