(Part 2) Best iv & injection equipement according to redditors
We found 196 Reddit comments discussing the best iv & injection equipement. We ranked the 73 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
It depends on how thick you would like the ring to be. But you are right, it is much cheaper than buying it in the store. You could easily make at least one ring. I usually get several pieces out of the $35. It also comes in a syringe to add very cool details. It kind of works like icing, but in a much tinier scale.
PMC syringe
TBH, this can all be had for cheaper but these do look like decent quality kits, for those balling on a budget/want more bang for your buck - all this stuff can be had cheaper elsewhere as well but consider:
Tourniquet $18.99 set of two, one for your 'kit' one for your car.since people believe these can break here is the rate and proven North American Rescue.Triangular bandage 12ct. for $6.99, can be used as sling, TQ, bleeding control etc.
Combine Pads and Tape set of 20ct. for $12.99
Total: $38.97 and it will go farther for longer.
Use the plastic bag from the triangular bandage/cravat packaging as an occlusive dressing or the 'tin foil' of the Vaseline bandage packaging but I've never actually used a Vaseline bandage, just the packaging for them. Buy these things for less than the skinnymedic has them for and get more - but you're right about one thing get training, know how to use an occlusive dressing and whether you want to tape 3 sides of it or all 4 and the issues with both, how to actually apply a TQ and when, general bleeding control etc.
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Since people seem to believe that C.A.T.s are unbreakable and that an alternative wouldn't work here is a Recon Medical for $15.97 a North American Rescue for $28.15. All equipment can fail but if you dont want to trust something that hasnt been reported to brake both of these are excellent options. - If you disagree lets have a conversation about it.
The ideal contents of your kit are going to depend on your anticipated risks, and medical skill / knowledge level. Where are you going to be and what's going on there? What are you most concerned about? Car crash, industrial accident, snakebites, burns, gunshots or other penetrating wounds? Have you taken a first responder class or had any first aid training at all? Take care of that if you haven't.
Also be sure to separate your 'boo-boo' kit from critical trauma supplies. You don't want to be digging through bandaids and antacids when you're looking for a tourniquet.
For a general boo-boo kit I like to have: good fabric bandaids, both asprin and tylenol (in tablet form, more durable than gelcaps), antacids and pepto tablets, Neosporin, burn gel, anti-itch cream and some kind of antihistamine tablets. If you or someone you're with is allergic to bees, you need an epi-pen.
For a trauma kit, again, it will depend on what you anticipate your risks will be and what you know how to use, but I like the Israeli Battle Dressing for being simple and generally idiot proof. Buy an extra one so you can take it out of the package and see how it works. Kerlix for wound packing, triangle bandages and big sticky abdominal pads will generally take care of most puncture wounds. If you have or are around kids a lot, you need to get smaller sizes of the sticky pads. I also like the Tourni-Kwik over the CAT because it's simple and cheap enough to have multiples on hand. Also there are some counterfeit Chinese CATs on the market.
But also keep in mind that your #1 job is to get them to a hospital fast. Your first aid skills and gear are there to give people more time to get to the hospital.
Things I forgot to buy were:
Syringe 10ml
extension cord
strong tape
timer
room temp monitor
This is a great question more clubs should probably think about.
Answers given so far have mostly focused on minor injuries like bruising that can be treated with ice packs and pain killers, which comes with all types of first aid kits.
What you should really specifically prepare for though is the worst case scenarios. While it should be rare for anyone to be seriously injured during training sessions, accidents can happen. As an example, a feder blade snapping and the now sharp jagged edge flying off to strike someone in the chest, arm, leg or even face.
