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All you need is an aspirin and a sticking plaster.

Pop the aspirin in the bullet hole to plug it, then tape in place with the plaster.

Job done.

Aspirin wouldn't plug any bullet holes I've inflicted?

I carry army field dressings - from evilbay and the usual painkillers. Oh and immodium too because despite this being the 21st century, some of the ranges that I go to still don't have facilities! grrrrrr

Boots or Millets small first aid kit with extra plasters and headache pills.does anyone know of anybody being shot by accident on a range ?

Have seen it on the tellybox, a guy shot himself with a shotgun on a shoot

Not that I knew personaly but there was a famous case 2 years ago in France . A shooter dry-fired his 308 Fal before bagging it . He had not check the chamber properly, did not point the barel towards the ground or tragets as he should have but unfortunatly towards the president of his club' stomach. After a long coma he survived...

Observations -

Aspirin, Parecetemol, Ibuprofen? If you have something that is so painful that you need to take painkillers then your shooting is going to be W***! Also, was it not the case that Aspirin was removed from first aid kits due to dangers of overdose. First Aid courses steer you away from giving out medication so beware!
Imodium? By the time these actually take effect will you not be home by then? Also, if you have to sit on the FP with your butt cheeks clenched shut to stop you crapping yourself then your shooting is going to be W***.

I would recommend -
Clothing Scissors (try cutting through a stalking suit with little first aid scissors)
Tourniquet - frowned upon by medics but given the type of wound potentially occuring, it could save somebodies life.
Ambulance & regular dressings as a gunshot wound is going to be messy
Eye care in case of breech explosion.
Sterile saline for washing out a wound
Sterile wipes
Plasters for small wounds
Tweezers
And as said before, Celox for the very worst gun shot wounds.
Gloves
I wouldn't waste space for crepe bandages and triangular bandages as modern basic first aid doesn't teach these skills anymore and a shooter will ususally be able to get themselves home or to A&E without the need of a poorly applied bandage.

If you prepare for the worst then you'll have everything you need for the little stuff. You only need to assist until the professionals arrive which in the case of a serious injury will be PDQ. And finally, build your own kit. There are plenty of excellent online suppliers who are far cheaper than the high street. Most modern first aid kits are full of s*** you'll never use.

TJC wrote:QuikClot

Watch out for the breeze - that stuff can weld your eyes shut!

I carry just x2 Field dressings and a CAT attached to (not in) my range bag - so I can grab them quick while someone runs and gets the 'actual' first aid kit they inevitably leave way back in the range hut... I believe it's every shooters responsibility to be able to administer first aid within seconds of an accident.

SevenSixTwo wrote:

TJC wrote:QuikClot

Watch out for the breeze - that stuff can weld your eyes shut!.

True but you know it works and for the cost and simplicity to use it is hard to justify not having it.

Mike357 wrote:Observations -

Aspirin, Parecetemol, Ibuprofen? If you have something that is so painful that you need to take painkillers then your shooting is going to be W***! Also, was it not the case that Aspirin was removed from first aid kits due to dangers of overdose. First Aid courses steer you away from giving out medication so beware!
Imodium? By the time these actually take effect will you not be home by then? Also, if you have to sit on the FP with your butt cheeks clenched shut to stop you crapping yourself then your shooting is going to be W***.

I would recommend -
Clothing Scissors (try cutting through a stalking suit with little first aid scissors)
Tourniquet - frowned upon by medics but given the type of wound potentially occuring, it could save somebodies life.
Ambulance & regular dressings as a gunshot wound is going to be messy
Eye care in case of breech explosion.
Sterile saline for washing out a wound
Sterile wipes
Plasters for small wounds
Tweezers
And as said before, Celox for the very worst gun shot wounds.
Gloves
I wouldn't waste space for crepe bandages and triangular bandages as modern basic first aid doesn't teach these skills anymore and a shooter will ususally be able to get themselves home or to A&E without the need of a poorly applied bandage.

If you prepare for the worst then you'll have everything you need for the little stuff. You only need to assist until the professionals arrive which in the case of a serious injury will be PDQ. And finally, build your own kit. There are plenty of excellent online suppliers who are far cheaper than the high street. Most modern first aid kits are full of s*** you'll never use.

I carry the Imodium and painkillers etc for me mainly and wouldn't give them to a gunshot casualty which is unlikely tbh your more likely to encounter general cuts grazes and fractures and given the age of some members of gun clubs and their physical condition (not trying to be rude) a heart attack is more likely than a gunshot wound ?

In the unlikely event of a gunshot wound I see my role as a basic first aider in keeping the casualty alive until professional help arrives , for that I need to stop bleeding , maintain airway etc the hospital can deal with pain and infections etc as long as the casualty gets there alive ?

In my opinion the best first aid kit you can have is the knowledge on what to do! so do a basic course and remember you can improvise a wound dressing but not the knowledge how to apply it?