First Aid Kits – Frydenlund’s Recommendations

Ouch Kit (Personal Care Kit)

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  • Bandaids, assorted 1″, ¾”, ½”, knuckle
  • 1 – Roll 1″ Medical Tape
  • 2 – 4″x4″ Sterile Gauze Pads
  • 1 – Large Dressing (sanitary napkin)
  • 1 – 3″ Elastic Bandage
  • Mole Foam/Mole Skin (min 3″x3″)
  • Nitrile, Latex or vinyl gloves
  • 2 – Diaper Pins or large safety pins
  • Tweezers
  • CPR Microshield or Barrier
  • Small Bottle 200 mg Ibuprofin
  • Asprin (Buffered) Adult Kit Only
  • Antacid (Tums Tablets)
  • Soap
  • 1 – Tube Povidone Iodine
  • 1 – Tube Triple Antibiotic
  • 1 – Butane Lighter (or waterproof matches)
  • 5 yds Duct Tape

Expedition Pack

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  • SAM Splint
  • Trauma or EMT Scissors
  • 1 – Fine Hemostat
  • Thermometer (85°-107° F)
  • 15 yds Duct Tape
  • Cable Ties
  • Diaper Pins (or large safety pins)
  • 4″ Elastic Bandage
  • 6″ Elastic Bandage
  • Roller Bandage
  • Xerofoam Gauze
  • 2 – 4″x4″ Sterile Gauze Pads
  • 2 – 2″x2″ Sterile Gauze Pads
  • Spenco Second Skin (min 2″x2″)
  • 1 – Large Dressing (sanitary napkin)
  • Butane Lighter
  • 1 – Cotton Burn Sheet (Clean Plastic Packed T-shirt)
  • 5 – Gal Ziplock Bags
  • Irrigator
  • Sawyer Extractor
  • Jungle and Reef Supplement
  • Antifungal – Clotrimazole 2% or Lotrisone (Lotrimine, Femastat)
  • Permethrin (5% cream, 1% shampoo) for lice, bed bugs, scabbies
  • Diarrhea – Ciprofloxacin or Azithromyacin or Loperamide (Imodium)
  • Vinegar, 2 liters

Small Group Ready Kit

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  • Scalpel
  • Tweezers
  • Bandaids, assorted 1″, ¾”, ½”, knuckle
  • Wound Closure Strips (Butterfly or Better)
  • 1 – Roll 1″ Medical Tape
  • 2 – 4″x4″ Sterile Gauze Pads
  • 2 – 2″x2″ Sterile Gauze Pads
  • Spenco Second Skin (min 2″x2″)
  • 1 – Large Dressing (sanitary napkin)
  • 1 – 2″ Elastic Bandage
  • 1 – 3″ Elastic Bandage
  • Triangular bandage
  • Q-tips
  • Cleaning Pads w/lidocaine
  • 1 Small Bottle Tincture of Benzoine
  • 1 Small Bottle/Tube Povidone Iodine
  • 1 – Tube Triple Antibiotic
  • Soap
  • 3 – Gallon Size Ziplock Bags
  • 3 pr. Nitrile, Latex or vinyl gloves
  • Response Sheet/Accident
  • Report/Examination Sheet
  • Pencil

Medications Pack

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  • Acetaminophin or Percogesic Tabs
  • Ibuprofin
  • Aspirin (Buffered)
  • Stool Softener (Colase) or Bisacodyl
  • Pepto Bismol Tablets
  • TUMS Tablets or Mylanta
  • Loperamide (Imodium)
  • Cough Drops
  • Diphenhydramine HCL (Benadryl)
  • Vitamin C
  • Motion Sickness (Dramamine, Benadryl, Meclizine)
  • Glucose Paste or tabs
  • Aloe Vera Gel
  • Hydrocortisone (1%)
  • Aluminum Hydroxide/Simethicone
  • Oral Rehydration Salts/Glucose
  • Triple Antibiotic
  • Epipen or Anapak