Earlier today I had a worker at my house installing some heat trace on water lines to the garage.
While installing the heat trace he cut his hand with a utility knife. Fortunately I had a new first-aid kit nearby in the basement. I had him wash the cut area thoroughly. I then applied some anti-bacterial ointment and affixed a gauze pad, secured with some medical tape in the first-aid kit. That got him temporarily fixed up - he needs to replace the bandage periodically while the cut is healing; maybe even get a stitch or two if the wound keeps bleeding. [I have heard that Super Glue is useful for sealing cuts, but I am not certain that this is a sound medical practice - I have always gotten stitches for larger cuts, bandages for smaller cuts.]
Then during lunch I was looking at the recent MOA Owner's News and saw the 2-page spread about motorcycle first-aid kits.
I have had a first-aid kit for the motorcycles for more than 30 years. I carry this kit with me on trips. Once in a while I get some Ibuprofen tablets or a band-aid from this kit. But much of the rest of the stuff is over 30 years old. I decided to take a look at the rest of the contents and it was obvious that many items were past due for replacement. I went onto the 'zon and found some options for refill supplies for first-aid kits. It seems that checking my motorcycle first-aid kit's readiness needs to be added to my list of pre-riding season activities.
While installing the heat trace he cut his hand with a utility knife. Fortunately I had a new first-aid kit nearby in the basement. I had him wash the cut area thoroughly. I then applied some anti-bacterial ointment and affixed a gauze pad, secured with some medical tape in the first-aid kit. That got him temporarily fixed up - he needs to replace the bandage periodically while the cut is healing; maybe even get a stitch or two if the wound keeps bleeding. [I have heard that Super Glue is useful for sealing cuts, but I am not certain that this is a sound medical practice - I have always gotten stitches for larger cuts, bandages for smaller cuts.]
Then during lunch I was looking at the recent MOA Owner's News and saw the 2-page spread about motorcycle first-aid kits.
I have had a first-aid kit for the motorcycles for more than 30 years. I carry this kit with me on trips. Once in a while I get some Ibuprofen tablets or a band-aid from this kit. But much of the rest of the stuff is over 30 years old. I decided to take a look at the rest of the contents and it was obvious that many items were past due for replacement. I went onto the 'zon and found some options for refill supplies for first-aid kits. It seems that checking my motorcycle first-aid kit's readiness needs to be added to my list of pre-riding season activities.