!Standard street medic first aid kit Standard kit: ------------- The contents of this kit should cost about $15. Buy in bulk. Keep extras in a bin til needed. * nitrile gloves 6 pair ($10/100) * nonsterile 4x4 gauze 15 ($10/400) * sterile 4x4 gauze 2 ($11/50) * sterile 3" roller gauze 2 ($7/24) * 1" paper tape 1 ($9/12) * elastic bandage 1 ($7/10) * coban 1 ($11/10) * ballpoint pen 2 * cute band-aids * heavy can liners (for ponchos) * cayenne powder (for bleeding) * memo pad * permanent marker * soap * duct tape * trauma shears * ziploc-style bags Pack as modules, each in its own ziploc-style bag: 1. Five glove pairs in a snack-size bag. 2. Wound kits: Sandwich bag per anticipated fresh wound or dressing change. In each, a pair of gloves and a few non- sterile 4x4s. Maybe cayenne powder in tiny bag, roller gauze. Purpose: Stop bleed or clean wound. 3. Dressing kit: One sandwich bag. Sterile 4x4, paper tape, coban. 4. Other stuff kit: Trauma shears, elastic bandage, soap, trash bags, cute band-aids, duct tape. 5. Documentation kit: Memo pad, pen, marker. Things to consider adding: -------------------------- * ching wan hung (for burns) 1 ($5) * white flower oil (panic, stuffy nose, etc) 1 ($5) * Buck Tilton's Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care ($5) * referral guide to local and national resources * paper map of area * small flashlight * a few diphenhydramine gelcaps and a safety pin For infectious respiratory disease outbreak: -------------------------------------------- * face masks (cloth/surgical for general activities, n95 for high risk activities); paper storage bags * thermometer, probe covers; alcohol swabs * pulse oximeter * hand sanitizer For primitive toilets or food serving: -------------------------------------- * improvised "tippy-tap;" plenty of soap (for handwashing) * marker (to write date and time on food containers) For outdoors: ------------- * sunscreen; bug spray * tweezers or swiss army knife * lighter or matches For hot weather: ---------------- * mister full of water; battery-powered fan * cooler full of ice; small plastic bags For cold weather: ----------------- * blankets; thrift-store heavy clothes * thermos, hot water, teabags, hot cocoa mix, coffeecups * clean, dry socks For rainy weather: ------------------ * heavy can-liners (for ponchos) * clean, dry socks For teargas/pepperspray: ------------------------ * Mask, goggles, poncho (personal protective equipment) * squirt bottles full of water * thrift store clothes, dish soap, trash bags (for decontam)