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First Aid Kits (cont.)

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



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