who carries first aid kit on bike?

[soundbeltfarm]

just read the thread about the first aid course and what kit to carry?
how many people here actually carry first aid kit with them when they ride?
people carry tools and i see alot of places giving ideas on tools to carry but ive never seen one intil the thread i just read about carrying first aid kit.
ive never thought about carrying that sort of kit.

[sAsLEX]

BRONZ i think it was arranged to be at the beginning of a KB ride and handed out personal first aid kits, which now reside in my boot, pretty spartan but a bloody good shove in the right direction

[XTC]

I have a first aid kit in my pack. And have a current first aid certificate. Still hope I never need it tho.

[myvice]

I do, but my St Johns ticket has expired.

[Motu]

I have the BRONZ one,it's with me all the time,I have two car first aid kits in my Pajero (I do big damage) but my ability is fumbled band aids,my hands shaking at the sight of blood...

[mstriumph]

have a first aid cert [anyone need bandaging?? splinting mebbe?? no? damn!] and generally carry a miscellany of sterile wipes, the odd dressing and one of those mask things so you don't actually have to swap spit with someone you are trying to revive .....all shoved in various pockets. Don't know as how it counts as a 'kit' though ...

[Bob]

I carry the basics - gauze bandage and mouth guard for performing CPR. I've also been on the 'First Aid for Motorcyclists' course the St John's Ambulance run over here.

Again, I hope I never have to use the skills I learned.

Oh... I also carry my mobile/cellphone at all times when on the bike. As I was taught, step one: make sure YOU are safe, then call in the authorities (don't know about NZ, but here you should always call the police, as they will organise the other emergency services), then go in and see who needs most urgent treatment.

[SARGE]

just read the thread about the first aid course and what kit to carry?
how many people here actually carry first aid kit with them when they ride?
people carry tools and i see alot of places giving ideas on tools to carry but ive never seen one intil the thread i just read about carrying first aid kit.
ive never thought about carrying that sort of kit.

the way i ride.. a sponge will suffice for me thanks..

[sAsLEX]

big reps to Vodaphone who have launched the ICE campaign over here, as a side note this is where you add your next of kin unde the ICE location in your phone book for In Case of Emergency, so people in the know can be contacted for your medical history in case of the worst

[gixxer rider]

just read the thread about the first aid course and what kit to carry?
how many people here actually carry first aid kit with them when they ride?
people carry tools and i see alot of places giving ideas on tools to carry but ive never seen one intil the thread i just read about carrying first aid kit.
ive never thought about carrying that sort of kit.

I normally have one in my pack with just the basics never know when you might need it.

[skidz]

Gto one in my pannier all the time.

[placidfemme]

I was looking for one for Sam and one for myself to carry around... But the only ones I could find are silly little things with pretty much plasters and gloves...

*oh look... you've split your head open... hmmm... have a plaster...* just doesn't seem right so I havn't brought one yet...

[Riff Raff]

Good on everyone who has a first aid kit - it doesn't need to be big and fancy, just enough to do the basics until emergency services arrive. Finding one that is suitable for bikes is next to impossible, especially for those with very little storage space on the bike and who don't want to carry a backpack. I've gone with a bumbag, because then I've also got room for my wallet and cellphone in there and doesn't interfere with the lovely speed hump on my leathers like a backpack would. You can cram quite a bit in a bumbag. Here's what I recommend you carry:

Gloves (3 pairs)
2 bandages (10cm and 7.5cm)
some gauze squares
2 combine dressings
2 x 30ml saline
1 triangular bandage
CPR face shield
plasters
scissors
tape

[placidfemme]

which of these would you reccomend?

http://202.21.128.2/structure/listin...archregion=100

[TonyB]

I have thought about carrying a first aid kit many times, but never done anything about it.

No doubt when I'm lying bleeding on the side of the road I'll think "Hmmm, really shoulda done something about that first aid kit"