So you want QuikClot https://www.amazon.com/QuikClot-Advanced-Clotting-Kaolin-Strips/dp/B00HJTH5L2/ in your kit, but also some of the powder itself to pour directly into the wound if the sponges aren't able to stop the bleeding (probably because an artery was hit) https://www.amazon.com/WoundSeal-Powder-Each-Pack-Woundseal/dp/B015RY2EDE/
Now if someone is stabbed in the thigh or arm and an artery is pierced, clotting agent alone won't be enough. You'll also want to apply a tourniquet as quickly as possible to stop them from bleeding to death. Having a pre-made tourniquet like these is a good idea https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0719KW959/
If the blade exits the wound it would also be a good idea to be able to close the wound quickly. While you can stitch it up, depending on the wound size you may be able to apply a ZipStitch which is significantly faster at closing a wound since it doesn't require having to needle and thread. https://www.amazon.com/ZipStitch-Laceration-Kit-Surgical-Home/dp/B07KBFVHY6/
Also given the gear we wear tends to get an athlete very hot it would not be a bad idea to have an IV kit on hand to deal with heat exhaustion injuries which CAN kill a person if they are dehydrated enough. I've seen soldiers make the poor mistake of drinking coffee early in the morning (or worse, do heavy drinking the night before) and then go have an intense workout, and pass out from heat exhaustion and need an IV applied. It wouldn't surprise me if the same kind of injury occurs among civilian non-professional athletes who don't hydrate properly before a sparring session. However applying IVs is not for a novice, and requires someone who has been properly trained to perform them. I also wouldn't recommend purchasing a kit from Amazon because the needles need to be cared for delicately, else they can actually scrape against the plastic protector and get pieces of plastic on the needle head which you then inject into a person's bloodstream and can put them into cardiac arrest. IVs are serious business, and you should have taken a course in advanced first aid for how to apply one before you attempt something like this (I had Combat Lifesaver training in the Army, so I have had this training. Speaking from experience here). I would not trust someone working at Amazon to care for the needles properly. Get an IV kit from a local medical supplier.
The last item I would recommend adding to a first aid kit is a chest seal gauze for what is called a 'sucking chest wound'; basically any time the chest is pierced you have a special kind of wound that will cause air to be sucked into the wound, and left untreated for even a little bit of time will result in a collapsed lung. Applying one of these correctly and in a timely fashion is a good idea to prevent this from happening https://www.amazon.com/North-American-Rescue-Hyfin-10-0015/dp/B003VSQDQS/ until paramedics can arrive and give the person some oxygen and take them to the ER for surgery.
These items are rarely included in first aid kits, even the most expensive ones. This is why I specifically mention purchasing these items and adding them to your kit. First aid kits will often have gauze and bandages, but not clotting agents or pre-made tourniquets, etc
I actually carry clotting agent and QuikStitch in my feder bag's outer pouch just in case something goes wrong. It never has, which is a good thing, but if something goes awry it's something I want to have on hand.
They can actually give you a little plastic thing that you put on the toilet in between the seat and the rim that’s like a bowl and they pee in it. I’m surprised they didn’t provide you one.
but just in case they don’t have it, here is an amazon link for it
My bad just saw the age. In that case they are able to collect it at the pediatrician. There is a tiny thing they attach to her that looks just like a catheter it’s a tube with a wide opening where they stick it around her vagina. That way when she pees it goes into the tube and directly into a sample cup.
I don’t know why left you to deal with this on your own.
here is a link to the pediatric urine collector
I use an IV pole - you can wheel it around the shop, change from left to right side of the bench, etc. This particular one is hospital grade - really built to last. If you want more stability (I haven't found it necessary) put a barbell weight at the bottom of the pole. You can even hang two motors on it. TYou might find one even cheaper at a medical surplus house, or even estate sales.
Amazon has the cheap specimen containers used in fish shops.
https://www.amazon.com/Lees-Convalescent-Home-Specimen-Container/dp/B0002APRLK
Urine sample container taken from the doctors office (unused) . It’s durable plastic, and as you can imagine, leaks absolutely no odor. Perfect size too. It is my top recommendation for this use.
EDIT: Pretty sure this is the exact same model
found this on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Graduated-Triangular-Polypropylene-Laboratory-Container/dp/B075CT5YWG/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1524192776&sr=1-1&keywords=urine+measuring+container&dpID=51n8DQcn6EL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
I use this strainer (from Amazon). I keep it on top of the toilet stored in a round food storage container, filled up to the level of the strainer mesh with a water/ bleach mixture (to kill any germs). Here's a picture of what it looks like. The mesh sits in the water/ bleach and the top of the strainer sits on top of the lip of the storage container.
This type is easy to find and has a bigger tip
https://www.amazon.com/ExactaMed-Medication-Medicine-Dispenser-Exacta-Med/dp/B01BM3MC40/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1498073679&sr=8-2&keywords=baby+syringe+10ml
I have a 250ml syringe that I draw the water up from the black catch trays. Very simple but it works great!
https://www.amazon.ca/Karlling-Plastic-Hydroponics-Nutrient-Measuring/dp/B0747KL5XQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2XDDTOCDKIMQW&keywords=large%2Bsyringe&qid=1551274706&s=gateway&sprefix=large%2Bsyringe&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1
I think the fancy box you speak of is sold on Amazon. Not sure if I past the link it will work.
https://www.amazon.com/Lees-Convalescent-Home-Specimen-Container/dp/B0002APRLK/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1536925830&sr=8-9&keywords=convalescent
Yeah, they're a pain in the ass. I think because Amazon wants certain medical supplies only sold under business accounts. Anyways, couldn't find just the needles for pinning but these would work unless you're a fatty.
