ABD Pads in a First Aid Kit?!
Question: ABD Pads in a First Aid Kit!?
I have an advanced Level 1 First Aid Kit (if I added a Sphignomanometer(sp!?) and a stethoscope, it would be level 2) and I was jsut wondering, how many ABD Pads should I put in it because it is home made and I currently have Topper Sponges (4)!. Also, if I put in a certain amount of ABD pads in the kit, could i get by with 2 or 3 toppers!? IS an ABD Pad a Trauma DRessing!? Do I need a trauma dressing!? Sorry for all the questions! :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You can put one abd pad!. Most BLS kits have only one!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
See my reply to your other question as well-
http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.
I carry 6 5"x9" ABD pads in my personal jump bag, and that's what most agencies around here stock in their bags, along with 10-15 extras in the cabinets!.
fivemgmorphine is likely confusing 5"x9" ABD pads with the much larger 10"x30" Multi-Trauma Dressings, of which most services only carry 1 or 2 in their main bag, plus only 2-3 extras in the cabinet!. I carry 2 only because I live in a rural farming area where I'm more likely to need more than one!.
- David B!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.
I carry 6 5"x9" ABD pads in my personal jump bag, and that's what most agencies around here stock in their bags, along with 10-15 extras in the cabinets!.
fivemgmorphine is likely confusing 5"x9" ABD pads with the much larger 10"x30" Multi-Trauma Dressings, of which most services only carry 1 or 2 in their main bag, plus only 2-3 extras in the cabinet!. I carry 2 only because I live in a rural farming area where I'm more likely to need more than one!.
- David B!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would only put one ABD in the kit!. If someone had a wound large enough to necessitate an ABD chances are you would take them to the emergency room for treatment and not treat them at home!. Www@Answer-Health@Com