II. Approach: General

  1. Items in addition to those included in First Aid Kit
  2. Prevent Gastrointestinal Illness
    1. Foodborne Illness Prevention
    2. Water Disinfection
    3. Consider Traveler's Diarrhea Prophylaxis

III. Approach: Additional Wound Care Items

  1. Wound Cleansing
    1. Irrigating syringe (30 cc) with 18 gauge plastic tip
    2. Antiseptics (wound edges only)
      1. Povidone Iodine 10% (Betadine) diluted 1 ounce in one liter water for use
  2. Wound Closure
    1. Steri-strips or butterfly bandages
    2. Tincture of benzoin

IV. Preparations: Basic Trauma Care

  1. Gauze
  2. Ace wrap
  3. Sling
  4. Sam Splint
  5. Foot Blister pack ( Spenco second skin, Moleskin)
  6. Gloves

V. Preparations: Advanced Trauma care (Hemorrhage risk)

  1. Combat Gauze or Israeli Bandages (elastic wrap with impregnated coagulant) or similar
  2. CAT-Tourniquet (Combat Application Tourniquet)
  3. Chest Seal
  4. Trauma shears
  5. Knife

VI. Preparations: Additional Medications

VII. Preparations: Miscellaneous items

  1. Extra pair of prescription glasses

VIII. Preparations: Items specific for a pregnant traveler

  1. General items
    1. Thermometer
    2. Oral rehydration salts
    3. Prenatal Vitamins
    4. Vaginal yeast preparation (e.g. Monistat)
    5. Acetaminophen
  2. Third trimester of pregnancy (consider)
    1. Blood Pressure cuff
    2. Urine Dipsticks

IX. References

  1. Jacobson (1998) Emerg Med, p. 115-34 [PubMed]
  2. Weiss (1992) Wilderness and Travel Medicine, p. 90-105
  3. Forgey (1994) Wilderness Medicine, p. 201-15

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