Basic kit:
The contents of this kit should cost about $15.
Buy in bulk. Keep extras in a bin til needed.
| Number | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| nitrile gloves . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 pair | $10/100 |
| nonsterile 4x4 gauze . . . . . | 15 | $10/400 |
| sterile 4x4 gauze . . . . . . . . | 2 | $11/50 |
| sterile 3" roller gauze . . . . | 2 | $7/24 |
| 1" paper tape . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | $9/12 |
| elastic bandage . . . . . . . . . | 1 | $7/10 |
| coban or vetwrap . . . . . . . . . | 1 | $11/10 |
| ballpoint pen | ||
| cute band-aids | ||
| heavy can liners (for ponchos) | ||
| memo pad | ||
| permanent marker | ||
| soap | ||
| duct tape | ||
| trauma shears | ||
| ziploc-style bags |
Pack as modules, each in its own ziploc-style bag:
- Five glove pairs in a snack-size bag.
- Wound kits (stop bleed or clean wound): Sandwich bag per anticipated fresh wound or dressing change. In each, a pair of gloves and a few non- sterile 4x4s. Maybe roller gauze.
- Dressing kit: One sandwich bag. Sterile 4x4, paper tape, coban.
- Other stuff kit: Trauma shears, elastic bandage, soap, trash bags, cute band-aids, duct tape.
- Documentation kit: Memo pad, pen, marker.
A kit that meets your needs:
- What should I put in my first aid kit? (offsite link) by Anne Amnesia.
- In all seriousness: first aid (offsite link) by Anne Amnesia.
Things to consider adding:
General
- ching wan hung (for burns) ($5/1)
- white flower oil (panic, stuffy nose, etc) ($5/1)
- Yunnan pai yao (for bleeding) ($5/1)
- first aid guide like Buck Tilton's Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care ($5)
- referral guide to national and local resources
- paper map of area
- small flashlight
- a few diphenhydramine gelcaps and a safety pin
For infectious respiratory disease:
- face masks (cloth/surgical to protect others from you, or n95 to protect you from others); paper storage bags
- thermometer, probe covers; alcohol swabs
- pulse oximeter
- hand sanitizer
For primitive toilets or food serving:
- improvised "tippy-tap;" plenty of soap (for handwashing)
- marker (to write date and time on food containers)
- trash bags
For outdoors:
- sunscreen; bug spray
- tweezers
- lighter or matches
For hot weather:
- mister full of water; battery-powered fan
- cooler full of ice; small plastic bags
- money to buy lots of bottled water when protest pauses somewhere
For cold weather:
- blankets; thrift-store heavy clothes
- thermos, hot water, teabags, hot cocoa mix, coffeecups
- clean, dry socks
For rainy weather:
- box of heavy can-liners (for ponchos)
- clean, dry socks
For teargas/pepperspray:
- Mask, goggles, poncho (personal protective equipment)
- squirt bottles full of water (for eyeflush)
- homemade sudecon: 20mL baby shampoo, 95g raw sugar, 1.66g powdered citric acid, 120mL purified water (apply to skin with gauze)
- hose, tap, and dish soap (for outdoor shower)
- tarp; rope or frame (for privacy when changing clothes)
- thrift store clothes, trash bags
Source
Written by A. Grace Keller. Used with permission. CC BY-SA.