Do A First Aid Course!.
At the course tell them your planed activities and ask them for a
recommendation of what to take. Remember to tell them how long help may take to get to you,
for EPIRB responses in OZ this could be 2 hours for them to find you.
Once found it may then take longer to obtain correct help. They may tell you to do additional courses!
The "Remote Area First Aid Course" may be the one you are looking for.
The table below is one persons idea, fell free to add and subtract, it is
your kit after all.
The most important thing is a CLEAR CLAM MIND.
Item Name | Description | Quality | Use | Price Guide |
Gloves | Latex | 2 Pairs | Clean hands! | $1 |
First Aid Booklet | Guide Document | One | Instructions | $5 |
Scissors | Sharpe n Smooth points | 1 Pair | Cutting cloth... | $5 |
Forceps | pliers | 1 Pair | clean handling | $5 |
Eye Bath | shaped plastic dish | 1 | Washing Eye | $1 |
Saline Solution | Sterile Liquid | 2 off 10ml | Eye wash | $1 |
Eye Pad | Sterile | 2 off | Eye cover | $1 |
Betadine | Antiseptic Liquid | 15ml | Infection Reduction | $5 |
Adhesive Tape | fastener | 1 roll 2.5cm by 5m | Secure bandages | $6 |
Swab | Surgical wipes | At Least 4 | Wound Cleaning | $1 |
Cotton Balls | Sterile | 5 balls | Antiseptic Application | $1 |
Conforming Bandage | NON STICK! | 2 by 5cm 2 by 10cm | Wound Cover | $3 |
Band aid Strips | NON STICK! | 1 packet | Wound Cover | $3 |
Crep Bandage | elastic | 1 long roll 100mm | restrictive bandage | $5 |
Bandage | NON STICK! cover | 3 7.5 by 10 cm | Wound Cover | $1 |
Face Shield | Mouth cover | 2 | Recitation | $10 |
Emergency Blanket | Plastic Reflective | 1 | Cover and signal | $3 |
You can use a T shirt for a dressing, cuts weight and size.
Don't worry too much about infection, save life first!
You can use sticks, tree branches, rolled up paper for a splint, but an air splint
is more comfortable if you have to transport (they don't take much room deflated,
just watch for punctures).
My thoughts on the above. I prefer an antiseptic liquid but there is a spray pack too.
The problem with the liquids is that they will leak away if the tube is punctured,
the cream will still be around even if punctured. The first aid booklet can be a good reminder.
The face mask is to stop the transfer of blood
if you need to give mouth to mouth on a wounded person.
I carry a few pairs of the latex gloves, good for fixing a flat and then going on to
dinner, or inside WET leather gloves to keep the die off.
Expiry dates on the items should be used as a guide.
Chemical compositions deteriorate with time and heat,
some medicines given enough time become toxic!
Replace anything suspect, it is your life after all.
I do hope none of us have to use any of the above for the intended purpose.
Some other good ideas -
Item Name | Description | Quality | Use | Price Guide |
Panadol | capsials | 10 | Pain relief | $5 |
Stingose | Cream | One tube | Sting and burn treatment | $8 |
BFI powder | Antiseptic powder | 15ml Puff Pack | Infection Control | $5 |
Vicene | Eye Liquid | 1 tube | Eye irritation treatment | $5 |
? | Gastric tablets | 10 | Anti runs! | $5 |
? | Tooth ache tablets | 10 | Tooth ache relief | $5 |
Deep Heat | Heat Rub | 1 Tube | Strain relief | $5 |