first aid kits
Just a thought do all of you carry first aid kits. Usually we have at leat a bandaid but this past trip forgot a kit, and don't you know that's when you need it. Took a tumble on a resturant boardwalk...
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JESTER7406 wrote:
Bottom line: buy what you can use within your abilities...
Agreed. This is the key. A basic kit for routine wound care and basic OTC medications should be in everyone's camper. I think one is far better off buying an empty bag/box and stocking it with basic supplies and medications rather than buying the pre-packaged kits.
As an Emergency Physician with Wilderness Medicine training, I have a pretty extensive kit, allowing for advanced wound care, including suturing and bleeding control, joint and fracture splinting, medications, etc. I bought a large medical jump kit from Gall's, stocked it appropriately, and keep it in the camper at all times. I have a smaller, portable stripped-down basic kit (also from Gall's) that I keep in my backpack for hiking excursions.
