MEDICAL SUPPLIES - Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities - page 540

Supplies and Equipment
Adhesive pads (Band-Aids®), large-10 or more
Sterile gauze pads, four-inch squares-6 or more
Porous adhesive tape, two-inch width-1 roll
Moleskin, four-inch squares or proprietary blister covers-4 to 6
Elastic bandage, three-inch width-1
Triangular bandage-1
Tweezers-1 per party
Sunscreen-Generous supply
Wound antiseptic such as Betadine®-2 to 4 ounces
or
Betadine® Swabs-10
Oxygen saturation monitor (for high-altitude outings)-1 per party
OUTING MEDICAL KIT
Medications (Oral Except Where Specified)
Analgesics
Acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen
Hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Vicodin®) Morphine (injectable)
Lidocaine jelly (topical)
Antimicrobial Preparations
Levofloxacin
Tetracycline (in tropical areas and sites where tickborne diseases are common)
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX®)
Cephalexin
Azithromycin (for traveler's diarrhea in areas where resistance to quinolones is common,
such as south and Southeast Asia)
Metranidazole (for suspected Clostridium difficile gastrointestinal infections)
Ofloxacin ophthalmic drops
Clotrimazole antifungal cream
Antimalarials appropriate for area
Betadine®
Gastrointestinal Medications
Antiemetics (Zofran ODT®)
An antacid (liquids are more effective; tablets are easier to carry)
A motion-sickness agent
A laxative (MiraLAX® powder is light and easy to carry)