Draw: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GZ2VQ87/
Pin: https://www.amazon.com/Care-Touch-Syringes-Luer-Lock/dp/B07FXRCP7T/
Good question. One of these bad boys would do the trick. That's a tactical tourniquet and is fairly common amongst first responders, can be applied to yourself and done so one handed, and even has a nifty spot to note the time you put the tourniquet on.
As for old wisdom that tourniquets can't be on for that long, well...they can be. Especially when you're not dead, because not being dead is better than being dead. I think these days it's up to about 4 hours being more or less okay. I mean, relatively speaking.
60ml Catheter Tip Disposable Syringe - 5 Sterile Syringes by Care Touch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWX4FEC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_YI.bzb9BGTPJV
Blood draw tubes are vacuum sealed. If you have any bag of fluid with a hypodermic needle attached and insert it into a blood draw tubes it will automatically suck up the fluid.
The set up.
Luer Lok Syringe filled with blood colored liquid. Attached to a Luer Lok vacutainer access device hidden on the actor. If you need to you can have a larger bag of fluid attached to Luer Lok IV tubing attached to the access device. Either way hide that part of the set up on the actor near the blood draw access point, probably arm. The you will need a few vacutainers to draw the blood in. If you want to have a needle for effect use blunted or filtered needles as they are much safer. Even one of those turkey injection needles would work as they are blunt, easy to purchase, and more easily seen from a distance. To draw the blood simply attach the vacutainers to the access device until it fills, remove it and repeat as necessary.
Links to supplies.
Luer Lok Syringe
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DARHDV8/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1518202445&sr=8-4&keywords=luer+lock+syringe&dpPl=1&dpID=51lZ4jilSrL&ref=plSrch
Luer Lok vacutainer access device
https://www.mooremedical.com/index.cfm?/Vacutainer%AE-Luer-Lok%20-Access-Device/&PG=CTL&CS=HOM&FN=ProductDetail&PID=8985&spx=1
Vacutainers
https://www.thomassci.com/scientific-supplies/Vacutainer-Blood-Collection-Tubes
The links are to demonstrate, most medical supply companies only sale wholesale. Your best bet is to know someone with access to a small amount of these devices (MD, RN, Paramedic, Phlebotomist) or call around to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs to ask for it to be donated or sold third party in small quantities. Unless your budget allows for 500 bucks for a single effect.
Process video, skip to 5:00 for relevant part. Notice the syringe plunger automatically goes down with the vacuum.
https://youtu.be/7NSEFVbzTAU
Hope this helps.
If you're super worried about it I'd suggest you buy a [syringe] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DARHDV8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) to drain the excess water.
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Please be fucking careful. Don't be stupid. Take the time to accurately prepare your solution and to diligently track your usage. Don't use too much, be careful what you combine this with, and don't get careless. There are few drugs more susceptible to overuse than cocaine. I can personally say that switching to this method made me eventually get tired of coke, because once you can do it non stop all the time it loses it's appeal and you start to feel a bit like a junkie.
I would highly recommend keeping your solution strength as low as possible and limiting your use to no more than two days per week with at least 3-5 days between sessions, and taking a month or two off every once in a while is always a good idea. You'll spend way less money and will feel better physically, and you will be more able to maintain that sweet spot where you are feeling good but are still mentally sharp.
Typical nasal spray bottles seem to be designed to coat your entire nasal cavity with a widely dispersed mist, which means most of the solution ends up being absorbed by the nasal mucosa and having to travel through the blood vessels in your nasal cavity to the brain. Something that allows you to target (idealy) the olfactory epithelium and or the trigeminal nerves in the nasal cavity will allow faster delivery to the brain and reduced waste. This will also help to limit damage to the nasal mucosa by allowing you to use less solution while delivering more directly to the brain. See:
Ideally you'd try to find something like Impel NeuroPharma's POD (Precision Olfactory Delivery) device, which is designed to target the spray more effectively to the nerve clusters in the upper nasal cavity. However, it seems to be nearly impossible to source one of these devices online. That being said, there do appear to be at least a couple available devices that might come closer to the POD than standard nasal spray devices:
Note that you'll probably want something with a clear bottle, which makes it much easier to see how much solution is left in the bottle and allows you to spot any impurities in your product (cocaine should rapidly dissolve and leave the solution nearly completely clear, while many adulterants will take longer to dissolve or will not dissolve at all, leaving the solution cloudy with particulates at the bottom of the bottle.
