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in a car. It includes both a large, extensive first-aid kit in a waterproof box, designed for back
country river-guide usage, and a small, compact kit (fits in the palm of my hand), so I have a
lightweight option in case circumstances dictate that I must evacuate on foot rather than in my
car. The compact first-aid kit easily fits into my backpack, whereas the large first aid kit and the
hand-crank radio will not. Here are my suggestions for a modest first-aid kit:
Basic First-Aid Kit
Two Ace bandages
One box of adhesive bandages (at least 12 Band-Aids) of varying sizes, with at least two 2-inch or
larger square bandages
Six butterfly bandages
Onelargerollof2-inchclothadhesivetape(maybetornorcuttosmallerwidths).Usefulforbinding
wounds, taping sprains, and taping “hot spots” to prevent blisters)
Several 4-inch-by-4-inch sterile, nonadhesive dressings
Three 3-inch-wide gauze rolls
Two triangular bandages
Triple antibiotic ointment*
Mouth shield for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (precaution against AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatit-
is)
Three sterile applicator sticks, cotton tipped
Alcohol and/or ten prepackaged alcohol squares*
Instant cold-pack/icepack
First-aid manual
Thermometer
Safety pins and sterile needle
Scissors
Surgical rubber gloves (several pairs)
Pain-reliever tablets (aspirin, acetaminophen, etc.)*
Laxative*
Antidiarrhea medication*
Syrup of ipecac (to induce vomiting)*
Add the following items for a more advanced first-aid kit:
Snakebite kit
Emergency suture kit
Splinting material (air splint, traction splint, hard splint, etc.)
Tourniquet
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