Medical
The kit for you. The kit for the person you find.
What belongs here
M1 covers two kits, not one. The kit that keeps you alive between the incident and evacuation. And the kit you deploy for the driver you find in a freezing ditch.
The field lesson
Wilpena dehydration and the Seward roadside - medical and tools stop being separate modules in the field.
Pressure-test the module
Four questions before departure.
- 01
Do you carry the trauma essentials - tourniquet, pressure dressing, chest seal?
- 02
Is your kit accessible in seconds, not minutes?
- 03
Have you taken a wilderness first-aid course in the last 3 years?
- 04
Do you know the nearest hospital and evacuation route for every leg?
Before departure
- Check that your medical supplies cover more than minor injuries and keep the trauma kit accessible.
- Include supplies for helping another person and review whether your training is current.
- Prepare an evacuation plan for each leg, rather than relying on a generic plan.