I haven't personally tested these devices so I can't say for sure if they are any more effective than a standard spray device, but it looks like they should give you greater control over the dispersion target. If anyone knows where to find one of the specialized delivery devices, please let me know.
Once you have your nasal spray device, you'll probably want some way to consistently prepare your solution. A simple oral syringe will allow you to measure an exact amount of solvent (saline solution):
Saline Solution:
A digital milligram (.001g precision) scale will allow you to measure your solute (the powdered, water soluble drug) with reasonable (but not perfect) precision:
Scale:
A funnel will make it easier to get everything into the bottle and is recommended:
Once you have all the necessary supplies, unscrew the cap on your nasal spray device and put the funnel into the bottle mouth. Figure out your desired strength for your solution and then measure out the corresponding amount of saline solution and cocaine. The trick with this delivery method is figuring out the correct concentration for your solution depending on how strong you want each spray to be. I've found that 25mg/ml is perfectly sufficient, 50mg / ml is more than enough, and anything stronger is a bit of a waste. In fact, there seem to be diminishing returns anywhere past around 20mg/ml, and in many cases 15 or even 10 mg/ml seems to work just fine.
First pour the cocaine into the funnel (you don't need to pulverize it), and then using your oral syringe squirt the saline solution onto the cocaine in the funnel where it will rapidly dissolve and fall into the bottle. You could mix the solution in the oral syringe or elsewhere, and you could add the saline solution before the cocaine, but then you'll either end up with wasted solution in another container or a funnel that still has some powdered cocaine on it. If you pour the cocaine straight from the scale into the funnel and then use the solution to wash it down, you should end up with very little wasted cocaine and a nearly clean funnel.
I'd recommend to start with a weaker solution and try it out, you can always add more cocaine until you figure out the optimum concentration. If you decide to do this, replace the saline you've used each time you add more cocaine so you can accurately track the strength of your solution at each interval.
At this point you're ready to screw the cap on and use the spray. I'd recommend one pump in each nostril - any more and you'll end up with wasted solution dripping down the back of your throat. However, you can limit waste by laying over the edge of a surface and tilting your head back so that gravity naturally draws the solution towards the olfactory epithelium. In this case two or three sprays per nostril seems to deliver a stronger dose with negligible waste. 30 seconds to one minute seems to be long enough to avoid excessive waste, and 15 seconds may in fact be long enough.
I think that pretty much covers it. Be forewarned that this delivery method makes it much easier to redose, which would probably contribute to an increased risk of addiction and a tendency towards excessive and chronic use. Also, some have said that this method doesn't deliver the same powerful "kick" as snorting powder, which makes sense as you are using much less of the drug per spray than you would if you snorted a line. For an illustration, lay out what would be a typical line for your and weigh it with your scale. The spray devices listed above typically deliver 0.1ml of solution per spray, so if you have a solution with a concentration of 50mg/ml, then you're only getting 5mg of cocaine per spray, as opposed to something like 20mg for even a small line of powder. I haven't personally tried making a high strength solution, but you could try mixing your solution such that each .1ml spray delivers an amount of cocaine equivalent to a typical line of powder. This would also minimize the total number of sprays needed and the total volume of liquid you'd need to spray into your nose, perhaps limiting irritation.
However, I've found that even though the absolute dosage is lower the efficacy is much greater, perhaps due to the added liquid facilitating easier absorption and almost certainly due to the decreased waste from powder dripping down your throat or being dispersed and carried elsewhere by the mucous in the nasal cavity.
As a final note, even though the saline solution will moisturize your nose, I'd still recommend using the plain nasal spray to irrigate and clear your nose periodically or at least at the end of the night, as the solution is quite irritating (though of course much less so than dry powder).
Good luck and be careful!
That's pretty similar to what I do. Except I have hard tubing and my res lines up with one of my extra PCI brackets in the back of the case, so I fill through there. I also found that using a barb fitting, short piece of tubing, and funnel made it very hard to fill because the fill port is the only opening to allow water in and air out. It took forever to fill using that method.
I ended up buying a 100ml syringe on amazon, and that made it so much easier. It's also easier to fill all the way up to the plug using this method.
SAM splints are also super useful and can pack flat on the bottom of a backpack. 4"x18" is good enough for many scenarios. For tourniquets the SOFTT is among the best.
