What to Put in Your Travel Kit

Travel kit: A travel first aid kit may contain these items:

• Adhesive tape
  
  
• 4" x 4" sterile gauze pads
  
  
• Antacid - For indigestion
  
  
• Antidiarrheal (Imodium, Pepto-Bismol, for example)
  
  
• Antihistamine cream
  
  
• Antiseptic agent (small bottle liquid soap) - For cleaning wounds and hands
  
  
• Aspirin - For mild pain, heart attack
  
  
• Adhesive bandages (all sizes)
  
  
• Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - Oral antihistamine
  
  
• Book on first aid
  
  
• Cigarette lighter - To sterilize instruments and to be able to start a fire in the wilderness (to keep warm and to make smoke to signal for help, for examples)
  
  
• Cough medication
  
  
• Dental kit - For broken teeth, loss of crown or filling
  
  
• Exam gloves
  
  
• Small flashlight
  
  
• Ibuprofen (Advil is one brand name)
  
  
• Insect repellant
  
  
• Knife (small Swiss Army-type)
  
  
• Moleskin - To apply to blisters or hot spots
  
  
• Nasal spray decongestant - For nasal congestion from colds or allergies
  
  
• Nonadhesive wound pads (Telfa)
  
  
• Polysporin antibiotic ointment
  
  
• Oral decongestant
  
  
• Personal medications and items
  
  
• Phone card with at least 60 minutes of time (and not a close expiration date) plus at least 10 quarters for pay phones and a list of important people to reach in an emergency
  
  
• Plastic resealable bags (oven and sandwich)
  
  
• Pocket mask for CPR
  
  
• Safety pins (large and small)
  
  
• Scissors
  
  
• Sunscreen
  
  
• Thermometer
  
  
• Tweezers