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Lightweight First Aid Kit. Lightweight First Aid Kit This is a suggested lightweight first aid.

Lightweight First Aid Kit

You'll want to add to or adapt it to your needs. Carry only those items that you know how to use. From time to time, check your kit and restock worn products and replace old, expired drugs. Remember that you also need knowledge to go along with your first aid kit, and it's important to take basic first aid and CPR classes. .  3-4 Sterile gauze pads (4" x 4")  2 Rolls of 4" wide sterile gauze  8 Band-Aids (Include a couple large-sized Band-Aids)  6 Butterfly bandages  2 Triangular Bandages (Useful for slings and lashing to improvised splints)  1 Roll of athletic tape  1 Wrapped sanitary napkin (for nose bleeds, or to clean up blood from wounds)  1 Microshield (lightweight mouth shield for giving CPR)  1 Small bottle of tincture of benzoin (for cleansing wounds)  1 Tube of Neosporin or Providone-iodine ointment (to dress wounds)  1 Piece of moleskin (4" x 4".

First Aid: Your First Aid Kit. Homemade First Aid Kit. A first aid kit is important to treat minor injuries.

Homemade First Aid Kit

A homemade, multi-purpose first aid kit can be used for the home, your car, at work, and when traveling. The cost is generally not much more than a ready made first aid kit which generally has limited amounts of useful items in smaller packages. Although more expensive than some pre-made First Aid Kits, you can purchase quality first aid items and have extra items to spare. Here is a list of suggested items for a homemade First Aid Kit. First Aid Kit Accessories 1 Pair of scissors1 Pair of tweezers1 Self-Adhesive Wrap (Coban)1 Package of safety pins1 Small box of cotton swabs (Q-Tips)1 Package of moist towelettes1 Lighter or pack of matches1 Small bottle of hand sanitizer (alcohol-base)1 Small jar of petroleum jelly1 Small mirror Bandages for a First Aid Kit Over The Counter Medications for a First Aid Kit Ointments and Creams for a First Aid Kit Miscellaneous Items for a First Aid Kit Important Cautions 1.)

Staying above the water line! Packing Your Bug Out First Aid Kit, by J.V. in Tacoma. The contents of a bug out first aid kit should not only contain band-aids and other such dressings for minor wounds.

Packing Your Bug Out First Aid Kit, by J.V. in Tacoma

The bug out first aid kit should also contain a vast amount of items in various classifications to be discussed below. The use of these items has been historically documented, however care should be used in their administration and these items should be used only as a last result when no other means of medical care are available. Persons should use these items if death is imminent and the risk of using these items would not sufficiently out weigh the potential benefits of their use.

During a survival situation, regardless of length or severity, one must constantly use what is commonly referred to in the military as operational risk management (ORM) goes through the steps to determine if the risk outweighs the potential benefit. This type of determination can best be envisioned by determining whether one should bug out or hunker down in place.