IntelligentFirstAid–the smartest first aid kits around
April 13th, 2008
How well do you do in a medical emergency? Are you calm and collected or frazzled and freaked out? With four children the odds are in our favor we’ll see the inside of an emergency room more than once, and we’ve already had a few visits (barbecue scraper to the forehead…stitches; finger smashed between the weights on a home weight set…more stitches; recreational drinking of a bottle of grape-flavored Triaminic…one really drunk 2-year-old). The right supplies and the right knowledge are vital to keeping your cool during an emergency, and IntelligentFirstAid offers you the most advanced first aid kit in the world!
IntelligentFirstAid has been providing their patented first aid kits to major commercial clients, law enforcement and consumers for over seven years, but it’s their new “Talking” Fist Aid Kit that really grabbed my attention. How reassuring would it be to have a soothing voice talking you through the emergency at hand? With four patents and more pending this kit is truly amazing. It combines the highest quality medical supplies and in-depth, easy-to-follow instructions all separated into individually labeled and color-coded injury packs: Breathing & CPR, Bleeding, Shock, Head & Spine, Bone, Eye, Burns, Bites & Stings, and Basics. But where does the “Talking” part of Talking First Aid Kit come in? Each instruction card has an audio module. With the squeeze of a button, the module narrates step-by-step instructions to manage the injury, “pausing and repeating when necessary for accurate response.”
When I read about IntelligentFirstAid’s Talking kit in Real Simple I thought it was really cool, but when I opened it up, listened (yes, listened) to the intro and then checked out one of the injury packs, I knew I was truly looking at the coolest first aid kit ever! Each injury pack had detailed instructions and the necessary supplies to handle that specific injury. And the female voice instructing me on how to splint a bone injury (no real emergency but I thought I better be prepared) spoke at a pace that was not only easy to follow but kept stress at a minimum. Just think how ingenious the audio module is—if you’re trying to do CPR and have to keep pausing to read the directions, you’re in trouble. And if you can teach your children how to use the different packs, they don’t have to be readers to help out if the emergency happens to you.
The case includes a guidebook for additional emergencies such as choking, frost bite, heatstroke, and asthma plus a product manual with audio instructions, a book light/flashlight and a shoulder strap. And the packs can be ordered separately, so once you use one you simply reorder a new pack and place it back in the case. Though IntelligentFirstAid’s Talking First Aid Kit may not be the most fashionable with its gray case and bright red logo, it is a must-have for every household. You’ll want to check out their Safe at Home and Safe Traveler kits as well; they’re perfect for on-the-go families (and whose family isn’t always on the go?).—Emily
April 14th, 2008 at 11:45 am
wow!! sooo many people need this. im a nurse and its so sad how some people try so hard to do a good job trying to save lives in emergency situations, but often times, they just don’t have sufficient knowledge so their great efforts sometimes do more damage than good. this is the perfect solution to that. great post!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
We were given one of these for Christmas. At first I thought it was great and would really be handy for use in my home daycare. Then I opened it. There’s hardly any supplies included and the messages it plays are… well… useless. We put it to the test recently when my 2yo gashed his head on the coffee table. It took me 5 minutes just to find the appropriate section and then it told me nothing of use!! I eventually just dug through the categorized supplies to find some gauze and had to go get butterfly bandages out of our CAMPING first-aid kit.
I really wish our family would have spent this huge chunk of money (TWO ER Copays) on something else.