Conventional Medicine--Advanced Medical Kit

Previous posts covered boo-boo kits, IFAKs, and family medical kits.  Today's post will cover the items suggested for an advanced medical kit.  Even if you do not have the training to use these items, they're still a good idea to have available for someone who can use them to help your family.  You never know--there were a few doctors who lived in Paradise, California, who escaped the fire with only their families and their lives. They still had their skills, but no medical kits to work with.

In addition to needing a larger bag for an advanced medical kit, you'll want to include the following items:

stethoscope*
blood pressure cuff
headlamp
more light sticks
N-99 mask, the RZ Mask, 2.5
oxygen tank wrench and gasket
chest seal
cricothyrotomy kit (remember, this is for trained personnel to use)
chest tube kit (same, for trained personnel to use)
pressurized water bladder (to irrigate wounds)
goggles
iodoform gauze (to treat infections of the skin or drain fluid out of the body)
SOAP notes
folding clipboard
triage tape
triage cards
administrative satchel

medications (again, for advanced kit, for use by licensed medical personnel, and beyond what is stocked in a family medical kit)
lidocaine 1%, 1 vial
lidocaine 2% with epinephrine, 1 vial
rocephine 1 gm, 2 vials
normal saline for injection, 25 ml, 2 vials
tranexamic acid, 100 mg, 2 vials
epinephrine 1:1000, 1 ml, 2 vials
triamcinolone, 10 ml, 1 vial
nubain, 10 mg/ml, 10 ml, 1 vial
narcan, 4 mg/ml, 10 ml, 1 vial
toradol, 30 mg/ml, 10 ml, 1 vial
valium, 5 mg/ml, 10 ml, 1 vial
augmentin, 875 mg, 60 doses, 1 bottle
zithromax, 500 mg, 20 doses, 1 bottle
bactrim DS, 30 doses, 1 bottle
levaquin, 750 mg, 30 doses, 1 bottle
clindamycin, 300 mg, 14 doses, 1 bottle
doxycycline, 100 mg, 30 doses, 1 bottle
diflucan, 150 mg, 10 doses, 1 bottle
albuterol MDI, 1 MDI
assorted syringes and needles
sharps container
envelops, small, dispensing, 12

minor surgery kit  (all quantities are one, unless otherwise indicated)
folding pouch
scalpel handle, #3
needle driver, smooth carbide tips
scissors, 1 point sharp
scissors, Metzenbaum, curved, fine, 5.5"
forceps, splinter, fine point
forceps, dressing
forceps, tissue, adson 1x2
forceps, Debakey, 6"
forceps, curved mosquito (four)
forceps, kelly, straight (two)
probe, straight
retractors, simm's retract, sm (two)
retractors, gelpi, 5"
forceps, allis 2x3
towel clamps, small (three)
skin stapler, #10, (two)
staple remover
medicine cup
blue towels, sterile (four)
scalpel blades #11 (six)
scalpel blades #10 (two)
scalpel blades #15 (two)
scalpel blades #12 (two)
suture, assorted, armed (six)
suture, silk, 4-0, 4', sterile (three)
suture needles, assortment of six
syringe, glass 5ml, sterile (two)
hypodermic needles, assortment of 12
gloves, sterile, operating (two pairs)

*Dr. Steve, who taught two of my classes, recommended the Littman Lite.  Unfortunately, as I look at Amazon right now, I don't see anything for Littman "Lite."  There are loads of options for a Littman stethoscope, however, and they are very, very good.  Obviously, I can't review them all here.  I can say that my daughter and I bought the same very low-end stethoscopes before our first class.  She still uses hers, but I have difficulty hearing anything with mine.  After my husband took the class, he went all-out and got a very nice, about $300, Littman stethoscope.  It included software for learning to listen to heart and chest tones and had a longer tube.  One reason for getting this particular stethoscope was so that it could be used for speaking to hearing-impaired individuals--they put the stethoscope on and you speak into the diaphragm (the piece that is placed on the chest for listening).  That might not be a consideration for some, but my mother-in-law is hearing-impaired, and my husband wants to be able to better care for her.

Links to related posts:
Boo-boo kits  
IFAKs  
Hanging Travel Cosmetic Bag for Organizing Medical Kit 
Family Medical Kit checklist only