Medical Kit

I have decided to break my medkit down in two ways, first by type (e.g. drugs or bandages) and secondly by importance (A=’day kit’, B=’overnight kit’, C=’multi-day group kit’). Realistically, my medical kit is my type C kit and I take it even on small hikes.

This list does not include regular medications that an individual knows they need to take regularly. For instance, in the spring I know I need to take an allergy pill every day, that is not included in the kit. What is included with the single dose packet of loratadine for encase someone discovers they have allergies they did not know about.

At the bottom of this list I am going to start keeping a record of what items I use!

Drugs/Medicines

This first set of drugs can all be purchased as a refill pack if you are making a DIY medkit, or if you just need to restock or get or kit up to date.

Here is a link to the refill kit that contains all of the drugs listed in this first set.

Ibuprofen (AB-1,C-2)
Acetominophen (AB-1,C-2)
Aspirin (ABC-1)
Diphenalhydramine HCl (ABC-1)
Bismuth Subsalcylate (ABC-2)

Here are so extra drugs that I like carry, you can find single dose packets at many gas stations.

loratidine/other allergy medication (ABC-1)

Eye Care

Eye care is the rising start of my medical kit. Our eyes are really really important and it is important to be able to wash them out if dirt, sticks or chemicals get into them. Many backpacking stoves use pressurized liquid gas, I have never seen anyone wearing safety glasses when operating camping stoves, some fuel to the eye would be very bad news. Links are provided to what I use.

1/2 oz. eye-wash fluid (ABC-1)
Contact lense case and solution (ABC-1, you can get ride of the outer case and just keep the sense case and solution bottle)

Blisters and Chafing

Pre-cut and shaped moleskin
3M first aid tape
Blister pads
petroleum jelly
scissors

Items I have used from my medical kit

Anti-diahreal
Aspirin (to treat suspected heart attack)
Diphenalhydramine HCl (for a be sting in the roof of a persons mouth, wanted to make sure they did not die if their mouth swore up and blocked their airway)
Gatorade (Many times, often given to people outside of my group who are experience dehydration and heat exhaustion: Los Liones, Roy Rogers to Eagle Rock, Deep Creek, Angles Landing,…). I have now started carrying multiple small ones instead of one large liter size. This way if I have to give some away, I still have some for myself.
Blister treatment (more often with new hikers, experienced hikers know how to do prevention)
Medical Tape/scissors (used for both blister prevention (more times than I can remember) and for repairing shoes and backpacks)
Tweezers (to remove splinters)
Eye rinse solution (to remove small dirt and wood pieces in a persons eye
vasaline/anti-chafe (is used all the time on long hikes and multiday backpacking trips)
Emergency blanket (used once, someone forget their sleeping bag). Replacing the blanket with 2 person emergency bivvy that can easily be converted into a big blanket or will make a better emergency sleeping bag or rain shelter.

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