I've put together some first aid kits for myself in a Small Double Organizer Pouch and two Mini Clear Organizer Pouches (all in Red Blend, since that's the closest to a first-aid red that's currently available). I hang them on red key straps, to make it easy to tell someone what to grab if needed.
Since I live in a city and generally travel to cities, I don't need to be prepared to set anyone's broken bone (thank goodness). Instead, I used these organizing principles:
1) If it's midnight and I don't have it, will I be OK waiting til the morning to get it? Ibuprofen and Pepto-Bismol are in that category.
2) If I don't have it, will that make it harder to go out and get it? Moleskin (for blisters), and Pepto-Bismol again (in its capacity as an antidiarrheal) are in that category. (Hard to walk with blisters, hard to go out when you're stuck to the toilet...)
3) Will it just make life more pleasant when I want one, enough to be worth the small additional weight? For example, throat lozenges.
The small kit is packed for travel for four people; the mini kit is for when I'm out by myself, whether at home or traveling. I've already used it a couple of times, and been glad to have it!
Mini kit contains:
Small kit contains the same (in larger quantities), plus:
I bought most of these things in boxes of individual packets on Amazon. Then, since the Advil box was more than half empty due to the contents settling, I used it to store all the rest too. Items are separated into sandwich-size or snack-size Ziploc bags, along with enough of the item's original box to make it clear what it is.
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Do you do something similar? What's in yours? What do you think I'm missing in mine?
Since I live in a city and generally travel to cities, I don't need to be prepared to set anyone's broken bone (thank goodness). Instead, I used these organizing principles:
1) If it's midnight and I don't have it, will I be OK waiting til the morning to get it? Ibuprofen and Pepto-Bismol are in that category.
2) If I don't have it, will that make it harder to go out and get it? Moleskin (for blisters), and Pepto-Bismol again (in its capacity as an antidiarrheal) are in that category. (Hard to walk with blisters, hard to go out when you're stuck to the toilet...)
3) Will it just make life more pleasant when I want one, enough to be worth the small additional weight? For example, throat lozenges.
The small kit is packed for travel for four people; the mini kit is for when I'm out by myself, whether at home or traveling. I've already used it a couple of times, and been glad to have it!
Mini kit contains:
- Antacid tablets
- Antibiotic ointment
- Anti-itch gel
- Bandages (both a fairly standard size, and some much larger ones)
- Alcohol prep pads as cleaning wipes
- Pepto-Bismol (various kinds of digestive relief)
- Info sheet that came with the Pepto-Bismol
- Ibuprofen
- Throat drops
Small kit contains the same (in larger quantities), plus:
- An all-purpose skin balm (supposed to be good on rashes, minor burns, scrapes, etc)
- Pre-cut moleskin pads for blisters
- CPR mask
I bought most of these things in boxes of individual packets on Amazon. Then, since the Advil box was more than half empty due to the contents settling, I used it to store all the rest too. Items are separated into sandwich-size or snack-size Ziploc bags, along with enough of the item's original box to make it clear what it is.
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Do you do something similar? What's in yours? What do you think I'm missing in mine?
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