Emergency Medical Kit

[Patti]

Here is a standard search and rescue medical kit.

#1 OPEN FIRST
• 4 pairs of gloves
• Wilderness & rescue medicine field guide
• SOAP note tear sheets
• Plastic pencil
• Instant hand sanitizer
• Micro Shield-CPR mouth barrier
• EMT shears
• 3 x 5 yds self-adherent bandage
• 2 cravats w/2 blanket pins
• 4 x 4 pad
• 6 x 9 wound dressing
• Surgical Mask-to protect incase of disease

MEDS
• Cravat
• Oral thermometer
• Antibiotic ointment
• Ibuprofen 200mg-lots
• Acetaminophen 500mg-lots
• Ipecac Syrup/Activated charcoal
• Water purification tablets
• Pepto bismol
• Energy Gel-for diabetics needing sugar
• Dental Kit-small
• Floss
• Laxative
• Digel-anti gas
• Salt/sugar
• Sinus Decongestant – 2
• Sore Throat Relief – 2
• Benadryl -6
• Anti-diarrhea – 2
• Pepcid AC – 2
• Antihistamine - 4

WOUND CLENSER DEBRIDEMENT
• 3 x 3 Gauze Sponges – 2
• Scalpel – disposable
• Scrub Brush
• Eyewash
• Eyewash lubricant – 4 small
• Povidone-iodine 1 oz
• Shur-clens – 2. Small
• Shur-clens. Large
• 1 gal. plastic bag for irrigation
• Hypo-70cc for irrigation
• Sizzors
• Hemostats – 2
• Long tweezers
• Alcohol Prep pad – 3

BP – CUFF
• Blood Pressure cuff
• Stethoscope
• Headlamp

BANDAGES & TAPE
• 3 in. elastic bandage
• 4 in. conforming band.
• 1 in. roll tape
• 2 in. roll tape
• Non-adhering dressing – 3
• Hydroseal bandaids
• Other types of bandaids
• Butterfly bandaids
• Sterile pads 4 x 4-2
• Betadine swabs – 2
• Large blood stopper bandage


Also in pack:
SAM splint
Blister Kit
Burn Kit


This pack is light and efficient.

[Bumper]

That would be easy to put together and come in handy either around the house, in the woods or if the SHTF. Have you put together this kit or are you in the process?

[Patti]

I'm at about 50%, Bumper. A lot of this stuff I already had in my cabinets. It's important to put it all together in one go-bag.

I also have a couple of first aid books that are very detailed.

I have absolutely no medical training, but I'm a quick learner.

My main concern is antibiotics. A simple infection could become a complete disaster, not to mention dysentary. Dysentary can only be treated with antibiotics.

[Paco]

How does the cost compare to buying a ready made kit like this, http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MHR316-1.html

[Patti]

Wow, Paco, $450 is pricey! The supplies are very thorough.

I think you can do it cheaper yourself.

However, that is a very handy, organized bag!

Whether you buy a complete kit or do it yourself, I strongly encourage everyone to have a medical kit.

I just pray to God that we never have to use it.

[OMEGA2669]

I'm not 100% sure but I did a few quick googles on some of the items in that package and it really adds up quick, I think to buy all the items individually may cost you MORE than the price of this kit. The bag alone is probably worth about 60-100 bucks. May not be a bad route to go. I mean, it definitely gets you on your way and you can always add more to it.

[Bumper]

The supplies do add up quickly. I did the same thing last night and found many that were as high or higher (some a LOT higher) but they were pretty comprehensive. We have been stocking up on some of the more common household supplies but have not gotten into the hardcore stuff. That may come soon, though, just to be prepared....

[OMEGA2669]

I have not started with medical supplies yet. I think I will after I finish my ammo supply. Most household tools can be used for emergency medical stuff. But I think it would be a good idea for me to have a dedicated 'mobile hospital'. My strategy in my emergency supplies it to have it all easily mobile, a backpack thing like this is probably a good place to start.

If the SHTF and you have to leave, stuff doesn't do you any good if you can't take it with you.

Also if there were some disaster, natural or terrorist attack, then I would want to be able to respond to the scene without taking half an hour throwing supplies together.

