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First Aid Kit, Emergency Kit, Home Disaster Preparedness

  • See Also
  1. Emergency Car Kit
  2. First Aid Wilderness Kit
  3. Inflight Emergency Medical Kit
  4. Primary Care Clinic Emergency Kit
  • Preparations
  • Protective equipment
  1. Mouth to mouth Resuscitation mask (e.g. Microshield)
  2. Non-sterile examination gloves
  3. Eye shield or glasses
  1. Individual antiseptic towelettes or hand sanitizer
  2. Bacitracin
  3. Elastic bandages in assorted sizes (band-aids)
  4. Non-adherent bandage (e.g. Telfa)
  5. Gauze (4x4)
  6. Elastic bandage (ACE Wrap)
  7. Roller gauze (e.g. Kerlix or Kling)
  8. Skin Glue (Tissue Adhesive)
  9. Simple Suture kit (with 3-0 or 4-0 Nonabsorbable Suture)
  10. Adhesive tape
  11. SAM Splints
  12. Blister kits (second skin or mole skin)
  13. Israeli Bandages (elastic wrap with impregnated coagulant) or similar
  14. CAT-Tourniquet (multiple)
  • Preparations
  • Other Trauma Items (Consider carrying in car)
  1. See wounds as above
  2. Cervical Collar (or Towel roll with tape)
  3. Nasal Airways or trumpets (adult and pediatric)
    1. Advanced Airway devices are of low yield in underresourced areas
  • Preparations
  • Medications
  1. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
  2. Ibuprofen (Motrin)
  3. Hydrocortisone 1%
  4. Clotrimazole 1%
  5. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
  6. Epinephrine self injectable pen (epi-pen or Anakit)
  7. Glucose tablets
  8. Ondansetron (Zofran)
  9. Consider Antibiotics for extended trips (Doxycycline, Cephalexin, Azithromycin)
  • Preparations
  • Tools
  1. Bandage scissors
  2. Trauma Shears (e.g. Foldable Leatherman "Raptor")
  3. Forceps (tweezers or Pick-ups)
  4. Gallon zip lock bags
  5. Safety pins
  6. Scalpel
  7. Duct Tape
  • Preparations
  • Home Disaster Preparedness
  1. Hand sanitizer and soap
  2. Emergency Food is often overstocked
    1. Contrast with water which is often understocked
  3. Water purification
    1. See Prevention of Waterborne Illness
    2. Water filters (e.g. lifestraw)
    3. Chemical purification (e.g. Iodine tablets, unscented bleach)
    4. Boiling Water (requires fuel)
  • References
  1. Knight and McCollum (2026) Disaster Planning, EM:Rap, 2/23/2026
  2. Jacobson (1998) Emerg Med, p. 115-34 [PubMed]
  3. Weiss (1992) Wilderness and Travel Medicine, p. 90-105
  4. Forgey (1994) Wilderness Medicine, p. 201-15