Bike First Aid Supplies

[Trek420]

On todays ride to the farm market I happened on what looked the aftermath of a head on crash. Did not see the crash itself just two cars with significant front end damage and lots of debris in the middle of the road.

The 3 people involved (two adults and one teenaged male) were seated at the side of the road.

Luckily they seemed ok but all 3 had small cuts and bruises on their face, arms and legs.

As I pulled up, stopped and parked the bike I asked the 3 crash victims if they needed help. No response. One of them was on the cell phone but I could tell he was calling a friend and not 911.

Three people had stepped out of a nearby office to see what happened, another guy walked across the street from another office.

None of them had called for help.

So I did.

I have the local PD in cell phone memory, got right through, gave the address. Dispatcher asked if anyone was hurt, I said I only see minor abrasions and bruising but the teen is visibly shaking. I have no medical training but thought he could either be scared or in shock. Let's get them some help. Dispatcher said help is already on the way.

Then I grabbed my woefully small first aide kit. Antiseptic wipes, band aids, passed those around ... and it solidified my feeling that; you get first aide kits for others, not you.

I'm passing these out, let's get these wounds cleaned up. I start with the guy who has a kid. He seems obviously more injured than the other driver who says "I have cuts too".

Dude, I'm on a bike. One with an awesome rear rack equipped with Wald wire basket I have a wallet sized first aid kit. Dude, you have an SUV. You don't even have a bandaid and you're wanting more of them from me? Ok, here.

I could hear sirens and lights from all directions, the guy who'd come over from across the street actually had a radio that picks up police dispatch. We both could hear the cavalry being called to the scene.

I waited for traffic to clear and got back on the road. Now off to shop for a new kit from the Red Cross store.

Maybe this one: http://www.redcrossstore.org/Shopper...niqueItemId=76