>>1062999The biggest threat to me while /out/ is other people being stupid. Which is something I can't control besides simply avoiding them, and that's only semi-effective because of guns and cars and other scenarios where nothing I can do will put me out of range of weaponized stupidity. I've had too many injuries and close calls from other people being idiots to not account for it, including 2 that nearly killed me.
As a result I carry a tourniquet, quikclot gauze, and a good purpose-made pressure dressing (israeli bandage).
I have a layered first-aid system. I've got a comprehensive car kit capable of treating traumatic injuries on up to 5 people simultaneously plus an assortment of SAM splints, a roll of duct tape, and OTC meds like aspirin, Imodium, Prilosec, ibuprofen, and benadryl. Then I have my backpack kit, which is my boo-boo/sustainment kit. Various bandaids, an ace bandage, some vetwrap, moleskin, duct tape, small quantity of imodium and benadryl, and some butterfly bandages. And lastly is my "always on me" kit, which is a CAT-T tourniquet, an Israeli bandage, and a packet of quikclot gauze. It's in a small zippered pouch I can wear on my belt, slightly bigger than a cellphone holster.