I have one of these in my pocket and another in my trauma bag in my car. Very simple to use and not terribly expensive.
In a mass casualty situation, I would completely ignore anyone that needed CPR and focus on the bleeders. The time you spend giving one person CPR could be used stabilizing a dozen people who are bleeding.
For extremities, the most useful thing is a tourniquet. I prefer one with a windlass like a [CAT] (https://www.amazon.com/C--Combat-Application-Tourniquet-GENERATION/dp/B018R73OWI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468623443&sr=8-1&keywords=gen+7+cat+tourniquet) or [SOFTT] (https://www.amazon.com/Tac-Med-Solutions-SOFTT-W-Tourniquet/dp/B00E3W3BK2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468623620&sr=8-2&keywords=sof-t) over a [TK4] (https://www.amazon.com/H-Associates-TK4-Tourniquet/dp/B003YHGKF0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468623679&sr=8-1&keywords=tk4+tourniquet) or [SWAT] (https://www.amazon.com/SWAT-T-Tourniquet-Black-1-Count/dp/B003IWNOVO/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468623735&sr=8-2&keywords=swat+tourniquet).
For injuries to the abdomen, armpit, crotch, or neck; you will want a homeostatic agent. [Combat Gauze] (https://www.amazon.com/QuickClot-Combat-Gauze-Z-Fold/dp/B001E1CLTC/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468623859&sr=8-1&keywords=combat+gauze) is the way to go here, it is much better than powdered QuickClot.
For penetrating chest trauma (also called 'sucking chest wounds'), you need a large, occlusive bandage on both the entry and exit. In clinical testing of chest seals, the [Halo] (https://www.amazon.com/Progressive-Medical-Performance-Occlusive-Dressing/dp/B003VSORKC/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468624256&sr=8-3&keywords=chest+seal) and [Hyfin] (https://www.amazon.com/North-American-Rescue-Hyfin-Chest/dp/B00KQS2NGK/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468624483&sr=8-1&keywords=hyfin) drastically outperformed the [Asherman] (https://www.amazon.com/Rusch-Inc-849100-Asherman-Chest/dp/B0015TE9N4/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468624546&sr=8-2&keywords=asherman+chest+seal).
I also personally have a [decompression needle] (http://www.rescue-essentials.com/h-h-needle-decompression-kit-tpak/) to treat tension pneumothorax, but I advise you not to get it unless you have specific training on it.
For general bleeding the [Israeli bandage] (https://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Bandage-Shipped-Israel-Inches/dp/B00JKMPJBY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468625201&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=israeli+bandage&psc=1) is way better than other bandages.
You will also want an [NPA] (https://www.amazon.com/Nasopharyngeal-Airway-Fr-9-3mm-Surgilube/dp/B003950R2E/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468625347&sr=8-1&keywords=nasal+pharyngeal+airway) to help keep an open airway.
Edit, I forgot that you are also going to want a good pair of [trauma shears] (https://www.amazon.com/Madison-Supply-Premium-Fluoride-Scissors/dp/B00YFG1U86/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468625730&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=trauma+shears&psc=1).
Some other things to consider are rubber gloves, [Kerlix] (https://www.amazon.com/Original-Kerlix-Sterile-Bandage-Rolls/dp/B00UAULWR0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468626013&sr=8-1&keywords=kerlix), [cravats] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HBG726G/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AR9BYY7RS0Q08), [medical tape] (https://www.amazon.com/Durapore-Medical-Tape-Silk-yards/dp/B000C4O7GC/ref=sr_1_2_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468626363&sr=1-2&keywords=medical+tape), a [SAM splint] (https://www.amazon.com/SAM-Rolled-Splint-Orange-Blue/dp/B001J5H92C/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468626238&sr=1-1&keywords=sam+splint), and a [space blanket] (https://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Mylar-Blankets-84-52/dp/B004356WLY/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468626282&sr=1-1&keywords=space+blanket).
Not sure which ones you are looking at but I see then for like $30 in Amazon in the US. https://www.amazon.com/Medline-MDS80441-Caster-Chrome-Adjustable/dp/B0015GPEBS
That is really unfortonate. Im sorry you have to deal with that kinda crap.
I see stuff like this on my amazon because my mom is diabetic, and i think you can buy the syringe pens on there too.
Care Touch Pen Needles 31 Gauge, 3/16 inches, 5mm (Pack of 100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYYJOPA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pLzBCb3SGERXS