First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit. You can buy ready-made traveller's first aid kits. But before you buy one, price how much it would cost to buy a ready-made on versus one you stock yourself (including stuff you already have and stuff you can buy). But make sure a ready made one has all or most of the stuff below, and not too much you don't need.

What Do I Need? A few suggestions for a big kit:

• Adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
• Gauze pads and roller gauze in assorted sizes
• Adhesive medical tape
• Elastic bandage, for twisted ankles, wrists, etc.
• Scissors, to cut bandages and tape
• Pre-moistened towelettes, to clean wounds when soap and water are not available
• Thermometer
• Tweezers, to remove splinters and ticks
• Antibiotic ointment, to keep cuts or burns from becoming infected
• Calamine lotion, for itchy rashes
• Disposable surgical gloves
• Cold pack
• Small flashlight and extra batteries
• Pad and pencil, to write down medical instructions
• Personal items, such as medications and emergency phone numbers
• A first aid chart, to serve as a quick reference guide

A small cliplock bag provides the perfect solution to a waterproof Personal First Aid Kit to have in your pack for an emergency.