What do you keep in your first-aid kit?

[DeAnn Sloan]

I was just in the process of cleaning out my truck. I found myself examining all of the items I keep around "just in case." As a horse person, I always have an equine dose of anti-inflammatory pain killers and things along those lines. This led me to thinking about what I carry on ski trips, hoping not to use.

Here's some of my list:
- Knee brace (both custom and general post-op)
- Pain killers (the over-the-counters for daily use and the BIG guns "just in case")
- Compression wrap

What do you bring along hoping to keep it packed away safely?

Conversely, what do you bring KNOWING you'll use it (outside of boots, skis, poles, clothes...)?

Me:
- Duct tape
- Ullr
- More duct tape



Edited to add more stuff....

 

[scott43]

Real men prefer to just bleed..

 

[DeAnn Sloan]

Real men prefer to just bleed..

Where are the real men, again?

 

[scott43]

Where are the real men, again?

Unfortunately most of them have just bled out..

 

[DeAnn Sloan]

Unfortunately most of them have just bled out..

Survival of the fittest....

 

[coskigirl]

Gauze pads. I remember one case in particular where that was handy at the Basin. :p

 

[DeAnn Sloan]

Gauze pads. I remember one case in particular where that was hand at the Basin. :p

Handy... haha. You made a pun. :p

 

[Blue Streak]

 

[coskigirl]

Handy... haha. You made a pun. :p

Ha! Didn't even notice it until you pointed it out.

 

[Monique]

First aid kit??

I sometimes have some Tylenol in a pocket, but that's about it. When hiking and mountain biking, I carry bandaids and neosporin ...

 

[Highway Star]

Super glue, opioids, and Rumple Minze.

 

[Xela]

My first-aid kit is so well stocked that I usually leave it behind, being rather bulky and heavy.

 

[scott43]

In all seriousness, I take 3M surgical tape for blisters, SPF 40 sun block lip balm (cold sores), Advil (old age and headaches from lack of caffeine/altitude), Zovirax (anti-viral for said cold sores) and a few band-aids. Beyond that I wouldn't know what to do with it..

 

[SBrown]

I add Benadryl to the other meds (painkillers and tummy things). The kit in my pack has some other things like zip ties, tweezers, emergency blanket, matches and tinder, bandages, tape.

 

[SkiNurse]

I carry a fully stocked first aid kit in my car which includes, bandages (and bandaids), gauze, different tapes, benadryl, allegra, tylenol, ibuprofen, aspirin, (yes, each of these medications serve a different purpose) sutures, hemostats,trauma shears, steristrips, CPR mask, stethoscope, tourniquets, splints and some other random stuff. The kit I carry hiking is a generic one from REI, with some added goodies.

 

[Jilly]

Shovel, flashlights, band aids, CPR mask, advil, sterile wipes, handwipes (like take out food type), my knee braces, extra specs, readers (when I'm wearing contacts) candle and handwarmers. When your trip to the resort is 4 1/2hrs... you go prepared!

I'll add the ASA SkiNurse!

 

[Karen_skier2.0]

On me, I carry tylenol, aleve, pepto bismol, bandaids, nail clippers, lip balm/vaseline, whistle, moleskin.
In the car, shovel, flashlights, survival blankets, clotting sponge/QuickClot, gauze, bandaids, gloves, crutches, and more...

 

[SkiNurse]

On me, I carry tylenol, aleve, bandaids, nail clippers, lip balm/vaseline, whistle, moleskin.
In the car, shovel, flashlights, survival blankets, clotting sponge/QuickClot, gauze, bandaids, gloves, and more...

Car list is a whole other monster!

 

[crgildart]

Duct tape in the boot bag. Naproxin for the drive home..

 

[BLT]

This reminds me that I need to put together a car kit for winter driving and also restock the first aid kit I carry while skiing (mainly bandaids).