FPOS Intermediate - What would you carry?

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airborne6684

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Hey, looking for a little help, I'm trying to put a kit list together of what a FPOSi medic would carry. Sticking to only things that they would be qualified to use. I know its not going to be much. I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance :)
 
I expected that to be honest, ill elaborate. our contract requires us to carry FPOSi kit in our vehicles, we obviously have full med packs with fluids an all that, what I'm trying to say is what would a kit look like if it is to only be FPOSi
 
airborne6684 unless you are a PARAMEDIC the main advice you can expect to get on this forum is ridicule! No other medic quite makes the grade no matter how good or extensive your training!
 
OPSMEDICIDF said:
airborne6684 unless you are a PARAMEDIC the main advice you can expect to get on this forum is ridicule! No other medic quite makes the grade no matter how good or extensive your training!
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Don't be silly!

I am not a Para, yet still I can see the ridiculousness of the question.

To answer it seriously...

Your medical kit needs to suit your skills and the situation, there are some things you can travel with and some you have to get in location. There is not point carrying gear "in case an HCP turns up", because they either will not or they will have their own kit.

Add to this that there are really two definitions of First Aid Kit:

1) The box of plasters you find in every workplace or boot of a car.

2) An actual life saving collection of well chosen gear that the owner knows how to use.

Option number two is usually a very simple set of stuff, things like CATs, Celox, Aspirin, Iripods, big dressings etc.

FPOS is a First Aid Qualification, it is designed for people who are holding on for 10-60 mins until a professional can get there. The kit carried by ambulance trust community responders (who the course was written for) will carry the stuff mentioned above, plus a defib and oxygen.

So no, the ridicule is not because the OP is not a Para, but because the question is not a sensible one.
 
airborne6684 said:
I expected that to be honest, ill elaborate. our contract requires us to carry FPOSi kit in our vehicles, we obviously have full med packs with fluids an all that, what I'm trying to say is what would a kit look like if it is to only be FPOSi
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If you have full med packs with fluid you must have a member who is qualified and experienced to use them. The best thing would be for you to liaise with that individual and work out what your needs are and where you will be operating at a given time.
 
Gentlemen, I believe he was asking for some sort of IFAK for everyone else on the team. Although I don't know why the paramedic doesn't make them for the crew... ?
 
airborne6684 said:
Forget I asked.
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OK, in all honesty, the kit you should be carrying is stuff like dressings, CAT, OPAs (maybe), gloves and hand jell, face shield, triangulas, plasters etc. Basic stuff really. Remember FPOSi is a community responder's first aid course. Nothing more, despite what certain TPs would have you believe.

The best advise I can offer, is to speak to your med top cover and get a definitive list. That way you'll comply with company insurance requirements and won't fall foul of being accused of carrying gear which is inappropriate.

Incidentally, I think it was the 'FPOSi medic' bit that attracted the blue on blue. Don't take it to heart.

Good luck and keep safe.
 
Hi Airborne,
If you mean what type of car bag I can recommend the EX MED CEER kit. We purchased a few for our team and find them perfectly adequate for the task and for FPOS qualified persons. Its the kit that they use on their FPOS course so is geared towards that level of competence. They are compact, well constructed and configured and adequately cover CABCDE needs
Before anyone asks I'm not affiliated to EX MED in fact my last FPOS course was with Prometheus, an equally professional company.
Along with our car bags we also all carry an IFAK, which is only geared contents wise to be able to treat the clients until our close proximity vehicles arrive with the car bag.
We primarily operate in first world countries so medical emergency service response times and access to A&E's was also a consideration when choosing our medical equipment.
Hope this helps
Macca
 
14 Posts before we get a decent response?

This is the reason this forum has a particular reputation. And it is a real shame because there is so much combined knowledge and experience amongst it.

The guy came here, oblivious to the connotations about a rather minor piece of phraseology with a perfectly legitimate question. It it is sad that some of you felt so threatened by a chap who has just done an FPOS course, treading on your territory, that you couldn't give him a decent answer.

Thanks Starlight and Sierra_44.
 
Your second post was much better than #7 (as I'm counting) but it is a perfectly valid and responsible question for someone to ask what equipment they should carry in relation to their training. Hardly ridiculous.
 
AdamGent said:
Your second post was much better than #7
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I see, so as far as you are concerned one flippant post and that person has nothing of use to add. Maybe we Mods should take a similar zero tolerance view?

And as for it being a silly post, it was. The guy asked what a non-existent role would carry, without giving any indication of location or scope.
 
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