Quick reply for now....
First and foremost you need knowledge
What to do
when
How to use the First Aid kit you have to hand/don't have - improvise!
depending on the situation, most people will only just cope with a FA Kit, without they would/will be stuck, and will not have the knowledge, thought process to improvise sufficiently.
It ALL depends on the knowledge you have - level of training
Where you are in the world, and how likely you are to getting to trained help. If say in the middle of nowhere in Africa then the better the knowledge and kit, will make a massive difference. In the UK the first 10-30 mins in an Urban area, and upto 2 hours in a rural/far from help situ, after that the Paramedics will be there - fingers crossed!
Get basic First Aid training - everyone
First Bike/person on scene
Far from Help/Exped First Aid
THe above in that order - everyone should have at least basic first aid traiining, then think about more advanced training dependent upon: your ability to cope, situation, type of training needed, etc.
There are more and more laws coming into play governing First Aid, Med Kits, FA Training, etc - so knowledge through training is the answer.
ChrisC
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