First Aid Kit

We put this together ourselves, buying the stuff online, in Rite Aid (Joshua hates this store), and the dollar store near Joshua’s work. Some friends who are in the medical profession were able to obtain certain items for us as well. Mom provided the Vicodin. Joshua’s mom’s husband wrote the prescriptions.

HOW TO DO IT BOOKS:
Your Offshore Doctor by Michael H. Beilan
Where There is No Doctor by David Werner, et al. You can download this book for free. Not only is this book full of practical information, it is a good read and has excellent illustrations.

BIN ONE
Gauze and Dressings
  Triangular bandage #1/40in
  Gauze pads #10/5x9in
  Non-stick pads #30/3x4in
  Gauze roll #10/4in x 4yd
  Gauze roll #1/2in
  Gauze compress #2/18x36in
  Gauze pads #4/3x3in (sterile)
  Shit-ton Band Aids

Splints
  Ace bandages #2

Miscellaneous
  Tape #2/2in
  Tape #2/.5in
  Chem cold pack #4

Top Opening of Bin
  Eye drops
  Hand sanitizer gel 2 oz
  Lubricant #4 packs

BIN TWO
Splints
  S/M/L finger splints
  1 Sam Splint
  Full leg air splint
  Roll Ice tape #1/2×48 in

Eye
  Eye drops 1oz (11/07)
  Eyewash #1/4oz

Fluids/Cleaning Pouch
  Betadine (exp. 5/03)
  BZK antiseptic wipees #20
  Alcohol wipees #50
  Povidone Iodine #1/8oz
  H2O2 #2/8oz
  Gloves nitril #5pr
  Huevos del algoton

Wound Closure Pouch
  Butterfly bandages #50
  Suture kit #3
  Skin stapler #15
  Skin stapler remover
  Forceps
  Tweezers
  Scalpel #2
  LARGE Hypo #1
  Paramedic shears

Dental Pouch
  Dental tool
  1 “Dental Kit” (temporary filling stuff)
  Oil of Cloves
  Floss

Tools
  Stethoscope
  BP Cuff

Top Section of Bin
  Eye drops
  Swaberinis del algoton

MISCELLANEOUS STUFF I’VE NOT FIT IN THE BIN
  Fingernail clippers
  Space blanket #2

MISCELLANEOUS, NOT SURE IF I NEED THIS/HAVEN’T YET OBTAINED
Magnification glass?
3 Hypodermic disposable (5-10cc)??
3 Hypodermic disposable (2-3cc)??
Urinary catheter (Foley) size 16-18?? Oh god!
IV setup/cath? Ask Michelle (solution?)
Hypothermia thermometer
Reusable heat packs
Disposable razors
Safety pins
Snakebite kit?
Pirate patches YAAAHHHRR
Neosporin ophthalmic? Not sure

Burns
  Silvadene
Nausea
  Dimenhydrinate #36/50mg (10/07)
  Bonine
  Ginger treats
  Compazine (Check! Left over from another friend’s chemo!)
  Wrist bands, snake oils, and assorted hippy magic

Drugs (mild)
Pain
  Ibuprofin #50/200mg (2/07)
  Aspirin #50 (1/07)
  Anacin (for the haddacks) #50
Flu/Cold/Decongestant
  Tylenol Flu AM & PM (I love this stuff)
Antiseptic
  Bactine liquid (3/07)
  Triple antibiotic ointment (12/05)
Gut issues
  Pepto-relief tablets (30)
  Antacid (Maalox probably) I’ve never used this stuff
E-N-T issues
  Swim Ear (alcohol) 1 oz (4/08)
  Afrin (3/08)
  Throat spray/cough stuff
Bowel issues
  Psillium seed powder (go) hippy-stuff
  Imodium (don’t go) I’ve never used this either
Skin rashes; allergy
  Zinc oxide ointment 20% (3/06)
  Loratadine #300/10mg (5/07)
  Calamine
  Lotrimin (Offshore Doctor recommended about 10 different anti-fungals and this sort of freaks me out. I’m going with one multi-purpose one.
  Cortisporin otic (ear) never used it before; I’m still undecided if I’ll get this
  Benadryl
Steroid cream/pills
  Triamcinalone .1%
  Oral decadron/prednisone #30/20mg
Misc
  Caffeine #16/200mg (11/07)
  Lip stuff
  Malarone (1 wk’s) (expired 02) We just have this lying around…
  Oral analgesic (Benzocaine) (1/08)
  Ipecac syrup
  Charcoal activator

Drugs (harsh/script)
Pain
  Vicodin (curtesy of Mom; left over from chemo)
Antibiotics
  Cipro (I hate this drug; this is why I need the Diflucan)
  Septra/Bactrim (I am allergic to penicillin and keflex)
Muscle relaxant
  Robaxin 48 (exp. 04)
  Jim Beam
Shock
  Epinephrine 2-cc ampule
Gyne
  Gyne-Lotrimin
  Diflucan


5 Comments on “First Aid Kit”

  1. rob says:

    Pretty impressive medical kit!

  2. cheyenne says:

    Yeah, looks like a lot of stuff when you write it all down. Not counting the scripts, all that (and white bins) was a bit under $200. Much of the randomness (odd sized gauze rolls, OTC drugs, suture kit) we had already lying about.

  3. joshua says:

    A lot of this stuff we ordered directly from FieldTex which has a pretty good online store. These are the same people who make the Medical Sea Pak Trans-Ocean Kit which seems to be the standard high end kit. It’s interesting that you can buy every item in it directly from their own catalog for a third of the kit price. They are over $700 so there are substantial savings to be had from assembling it yourself. Of course, it also requires a lot of time. The good thing is that we thought about it and actually know what’s in there. This makes me feel more confident than if we had simply bought it and checked “first aid kit” off the list.

  4. rob says:

    Really great to have the kit but even better to be able to use it. Interesting that its cheaper to buy it “loose” as it were, rather than in their own pack.
    Rob

  5. Allie Ernst, RN, BSN says:

    Hi,
    Just want to let you know how invaluable this list was. I frequently serve as a camp nurse and have been teaching wilderness first aid to children and have them make their own first aid kits (minus the vicodin and other pharmaceuticals). Of course, my emergency kit follows your great guidelines.
    Allie

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