The best first aid is prevention. The second best is training. The third best is the basic essentials that I always carry.
In all of my First Aid kits you will find the following:
- Gloves, Nitrile (pair), with hand wipe
- Trauma Pad, 5″ x 9″
- Irrigation Syringe 30cc (sterile)
- Antiseptic Towelette
- Triple Antibiotic Ointment, 1/32 oz package
- NOLS Wound Kit: gauze, compound Benzoin Tincture (tropical skin protectant/adhesive), closure-strips, transparent semi-permeable dressing
- Acetaminophen (500 mg), Pkg./2
- Ibuprofen (200 mg), Pkg./2
- Antihistamine (Diphenhydramine 25 mg)
- Diamode (Loperamide HCL 2mg), Pkg.1
- Aspirin (325 mg), Pkg./2
- After Bite Sting and Itch Relief Wipe
- Tick remover with small ziplocked bag
Additions to my first aid kits
is information you will discover by taking a class or participating in conversations on our Facebook group. There are six additional first aid kits I have:
- Day hike – I am not adding anything else
- Multi days I add:
- On the water I add:
- Sean would carry Mountain Biking for First Aid
- Rock Climbing I add:
- In the Automobile I add:
- In the Home I add:
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