Minimalist First Aid Kit

Minimalist
First Aid Kit
Content List...and how we pack your kit (refer to photos)

WMTC Minimalist Pack

Velcro Loops

five 1/4-ounce Nalgene bottles
one 1/2-ounce Tincture of Benzoin
one 1-ounce Povidone-iodine Solution (10%)
one 50 ml Snap top vial with 2-inch roller gauze
one 12 cc irrigation syringe

Internal Zipper Pocket

one large safety pin
one 28 ml Snap top vial with cotton applicators
four blanket pins
one 2-inch sterile roller gauze

Internal Slash Pocket

one WMTC weatherproof patient SOAP note
two 2.3- by 2.75 micro-thin film dressings
two feet of 2-inch flexible medical tape
two feet of 4-inch flexible medical tape
two packets of 1/4- by 3-inch Steri-strips
two packets of 1/4- by 1.5-inch Steri-strips
two large oval ENGO blister patches (place on footwear)
two 2nd Skin blister pads (place on skin over blister)
two scalpal blades (no handle)
one 3.5-inch surgical scissors
one 3.5-inch forceps

Completely assembled
Minimalist First Aid Kit
$135

Optional Supplies (not included—click on a link to purchase and we'll add them to your kit)

one space pen; carry in internal spine pocket
one extended range thermometer; carry in spine pocket
one Oral Rehydration Salts packet; carry in internal zipper or slash pocket
one Uncle Bill’s Silver Gripper Tweezers; attach to internal pocket zipper pull
one ChitoSAM 100 hemostatic dressing; carry in internal slash pocket
digital Wilderness Medicine Handbook

Medications (not included)
Discuss with physician & pharmacist prior to purchase & use; clearly label all containers.

Internal zipper or spine pocket

epinephrine via auto-injector, vial, or ampule (Rx) doe systemic allergic reaction

Internal zipper pocket

For women: Vaginal suppositories or creams (OTC: miconazole, clotrimazole, tioconazole, butoconazole) for vaginal yeast infections along with extra tampons or carry 150 mg fluconazole (OTC) tablets in a 1/2-ounce blister pack; dose is one oral tablet.

1/4-ounce Nalgene bottle

25 mg caplets of diphenhydramine (OTC) for local & systemic allergies; use with epinephrine)
± 10 mg or 20 mg prednisone tablets (Rx); use with epinephrine if evacuation time is > 8 hou
± opioid emergency pain tablets (Rx; use during evacuation)
± For women: 100 mg phenazopyridine HCl tablets (OTC) to relieve the pain associated with a urinary tract infection. Note: Phenazopyridine HCl does NOT treat the infection but permits a relatively pain free self-evacuation.
81 mg chewable "baby" aspirin (OTC) for treatment of suspected heart attack
200 mg tablets of ibuprofen or naproxen (OTC pain meds)
petroleum-based topical antibiotic or white petroleum jelly (OTC wounds)
antibacterial soap