Food Storage Prompts Week 4

This weeks’ preparation suggestion is to assess your basic first aid needs. Band-aids, gauze, calamine lotion, Neosporin, aspirin, Tylenol, cold and cough medicines or your home made substitutes. Gather up unused Ace bandages from long ago sprains, wash them, roll them and put them on a shelf or in a drawer specifically set aside for illness or first aid needs. Old 100% cotton sheets or pillowcases can be washed and cut into homemade bandages and stored in Zip-lock bags to keep them clean. Gather hand splints, foot splints any medical equipment used in the past for injuries and just gathering dust. Having things all in one place will make finding them so much easier!

Below I have shared a first aid kit that contains more than just the basic items to help us be better prepared; use this as a jumping off point and research online to make your home pharmacy and supplies as survival ready as you can.

The information was gleaned from this website:
http://www.equipped.com/survlkit.htm#COMPMEDKIT

Comprehensive Medical Kit
Qty.
Medical Equipment & Supplies
(NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT PRIORITIZED)
Bandages and Dressings

20 Adhesive Bandages, elastic knit, 1" x 3"

20 Adhesive Bandages, elastic knit, 3/4" x 3"

4 Adhesive Bandages, foam tape, 2" x 3 1/2"

4 Adhesive Pads, 2" x 3 1/2"

4-3M "Tagaderm" transparent dressings, 2 3/8" x 2 3/4"

10 Adhesive Bandages, Fingertip, elastic knit

10 Adhesive Bandages, Knuckle, elastic knit

8 Adhesive Bandages, spot

2 Eye Pads

20 Gauze Pads, 2" x 2"

8 Gauze Pads, 3" x 3"

8 Gauze Pads, 4" x 4"

6 Non-adherent Pads, 3" x 4"

4 Burn Dressing, 2" x 3"

2 Burn Dressing, 4" x 4"

1 Adhesive Tape, waterproof, 2" x 10 yds.

1 Compress Bandage, 4"

4 Compress Bandages, 2"

2 Gauze Roll Bandages, 2"

2 Triangular Bandage, sterile, 40"

1 Moleskin, 3" x 4"

1 3" Elastic Bandage

Wound Treatment and Infection Management

7 pair Latex Examination Gloves

1-20 cc Irrigation Syringe w/ plastic catheter tip

2 Povidone Iodine Solution 10%, 2 oz. foil packs (to make wound irrigation solution - antiseptic)

1 Betadine (povidone iodine solution - antiseptic), 2 oz. plastic bottle

8 Betadine Swabs, .6 ml ampules (povidone iodine solution - antiseptic)

1 Mastisol (adhesive), 1/2 oz. plastic bottle

10 Cotton Tip Applicators

6 Alcohol towelettes, individual foil pouches

24 Wound Closure Strips, 1/4" x 2"

40 Wound Closure Strips, 1/4" x 4"

1 Super Glue, 2g in applicator

Medical Instruments and Equipment

1 EMT Shears, stainless steel

1 Splinter Forceps

1 Hemostat, curved

1 Tick Forceps

1 Fresnel Lens Magnifier, 1" x 4"

1 Thermometer, standard

1 Thermometer, hypothermia

3 Sutures, assorted

1 Sawyer "Extractor" Venom Pump Kit (removed from plastic case and packed in medical kit pouch) includes:
1 - Venom Pump
4 - Pump Adapter Cups
1 - Disposable Razor
1 - Instruction Pamphlet

Medications

1 Triple Antibiotic Ointment, 1 oz. tube

1 "Martin's BurnAway Plus," 2 oz. bottle (burns, stings, bites, minor wounds)

1 Aloe Vera Gel, 1 oz. tube

24 "Tylenol" (acetaminophen 500 mg.) (analgesic)

24 Bufferred Aspirin Tablets, 350 mg. (analgesic)

24 Vicodin ES Tabs (7.5 mg hydrocodone bitartrate and 750 mg. acetaminophen) (analgesic) #

24 Ibuprofen, 800 mg. (analgesic) #

12 Zithromax, 250mg Caps (antibiotic) #

12 "Malox Plus" Tabs (antiacid/antigas)

12 "Imodium-AD" (loperamide 2 mg) Caplets (antidiarrheal)

24 Pseudoephedrine, 60 mg. time release (decongestant)

24 Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride 25 mg.) (antihistamine)

24 Chlorpheniramine 12 mg. time release (antihistamine)

1 "Afrin" Nasal Spray, 1/3 oz. spray bottle (nasal decongestant)

1 "Sting-EZE" Insect Bite Treatment, 1/2 oz. plastic bottle (topical anesthetic)

2 Triamcenolone Cream .5%, 15 gm tube (topical treatment for contact dermatitis (poison ivy, etc), minor burns, skin irritations, etc.) #

2 packages Oral Rehydration Salts (dehydration)

Miscellaneous Items

3 Needles (sewing), assorted sizes

2 Single Edge Razor Blades

10 Safety Pins, assorted sizes

1 Tekna "Splash-Lite" Lithium Battery Flashlight

4 Paper Cups

1 Emergency Medical Guide - "A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine"

1 Outdoor Research "Advanced First Aid Kit" pouch (6 x 11 x 4 inch fitted nylon soft case):
# = Prescription required.
All medications and many medical supplies also have a limited useful life. Keep track of expiration dates and replace as required.


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