Dr Tenpenny - Medical Essentials for Your Medical Bugout Bag

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‘Must Have’ MEDICAL SUPPLIES and Check List

Complied by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny For www.Learning4You.org webinar
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Be sure to use waterproof containers (zip lock bags are not good enough)
• Antibiotics –
o oral (Doxycycline and/or Bactrim)
o topical (Neosporin and Tenactin)
• Antihistamine – Benadryl
• Diarrhea – Imodium, Pepto Bismol, activated charcoal - electrolyte packets for rehydration
• Oral care – toothpaste/brush, floss sticks
• Personal care –
o SOAP, deodorant, comb brush
o wash cloth(s), comb, brush
o Saline eye drops – allergies, smoke
o feminine products – can double as gauze dressing, use for fire, etc
• Skin care:
-for dry skin – Vaseline, baby oil, coconut oil,
-for bites and burns – hydrocortisone cream and coconut oil
-for burns or chaffing – witch hazel
-for wet feet/toes - cornstarch
-for protection – zinc oxide and other natural sunscreens
• Personal medications – at least 90-day supply – better for at least a year
o Caffeine pills – you may not have time brew coffee (example: NoDoz pills)
• Pain meds – Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Advil, ASPIRIN – pain patches; narcotics if necessary

Extras:
• Insect repellants – natural repellants can be made in olive oil, sunflower oil. The essential oils that work well against biting insects are:
• Cinnamon oil (mosquitoes)
• Lemon eucalyptus or regular eucalyptus oil (mosquitoes, ticks, and lice)
• Citronella oil (mosquitoes and biting flies)
• Castor oil (mosquitoes)
• Orange oil (fleas)
• Rose geranium (ticks and lice)
• Iodine tablets and water disinfectant tablets
• Essential Vitamins
o Vit D – multiple dosages
o Vit C – preferably a powder – can dose all ages at about 10mg/pound
o Colloidal Silver – liquid and gels
o Multivitamin
-- additional – Digestive enzymes, Probiotic
-- Essential oils

PRIORITIES: First aid kit
Cuts/scrapes/bites
• Isopropyl alcohol in sealed container
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Tweezers
• Gauze rolls – at least six. Can be used for multiple things.
o Standard Coban roll is 2” x 5 yards o Rolled gauze, standard 4.5” x 4 yards o Gauze pads, 4” x 4” (6x)
• Band-aids – can’t have too many! (various sizes)
• Vaseline in small container
• Irrigation syringes, 20cc with an 18-gauge tip – handful of needles
• Silk medical tape roll, 1” wide

Bleeding
• Tourniquet
• Pressure dressing
• Latex/disposable gloves (2 pairs)
• Medical glue (Dermabond)
• Plastic wrap

Sprains - blisters
• Moleskin, 5” x 2” strip
• Plastic cling wrap, 2” wide roll
• Elastic wrap / ACE bandage, standard 4” x 5 yards
• Aluminum splint, 36”
• Safety pins (3x, various sizes)

Emergency Essentials
• Emergency blanket (2x)
• Trauma shears
• Chest seals (1 pair)
• Mirror and whistle – for signaling and safety
• Matches (waterproof container) and BIC lighters
• Flashlight
• Compass
• mini-sewing kit
• Duct-tape, hand tools, small ax
• Entertainment – cards, hand-held games

White petroleum jelly (eg. Vaseline) is useful for everything from providing a non-stick layer between the skin and dressings to healing cracked skin or lips. Petroleum jelly can help to start fires when combined with gauze or cotton balls. A small tub or tube will last a long time. Use a clean finger or tool so container does not become contaminated.

Medical tape. Silk and paper tape are important for your medical bag because they adhere better to both dry and wet skin.

Blister kit: Moleskin, a needle stored in alcohol. If you’re in the woods, food care is extremely important. Blisters can cripple you. To prevent blisters, you need to control humidity and reduce friction. If intact, try not to break it. If open, clean and cover with compression dressing.

Standard Kitchen Plastic wrap makes a great bandage. It’s transparent and self-sealing (clings to itself) and doesn’t adhere to a wound. Something cold, such as snow, can be applied to the wound to soothe and for swelling. It can also be used to secure a splint.

Emergency blankets are a way to keep an injury warm and dry. Emergency blankets are lightweight and reflective so they can insulate a patient from the ground or air while trapping the radiant body heat inside.