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HSATF Road Captain Posts: 336 06/21/07 6:57 AM Second Officer	Tags : None I wonder how many of us carry first aid kits. Yesterday as I was coming back home after riding the BRP with Fred and Andy (great time by the way) I came upon a motorcycle accident. The gentleman was not seriously hurt, but was bleeding pretty good. It looked like he became fixated on the washed out edge of the road and headed for it. He ended up next to one of the stone walls at an overlook, with his bike on top of him. Luckily most of him scraped the grass, but more that half of his skin on the top side of his forearm was scraped down. NOT A PRETTY SIGHT. I don't keep a big kit, but I did have a small first aid kit so we could get him cleaned up and bandaged. This guy was tough, not to smart (lack of gear other than a helmet), but tough. He hopped back on the bike after we got him patched up. Fortunately his son and the others around convinced him to take a car ride back to his home, and let someone else take his bike back for him. He may have been tough, but he was shaken up to the point that he could not operate the bike. Oh! The guy had to be about 70 and this was his first ride in about 30 years. Not the way to start back. Hopefully none of us will have to use a first aid kit, but you never know, and you never know what you'll run across on the road. Mike
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alepel		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7794 06/21/07 8:28 AM	mike2000t wrote: Oh! The guy had to be about 70 and this was his first ride in about 30 years. Not the way to start back. Hopefully none of us will have to use a first aid kit, but you never know, and you never know what you'll run across on the road. Mike Mike....perhaps someone should have been carrying a straight jacket! No disrespect to the gentleman, but with his age, his riding skill and the route he was taking, he was an accident waiting for a place to happen. I am looking forward to someday riding the BRP and many of the other roads so many of you talk about, but I know I need a few more thousand miles experience before I do. By then I may be 70 myself, but I hope to be a well seasoned rider. You do bring up an interesting point though. I love the fact that with my Tourer I can pack and always carry gear like my rainsuit, chaps, a hat, Playboy, etc. I just never thought of a first aid kit. I'm glad you brought this up at this time. I am going to buy one this weekend. alepel Last Edited By: alepel 06/21/07 8:31 AM. Edited 1 time.
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dukey33		#2	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 676 06/21/07 9:24 AM	When traveling, I will add a first-aid kit in the saddlebag. I don't leave it in there all the time because there are items in the kit that will degrade if left in the heat. When in the local area, help is usually pretty close by with responder times less than 15 minutes. Out in the rural areas, things can be very different. Sometimes there may not be any mobile phone service too. Small bandages aren't very useful for a wreck so check your kit for large gauze pads, wrap, tape, disinfectant, etc. duke loud horns save lives
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Skip MMShadowT		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5578 06/21/07 9:35 PM	I wonder how many of us carry first aid kits. I have always carried a medium sized first aid kit on trips. "We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!"
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alepel		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7794 06/22/07 7:23 AM	Skip MMShadowT wrote: I wonder how many of us carry first aid kits. I have always carried a medium sized first aid kit on trips. ....And I know why too! I remember you lacerating yourself trying to put that trunk latch back together in Ohio last year. You bled like a stuck pig! alepel
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mktobob		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2282 06/22/07 9:10 AM	I always carry a FA kit. It is small but has what I may need. I also keep sunscreen in there as well. Better to have and not need than to need and not have. Bob
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Skip MMShadowT		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5578 06/22/07 7:17 PM	alepel wrote: Skip MMShadowT wrote: I wonder how many of us carry first aid kits. I have always carried a medium sized first aid kit on trips. ....And I know why too! I remember you lacerating yourself trying to put that trunk latch back together in Ohio last year. You bled like a stuck pig! alepel And I have the scare to prove it. "We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!"
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