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Backcountry First Aid

Everyone should carry his/her own first aid kit, you never know when an accident will happen. Take a page from the Boy Scouts and "Be prepared". This is the minimum that everyone should carry with them.

Triangular bandages: used for holding dressings over wounds for pressure bandages, and for immobilizing injury. (1)

gauze pads: sterile and absorbent - ( 6 in mixed sizes)

roller gauze: for wrapping and holding gauze pads in place. (1)

Adhesive tape (1 small half-inch roll)

thick, absorbent compresses

band-aids, assorted sizes (12)

headache medicine (if used)

prescription medicine (if required)

moleskin (1 or 2 packets)

triple-antibiotic ointment

butterfly bandages (4)

Baby-wipes or similar "dry washes" (4)

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