Re: First Aid kit - expiration of items?

On Mon, 5 May 2008 14:10:27 +0100, "TonyB" <hatt.j.bennett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

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>"Martin" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:58 GMT, Ronald Raygun 
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>> wrote:
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>>>Duncan Heenan wrote:
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>>>> I have a First Aid kit on board, bought 7 years ago as an 'approved'
>>>> offshore kit (though I can't remember under what regulations). I have
>>>> never used anything from it and I was wondering what sort of things
in 
>>>> it
>>>> may have gone off and need replacing. can anyone help?
>>>
>>>It might contain various pills.  Apart from that, I suppose sticky tape
>>>could gum up, or there might be some worry that sterile packaging
>>>could have become compromised with age.
>>>
>>>Open it up, take out anything dangerous, and give it to the grandkids
>>>so they can play doctors and nurses.  And treat yourself to a new one.
>>
>> I recall a recommendation to refill by purchasing items separately
using a 
>> list
>> made by a doctor.
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>There's very little that you need in a first aid kit anyway. A lot of
useful 
>stuff is already knocking around the boat,
>like a bit of wood to make a splint for a broken bone and some rope to
tie 
>it up with. A few pads to
>press on very nasty bleeding could be useful and the usual plasters but 
>other than that seasick pills are probably
>the best thing to keep in the box!  I might include some eyewash for
foreign 
>bodies in eyes and maybe some aspirin
>in case someone has a heart attack. If you're well offshore a small first

>aid book might be handy too. Oh, and burns dressings perhaps.
>
>True life saving first aid can pretty much be done with your hands unless

>you're a doctor with a medical pack aboard. In mine I ought to put some 
>airways
>and IV cannulae, but that's only because I can use 'em, although anyone
can 
>swot up on airways and have a go - if the patient is going to
>die anyway you can't do much harm. The super-yotties amongst UKRS might 
>include a defibrillator too!

The craptain always carries a vibrator.
-- 

Martin