In the process of assembling your family or advanced medical kit, you come to realize that there are a whole lot of tiny supplies that you want to carry. But because they are so small, they can become hard to find, especially in an emergency. One of the tips I learned from the grid-down medicine class I took a few months ago was to organize all those tiny items in a cosmetic travel bag.
Pure genius.
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I spent quite some time searching and pondering what size and style of bag to purchase. There were a few other bags I considered but ultimately decided on this one because it could fold flat and would fit nicely into the backpack style medical bag we already had. I also wanted one that could hang, with different sizes of plastic pockets, not mesh.
I am amazed at how many supplies we can fit in here. What do we carry in our kits?
Row A
- Pocket 1
- Hydrocortisone cream, 3 packets
- Burn gel, 4 packets
- Lubricating jelly, 3 packets
- Betadine ointment, 1 packet
- Petroleum jelly, 1 packet
- Triple antibiotic, 4 packets
- Benadryl cream, 1 packet
- Oral pain relief gel, 2 packets
- A&D ointment, 2 packets
- Pocket 2
- Pocket 3
- Band-aids, 7 in various sizes
- Insect repellent wipes, 2
- Pocket 4
Row B
- Pocket 1
- Baby aspirin, 24
- Children's chewable baby aspirin, 10
- Activated charcoal powder, packet
- Usnea wound powder, packet
- Children's chewable Benadryl, 8
- Tylenol PM, 2
- Vicodin, 1
- Benadryl, 8
- Acetaminophen, 2
- Children's chewable acetaminophen, 4
- Meclizine, 5
- Doxylamine succinate, 4
- Meloxicam, 2
- Caffeine, 4
- Ibuprofen, 2
- Pocket 2
- Penlights, 2(batteries stored separately)
- Rubbing alcohol, 2 oz
- Iodine tincture
- Dual tip Sharpie, 1
- Pocket 3
- Steri-strips, 20 in various sizes
- Thermometer, 1
- Benzalkonium chloride wipes, 3
- Sutures, 2
- Tegaderm film dressings, 3
Row C
- Pocket 1
- 5% lidocaine cream (Numb Master)
- contact lens solution (eye wash)
- lighter
- matches
- emergency shears
- hand sanitizer
- liquid bandage
- tincture of benzoin
Row D
- Pocket 1
- chest seal
- duct tape
- moleskin
- medical tape
- Celox nosebleed dressing;
- Pocket 2
- Light sticks, 3
- Saran Wrap (burn dressing)
- Biofreeze, 3
- 2x2 gauze, 10
- Sterile Q-tips, 20
- 4x4 kerlix gauze roll, 1
- Hand cleaner towels, 2
- Sterile non-adherent dressings, 3
That's a lot of stuff! And I hope we never have to use any of it.
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