first aid kit
Basic First-aid kit:
Clearly mark the first-aid kit with a red cross, and make sure everyone aboards knows where it is. Keep a list inside of the items you use, and be sure to top off the kit every year or so. Also, see ditch bag.
- Sterile gauze pads (dressings) in small and large squares to place over wounds
- Medical tape
- Roller and triangular bandages to hold dressings in place or to make an arm sling
- Adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Safety pins
- Instant ice packs
- Disposable non-latex gloves(such as surgical or examination gloves)
- Flashlight(with extra batteries in a separate bag)
- Antiseptic wipes or soap
- Pencil (and sharpie) and pad
- Emergency blanket
- Eye patches
- Thermometer
- A first aid manual
Basic Medicine kit:
Always read about a medicine before using it. If administering medicine to another person, ask about their allergies, and past medical history, last oral intake etc. Some medicines can cause severe allergic reactions, or may interact with other medicine.
Never administer anything to anyone without their consent.
- Ibuprofen (Oral. Minor pain, and fever reducer, e.g., toothache, menstruation cramps, headache)
- Aspirin (Oral. Pain, fever, inflammation reducer, e.g., treat/prevent heart attacks, strokes, chest pain)
- Antihistamines (allergy relief)
- Seasickness meds (scopolamine patches, dimenhydrinate(dramamine) etc)
- Ear drops
- Eye wash
- Insect repellant (mosquitoes can carry malaria, or dengue)
- Hand sanitizer
- Topical anesthetic
- Zithromycin (Oral. Treatment of bacterial infections, e.g., traveler's diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections etc)
- Oxycodone/Acetaminophen (Oral. Severe pain relief, fever reducer)
- Sunscreen (SPF 30)
- Aloe vera gel with lidocaine (for burn relief)
- Bacitracin/Polysporin/Neosporine (Topical ointment. Prevents infection. For minor scrapes, cuts, and burns)
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Imodium (anti-diarrhea)
Advanced Medicine kit add-ons:
- Hot water bottle (for hypothermia)
- Staple gun (for wounds)
- Epinephrine (vials, or Allerject/AUVI-Q. Avoid EpiPens, they are grifters)
- Tourniquet
- Multitool
- Compression bandage
- Reinforced sterile skin closures
- CPR pocket mask
- Povidone surgical scrubs (iodine)
- Sterile sutures thread with needle
- Emergency dental kit