[Zapata]

Hopefully things won't get this bad........."de fo da bullet holes, puta!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhAq_OJOr0

[Patti]

I'm not 100% sure but I did a few quick googles on some of the items in that package and it really adds up quick, I think to buy all the items individually may cost you MORE than the price of this kit. The bag alone is probably worth about 60-100 bucks. May not be a bad route to go. I mean, it definitely gets you on your way and you can always add more to it.

You're right. You can't buy these items by the onesies and twosies. You have to buy a whole box of each, which would make it more expensive. You could, however, split the costs with several people to make 5 or 6 kits.

I wouldn't know what to do with a stethoscope or a blood pressure kit. As I said, I have absolutely no medical training. I'll stick with the basics: Peroxide and bandaids (just kidding).

Here's a list of the items in the kit:

**All First Aid Kits are Non-returnable**
The supplies inside the bag contain:
1 16oz. Skin flushing solution
1 4oz. Eye wash
1 Hand soap
1 6oz. Calamine lotion
2 Lip Treatment
1 Burn spray
1 Instant Glucose
20 pain reliever
20 Ammonia inhalants
1 Blood clotting spray
2 Sam/universal splint
2 Field dressing 11” sq.
4 Field dressing 7.5”x8”
3 Triangular bandages
1 Cervical collar
2 4”x4yds. Gauze roll
3 6” Elastic bdge.
3 4” Elastic bdge
5 4”x4” Sterile pads
6 2x2 Gauze sponges
10 5”x9” Abdominal pads
2 Blood stopper kits
4 Eye pads
100 Bandage strips 3”x1”
20 Butterfly strip
20 Bandage strips 2”x3”
20 Knuckle bandages
3 Instant ice pack
3 Roll of 1” tape
1 Stethoscope
1 Blood pressure kit
2 EMT shears
4 Hemostats
1 SS tweezers
1 SS probe
1 Scalpel handle #3
6 Scalpel blades
1 Pen light
5 Suture set
1 First aid book
6 Safety pins
5 Pair latex gloves
2 Irrigation syringe
20 Triple antibiotic packages
10 Burn aid packages
25 Alcohol wipes
100 Iodine PVP wipes
25 Antiseptic BZK wipes
9 After bite wipes
3 CPR mask/face shield
4 Airways
5 Tongue depressor
5 Lab sponges
2 Combat casualty blanket

[OMEGA2669]

I don't have medical training either, except for the first aid stuff they taught us in aircrew school. But in a life and death type situation, I would rather have to tools available to disinfect a wound and stitch myself up then not have it. Even though it wouldn't be pro work it could keep me mobile and infection free. May end up with a horrid scar, but I'm willing to deal with that if I can keep my limbs.

[Bumper]

May end up with a horrid scar, but I'm willing to deal with that if I can keep my limbs.

Forget the catgut and get you a big box of assorted butterfly closures. I have been using them for years to avoid going to the hospital for stitches. One you get the hang of putting them on correctly the scar is no worse than stitches.... :yup:

[Patti]

Build your own medical kit:

http://beprepared.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_964_A_c2c_E_ln_A_name_E_BuildYo urOwnFirstAidKit

[farronwolf]

The glue seems to work pretty good for closing wounds without sewing them up. If I am in that bad of need, another scar to go along with the ones I already have aren't going to matter too much to me. Beats the heck out of bleeding to death.

[Patti]

Note to self: Stock up on Peroxide.

[Bumper]

Note to self: Stock up on Peroxide.

And alcohol. My wife has included first aid goods to her list of things to bring home every time she goes to the store. Slowly, but surely, we are starting to get our stock built up. But, we still have a long way to go....

