I walked into the house from an afternoon deer hunt to find my host, Gordon Cotton, bleeding profusely from a head wound. Gordon, 81, had tripped on some steps and hit his head against a piano.
My Boy Scout advanced first aid training came in handy – the bleeding was quickly controlled because I knew what to do. The right materials were in my pickup’s first aid kit. An ER trip showed the injury was not severe. Later, I sent Gordon an extensive first aid kit, and strongly suggested he take a first aid course!
I hope no one complains that this isn’t knife content. However, as a former EMT, an Eagle Scout, coach, and outdoorsman, there is nothing quite as important as First Aid supplies in your EDC kit. Leon did a nice job with this one.
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