'tis a good time to top off items in your first-aid and med kit ⚕️
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'tis a good time to top off items in your first-aid and med kit
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Some extra info on listed meds (and their intended usage):
Ibuprofen (Oral. Minor pain, and fever reducer, e.g., toothache, menstruation cramps, headache)Aspirin (Oral. Pain, fever, inflammation reducer, e.g., treat/prevent heart attacks, strokes, chest pain)Antihistamines (allergy relief)Motion sickness meds (scopolamine patches, dimenhydrinate, dramamine, etc)Insect repellant (Malaria and dengue prevention)Azithromycin (Oral. Treatment of bacterial infections, e.g., traveler's diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections, etc)Oxycodone/Acetaminophen (Oral. Severe pain relief, fever reducer)Aloe vera gel with lidocaine (for burn relief)Bacitracin/Polysporin/Neosporine (Topical ointment. Prevents infection. For minor scrapes, cuts, and burns) -
And finally, a list of extras that you may want to consider adding to your kit (depends on where you are located, if you're far from help, or expecting to have to treat severe wounds/illnesses yourself).
Ideally, it would be a good idea to learn how to use some of these ahead of time (like for a tourniquet, epinephrine injections, sutures, dental kit etc).
A hot water bottle is not necessarily an advanced item, but some people may not require it in their kit. It's useful to treat hypothermia(so, a good idea for sailors to carry).
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Added some extra art on the page ^___^... like a rabbit studying up on first-aid.
