Is it a first aid or a trauma kit? ORâŚ..is it both?
The correct answer is that it should be either one or the other and that you should know, both, the differences AND the limitations of each. A first aid kit isnât a trauma kit, though it can have some traumatic care items in it, and a trauma kit isnât a first aid kit, by our definition. So, which is which? Iâm glad you asked that question. Lemme âsplain youâŚ.
Having a first aid kit is just as essential as having a trauma kit because they both fill very specific roles. First Aid is what is done immediately after recognition of a sudden illness or injury and can, indeed, be lifesaving depending on what actions need to be taken and what items are on hand. What we want to do is try to separate âFirst Aidâ from âTraumaâ and clearly delineate what they are in our line of work. First Aid, to us, is more minor, non-life-threatening injuries, our âboo boosâ while trauma is some type of injury which requires immediate actions to be taken in order to preserve life.