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#AskPracMed – What should every site first aid kit have in it?

Every site first aid kit should prioritise life-threatening haemorrhage control above everything else. Workers in blue-collar environments are significantly more likely to experience serious injury than office-based workers, and the most preventable cause of death is uncontrolled bleeding. Two non-negotiables: a tourniquet — we recommend the SOF-T Wide, which doesn’t rely on velcro and performs in mud, blood, sawdust, and sand — and a layered trauma bandage for junctional injuries where a tourniquet can’t be applied. Beyond that, build out the kit based on your environment and your team’s training level. Gear you don’t know how to use is expensive clutter.

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Simon Carkeek

Simon is a former NZDF Recon Operator and Patrol Commander with over a decade of service, including two deployments to Afghanistan, Solomon Islands peacekeeping, and humanitarian and disaster relief operations in Indonesia following the 2004 tsunami. Domestically, he responded to the Christchurch earthquakes and the Scotts Ferry floods. After service, Simon spent nearly five years in private contracting across Asia Pacific and the Middle East — working as a PSD Team Medic, Site Security Manager, and setting up medical clinics in austere environments where the nearest hospital was a long way away. He's a former action guy and a self-described meatball medic. He founded PracMed NZ because most first aid training wasn't preparing people for real emergencies. It still isn't, everywhere else.