emergancy first aid tinder

[Dave ward]

Hi all, yep me with a quick video testing a new item which is waterproof tinder AND a triple antibiotic! Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8e46S1pIs8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Silverback]

Triple antibiotic ? What's the allergy advice ? Indications / contra indications ?

[Dave ward]

Hi sapper heres a copy of manufacturers warningALLERGIC WARNING: Do not use if you are allergic to any of the following: Bacitracin zinc, Neomycin, Polymyxin B sulfate, or Pramoxine hydrochloride. Do not wear flammable items if you work around fire or really hot things. Wazoo Survival Gear LLC is not responsible and will not be held liable for your actions. Inhaling fumes of burning objects is bad for your health so use only in well ventilated areas

[Silverback]

Cheers....I take it from a first aid point of view it also has directions for use and contra indications - so you don't have to write it all in

[Dave ward]

No problem :) if you like I can send you a link to there web site and you can take a look at them in more depth? If your not allergic to them, there a nice little item to have.

[Silverback]

I dont want to appear 'up my own chuff', or to dismiss this stuff offhand straight away but Immediate Care / First Aid and Wilderness medicine are subjects Im very, very interested in and so not surprisingly I have done some brief research and a quick flick through literature (BNF British National Formulary and other sources) brings up some interesting results, particularly with Polymyxin B..which isnt licensed for application in pregnancy , it can interact with other drugs and is generally only used topically as an eye wash, and as with other antibiotics, use of this drug may result in overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms, including fungi.

Pramoxine hydrochloride is a topical corticosteroid....Systemic absorption of topical corticosteroids has produced reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression, manifestations of Cushing's syndrome, hyperglycemia, and glucosuria in some patients.Patients using topical corticosteroids should receive the following information and instructions....The treated skin area should not be bandaged or otherwise covered or wrapped as to be occlusive unless directed by the physician.

I know its intended for a 'survival' situation but care still needs to be exercised that you dont expose yourself to other dangers through accidentally poisoning yourself with drugs which on the outside may appear safe to use - an ideal example would be the number of accidental paracetamol overdoses in a year.

[Dave ward]

Good info buddy, always worth doing a bit of research. As you say, it is a last resort survival item and its down to the individual to be warned and used at there own risk :) still, makes for good tinder though