What are the less commonly discussed must-haves in your woodshop first-aid kit?

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I was talking with a relative who is an EMT. I asked them what thing I should have in my first aid kit that wouldn't be obvious to me (or that would not come in a typical store-bought first aid kit). Their answer was immediate: A tourniquet. "Everything else we can help with, but you have to stop the bleeding until we get there."
What are the less commonly discussed must-haves in your woodshop first-aid kit?

Alaska Man · Answer

Butterfly bandages.
Finger cots.
Splints. (you can use those table legs you have been saving)
Gauze, lots of clean gauze.
The aforementioned tourniquet and a
Ziploc bag full of ice cubes. (to put your severed finger in while transporting it to the emergency room.)

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