A first aid kit list is important to have when prepping these days. Prepping is a common topic, especially with natural disasters in the news. There are so many things to consider when it comes to preparedness that it can be difficult to know where to begin. What if there is an emergency? What do we need to be prepared?
That’s where Low-Cost Emergency Planning by Julie L. Jesseph comes in handy. In her book, she teaches people to live better on less. The book is full of ways to be prepared without breaking the bank. Below are Jesseph’s level one and two emergency first aid kit lists from the book. They can give a head start and organization to emergency planning.
Level One: Portable First Aid Kit
Many of these ingredients can be found at discount stores, however, some are better found online. When making these kits, consider your essential medical needs. All of these medical supplies can fit into a small bag. For trail use, compactness and portability are essential.
Portable First Aid Kit Supplies
This kit will cost about $30-$40 to put together.
· 2 (4-inch square) gauze pads
· 2 (4-inch square) non-stick pads
· 1 large Israeli trauma pad
· 2- 25-gram size QuickClot or Celox
· 4 nitrile gloves
· 4 alcohol pads
· 1 pair of splinter tweezers
· 1 roll of one-inch adhesive tape
· One moleskine pad
· 1 container of tincture of iodine
· 6 half-inch band-aids
· 6 three-quarter-inch band-aids
· 2 two-inch band-aids
· 2 half-inch band-aids
· 2 quarter-inch steri-strips
· 2 half-inch steri-strips
· 4 butterfly closures
· 1 container of instant glue
· 3 maxi-pads to absorb bleeding
· 1 container of Visine
· 1 nail clipper
· 1 small flashlight
· 1 container of hand sanitizer
· 5 Q-tips
· 1 tube of chapstick
· 1 tube of antibiotic ointment
· 16 (200-mg) doses of ibuprofen
· 8 (2-mg) doses of an anti-diarrhetic
· 8 doses of antihistamine (for allergies)
· 8 multi-vitamins
Level Two: Home First Aid Kit Supplies
This is a larger emergency kit, but it’s beneficial to have all the supplies in one spot so you don’t have to hunt around the house for what you need.
This kit will cost between $100-$150 to put together.
Home First Aid Kit Supplies
· CPR mask
· Gloves
· Wet wipes
· Hand sanitizer
Instruments
· A flashlight
· Scissors
· Splinter tweezers
· Sharp tweezers
· Large nail clipper
· Large safety pins
· Single-edge razor
· Knife
For Wounds
· 1 (20-cc) irrigating syringe
· Assorted sizes of bandages
· Steri-strips
· Butterfly tape
· Duct tape (it comes in handy for many things)
· Adhesive tape
· Teragerm (a non-adhesive film by 3M, a breathable band-aid and one of the more expensive parts of the kit)
· Moleskin
· 4-inch square gauze pads
· 2-inch square gauze pads
· QuickClot gauze
· Non-stick gauze pads
· Roll of gauze
· Israeli trauma pad
· Q-tips
· Nylon suture
· Cyanoacrylate glue (yes, folks, “superglue”)
· 1 3-inch ACE wrap
· Triangular bandage
· Roller dressing
· Pills and Other Supplies
· Tylenol
· Ibuprofen
· Aspirin
· Claritin
· 1% hydrocortisone cream
· Anti-diarrhea pills
· Fever thermometer
· Alcohol pads
· Cold pack
· Lip balm
· Triple antibiotic ointment
· Salonpas pain relief patch
· A pen
Remember to customize these lists to your needs. And remember, all the first aid gear in the world is of limited value if you haven’t learned how to use it in an emergency. To that end, it’s recommended to take various Red Cross first aid courses. Also, it’s beneficial to study natural remedies and herbalism.
This has been shared from Low-Cost Emergency Planning – A DIY Guide to Family Disaster Preparedness by Julie L. Jesseph, with permission from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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