Skip to contentEssential First Aid Items
Bandages & Wipes
- Antiseptic wipes
- Assorted bandages
- Moleskin or another type of blister treatment
- Butterfly bandages
- Safety pins
- Non-stick pads
- Gauze pads in various sizes
- Cottons swabs
Basic Medication & Ointments
- Antibacterial ointment
- Ibuprofen (or another preferred pain-relief medication)
- Insect sting treatment
- Antihistamine for allergic reactions
- Eye drops
- Anti-diarrheal pills
- Poison ivy / poison oak treatment
- Prescription medications (e.g., antibiotics)
- Rehydration salts
- Loperamide Tablets (imodium)
Tools & Equipment
- Multi tool (or a pocket knife)
- Thermometer
- Blunt-tipped scissors
- Surgical gloves
- CPR mask
- Small notebook with pen (to record vitals, etc.)
- Heat-reflecting emergency blanket
- First-aid cards that include instructions on how to use the items if you are not familiar
- Tweezers
- Health insurance card
Other Items
- Cold and flu tablets
- Motion sickness tablets
- Insect repellent containing DEET (diethyl toluamide)
- Sting relief solution, e.g. Stingose (aluminium sulfate)
- Mild laxative, for constipation
- Antacid for indigestion
- Antifungal or antibacterial cream
- Low potency hydrocortisone cream
- Fluid and electrolyte replacement powder or tablets, e.g. Gastrolyte or HYDRAlyte
- Ear plugs
- Sunscreen (at least SPF 30+)
- Water purifying tablets
- A mosquito-proof bed net
- First aid reference
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