First Aid Kits

[Stevenj214]

A couple of quick questions about a new venture I'm considering. I'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to answer seriously.

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?

[Miss Pitstop]

Stevenj214 said:

A couple of quick questions about a new venture I'm considering. I'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to answer seriously.

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?

After doing a St John's first aid course earlier this year....

1) Yes, both.

2) No, sorry but I don't do any door to door sales

3) About £35 for a good one, but I suspect that may be more than your average punter as I now know what you need in a kit to make it effective.


HTH

[Alexandra]

Stevenj214 said:

A couple of quick questions about a new venture I'm considering. I'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to answer seriously.

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?

Hi.

1) Both.
2) No. I don't trust anyone going door-to-door, I'm afraid.
3) £30-50.

I guess that the answer to number two doesn't really help your venture. Sorry!

[anonymous-user]

So what are you selling?

[Bushmaster]

Both
No, are you mad?
Depends

[Budaholic]

1) Yup, got one in car but only cos it was supplied with it. Got all sorts stuff at home for every eventuality.

2) Not a chance!! Doorstep salespeople make my piss boil and they don't usually even get to say 'hello' before the door is shut.

3) £20 - £25 sounds about right but not sure.

Bud

[Simpo Two]

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

A pack of assorted small plasters from The Range and some Savlon.

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

No - because half the price would be his commission.

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?
[/quote]

No idea, sorry. I bought a s/h Mercedes once which had a fist aid kit in it - basically a plastic box full of enormous bandages. Possibly useful in a war zone but I have no idea what to do with enormous bandages. Stuff them in the hole, apply morphine and shout for 'Medic!'...?

[Puff Puff]

Stevenj214 said:

A couple of quick questions about a new venture I'm considering. I'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to answer seriously.

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?

1) One in each of three cars and one at home.
2) No - I never buy at the door.
3) About a tenner each but I add things that are missing.

BTW - no good having a first aid kit if you don't know how to use the contents.

[MentalSarcasm]

1) None in any of the cars, my Mum has a bloody big one she made using a shoebox and she just sticks that in the car when the family goes on trips.

2) No, our one is just a "make it yourself" one, we get through loads of plasters (8 and 10 year olds in the house) and paracetemol but rarely used bandages, this way it's easier to keep it updated/stocked up.

3) No idea, £25?

[Autonotiv]

Stevenj214 said:

A couple of quick questions about a new venture I'm considering. I'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to answer seriously.

1) Do you have a first aid kit at home or in the car?

2) Would you buy a first aid kit from a doorstep salesman?

3) How much would you consider reasonable for a home/car first aid kit?

1) One in my van with a box of plasters
2) No - I never buy at the door.
3) About a tenner each, I would add a box of plasters though, as they never give you enough.

[Bree]

1) Yes

2) No, I don't buy anything from doorsteppers

3) Approx £30

[thehawk]

Sounds like the new venture is a non-starter then.

[Stevenj214]

thehawk said:

Sounds like the new venture is a non-starter then.

Possibly. Or simply the PH demographic shouldn't be targetted

Thanks for the replies everyone.

[uriel]

1) Not in the car, but carry one when touring on the bike.
2) Would never buy anything from a door to door salesman or a telesales call.
3) I think I paid about £30 or so for mine.

[deviant]

1) Not got one in the car
2)No
3)No idea on cost but make your own, I always do when I go backpacking. A small tuppaware container with:

Good painkillers
Plasters
Tape
Scissors
Tweezers
Eye bath
Insect bite stuff
Burn gel
Bandage
Triangle bandage thingy for a sling
Gauze dressing
Disposable gloves
Cleansing wipes
Disinfecting gel
Motion Sickness pills
Antihystamine pills
Diauralite (sp?)...the stuff you use when you have the sts to keep you hydrated...

Dont think I have ever needed anything other than that and if I did I got it locally easy enough. I guess really I over pack the kits and if you need more than a plaster and some painkillers you should go to the doc anyway.

[Maxf]

1. No, probably should have one though
2. Never buy from door to door salesmen - dont even answer the door
3. £40 for a good one?

[andy400]

1. Yes
2. No
3. £15-£25

[rhinochopig]

deviant said:

1) Not got one in the car
2)No
3)No idea on cost but make your own, I always do when I go backpacking. A small tuppaware container with:

Good painkillers
Plasters
Tape
Scissors
Tweezers
Eye bath
Insect bite stuff
Burn gel
Bandage
Triangle bandage thingy for a sling
Gauze dressing
Disposable gloves
Cleansing wipes
Disinfecting gel
Motion Sickness pills
Antihystamine pills
Diauralite (sp?)...the stuff you use when you have the sts to keep you hydrated...

Dont think I have ever needed anything other than that and if I did I got it locally easy enough. I guess really I over pack the kits and if you need more than a plaster and some painkillers you should go to the doc anyway.

You should add an emergency (silver) blanket to that list.