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Wilderness First Aid Kit

Wilderness First Aid Kit

Your first aid kit should always be customized for where you're going and what activity you'll be doing. It should also contain specialty items to meet any unique medical needs someone in your party might have. Here is a list of items that should form the core of a wilderness first aid kit.

Basics

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  • First aid field manual
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Irrigation bulb syringe or plastic syringe with irrigation tip (for flushing wounds)
  • Sharp tweezers
  • Cotton swabs
  • Soap
  • Antiseptic solution
  • Antibiotic ointment
  • Petroleum jelly
  • Cotton balls
  • Band-Aids of assorted sizes
  • Nonadhesive sterile bandages
  • Butterfly bandages
  • Waterproof and breathable occlusive dressings
  • Moleskin strips
  • Mole Foam
  • Gauze roll
  • Coban wrap
  • Elastic compression wrap
  • Aluminum foam splint
  • Triangular bandage
  • Safety pins
  • Duct tape
  • Plastic bags
  • Scissors
  • Instant cold packs
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Medication

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  • Ibuprofen
  • Aspirin
  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
  • Pseudoephedrine
  • Antacids
  • Ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac)
  • Loperamide HCl (Imodium A-D)
  • Hydrocortisone cream
  • Antifungal cream
  • Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
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Mountaineering specialty items

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  • SAM splint
  • Trauma sheers
  • Instant heat packs
  • Trauma dressings for severe bleeding (maxi pads work)
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