[64zebra]

Hopefully things won't get this bad........."de fo da bullet holes, puta!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhAq_OJOr0

funny scene, but actually those and the pads are beneficial in a bleeding emergency

I actually had a call where a guy was attacking people in a house, all staying there together, he was trying to bust in a bedroom and when the door gave way a lady in the room laid the big Ping driver across his forehead....when I got there he was on the couch with a pad laying vertically on his head, face covered in blood, the pad was doing a good job on that 6 inch gash in his head

I'm actually in the process of putting together medical stuff too, I'm going to get one of the portable hospital kits and a couple of smaller basic kits. I have some basic medical training and I'm going to a Tactical Trauma medicine school for law enforcement this summer. I'm also putting together a tactical kit for patrol for traumatic stuff--gunshots, stabs, collapsed lungs, sucking chest wounds, emergency blood clotting gauze, etc.
Its also nice that my wife has been a critical care/ER nurse for 10 years

I also recommend you add a few cans of this to your kit:
http://www.atlantictactical.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=MYC200&eq=&Tp=
99.99% reduction of MRSA, C-diff, HIV, Hepatitis C, and many other pathogens in as little as 15 seconds

I keep a couple in my patrol car front seat box

[thanis]

And alcohol. My wife has included first aid goods to her list of things to bring home every time she goes to the store. Slowly, but surely, we are starting to get our stock built up. But, we still have a long way to go....

Vodka (the right kind) has both medical and other benifits.

[av8med]

You're right. You can't buy these items by the onesies and twosies. You have to buy a whole box of each, which would make it more expensive. You could, however, split the costs with several people to make 5 or 6 kits.

I wouldn't know what to do with a stethoscope or a blood pressure kit. As I said, I have absolutely no medical training. I'll stick with the basics: Peroxide and bandaids (just kidding).

Here's a list of the items in the kit:

**All First Aid Kits are Non-returnable**
The supplies inside the bag contain:
1 16oz. Skin flushing solution
1 4oz. Eye wash
1 Hand soap
1 6oz. Calamine lotion
2 Lip Treatment
1 Burn spray
1 Instant Glucose
20 pain reliever
20 Ammonia inhalants
1 Blood clotting spray
2 Sam/universal splint
2 Field dressing 11” sq.
4 Field dressing 7.5”x8”
3 Triangular bandages
1 Cervical collar
2 4”x4yds. Gauze roll
3 6” Elastic bdge.
3 4” Elastic bdge
5 4”x4” Sterile pads
6 2x2 Gauze sponges
10 5”x9” Abdominal pads
2 Blood stopper kits
4 Eye pads
100 Bandage strips 3”x1”
20 Butterfly strip
20 Bandage strips 2”x3”
20 Knuckle bandages
3 Instant ice pack
3 Roll of 1” tape
1 Stethoscope
1 Blood pressure kit
2 EMT shears
4 Hemostats
1 SS tweezers
1 SS probe
1 Scalpel handle #3
6 Scalpel blades
1 Pen light
5 Suture set
1 First aid book
6 Safety pins
5 Pair latex gloves
2 Irrigation syringe
20 Triple antibiotic packages
10 Burn aid packages
25 Alcohol wipes
100 Iodine PVP wipes
25 Antiseptic BZK wipes
9 After bite wipes
3 CPR mask/face shield
4 Airways
5 Tongue depressor
5 Lab sponges
2 Combat casualty blanket
Actually, it's not a bad idea to stick with those things. A bp cuff and stethescope won't help you unless you have the drugs and knowledge to correct what it's telling you is a problem. Save the expense and weight. Aspirin is the best first help for a heart attack victim, but if they can't chew or swallow or are bleeding internally..it can kill them. I don't want to discourage you, but you have to be careful with what you do in a medical emergency. 911 is the best cure, followed by research and knowledge. You're on the right track, concentrate on keeping them breathing, stop the bleeding and make sure the blood is circulating. After that, transport them to proper help.
The best thing you can do is take a CPR course. Alot are free and given by hospitals or your local fire/rescue companies. It's a short half day course that may save a life.

[av8med]

After reading my own post, I realize that we're talking about possibly being far removed from 911 and help, so concentrate on the CPR class. The instructor can give you some good advice on kit contents also.

[Patti]

After reading my own post, I realize that we're talking about possibly being far removed from 911 and help, so concentrate on the CPR class. The instructor can give you some good advice on kit contents also.

Yep.

I just renewed my CPR certification through the American Red Cross.

Good stuff.

[walter.ed01]

I'm also at about40%, Bumper. I have a lot of this stuffs in my cabinets. It's really important to put it all together in one handy bag.