These are neat, but I don't see them having a place in most work environments. That being said, I keep a large
EMT trauma kit when I'm heading jobsites, with a lot of stuff that a standard fist aid kit wouldn't have. Better safe than sorry. I had a recent incident where the responding rural
EMT needed to raid my bag for some of the basics, as she was out.
A product I've never seen in a first aid kit are the
clear dressings marketed by 3M as "tegaderm". They do a great job of covering and protecting the wound, and, in my experience, accelerate healing and minimize scarring. Considering how dirty we can get at work, and how regular dressings fall off, I highly recommend them.
I also make sure my little first aid kits have
CPR shields and extra sterile dressings added to them. Benedryl, burn pads, butterfly closures, glucose tablets, and emergency blankets are always a plus in a real emergency, and rarely come in the drugstore kit. Tourniquets aren't a bad idea if you have a shop with
power tools. Hide an extra flashlight in the kit, too. Check your
stock often, and make sure it's not expired and that the bandaids are still sticky.
