Message #169652

[hogaholicswife]

I have a bag with the following:

- Tampons "Heavy"
- Hemostats
- Surgical Scissors
- Betadine (sp)
- Gauze Pads
- Cat Gut
- Staples
- Scalpels
- Staple puller
- Lg Syringe
- "room temp" bottled waters/saline
- Rymadil
- Lydocaine spray


There isnt  much that you cannot stop with a tampon and a staple gun as far as punctures go but I wouldnt leave them in more than 24 hours with out changing or just taking out and restapling after you clean it. 

I have found it is hard to keep a clean shirt in the truck but if you can get a long sleeve t-shirt and keep it clean it is very helpful in many situations, especially stomach wounds that require rides to the vet.

IMO the blood clot is a waste, I have never personally had any luck - the best advice I was ever given was to plug the hole ASAP and apply as much pressure as possible.  The only luck I have ever had with it was on small cuts that didnt amount to much in the first place.