{"id":2349,"date":"2013-04-11T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2022-03-18T08:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T12:41:36","slug":"personal-first-aid-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/personal-first-aid-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal First Aid Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/First-Aid-Kits-fact-sheet.pdf\">Click here for a printer-friendly PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Make your own first-aid kit to put with the 10 Essentials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most important items among the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/resources\/10essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Essentials<\/a><\/span><\/strong> is a first-aid kit. Not meant to carry everything you could possibly need, it should carry items that will address common hiker maladies and items that apply to your personal health situation.<\/p>\n<p>While you can purchase ready-made first-aid kits at stores, we recommend tweaking it to suit your needs or even assembling your own. This will ensure that you are familiar with its contents and have some understanding of how to use what is in it. This list below offers a suggestion of some basic items that should be in personal first-aid kits. We encourage you to seek further information with a medical professional or enroll in a Wilderness First-Aid course.<\/p>\n<p>A basic first-aid kit should include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Any prescription medications in a labeled bag<br \/>\n\u2022 Several sealed, single use packs of ibuprofen, Imodium\u00ae (for upset stomach and diarrhea), and an antihistamine (treats allergic reactions)<br \/>\n\u2022 Moleskin and athletic tape<br \/>\n\u2022 Various adhesive bandages of varying size<br \/>\n\u2022 A small roll of sterile gauze<br \/>\n\u2022 A CPR mask<br \/>\n\u2022 Several pairs of latex or nitrile gloves<br \/>\n\u2022 Alcohol based sanitizing gel<br \/>\n\u2022 A pair of tweezers<br \/>\n\u2022 A CPR\/First aid card<br \/>\n\u2022 A small knife or scissors<br \/>\n\u2022 Antiseptic ointment, to be used only after cleaning a wound<br \/>\n\u2022 Hydrocortisone cream for insect bites and poisonous plants<br \/>\n\u2022 Liquid bandages<br \/>\n\u2022 Safety pins<br \/>\n\u2022 Electrolyte replacement powder (homemade or similar to Gatorade\u00ae)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hike-stkr-342ol.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5325\" src=\"https:\/\/americanhiking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hike-stkr-342ol-150x150.png\" alt=\"Hike stkr 342ol\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for a printer-friendly PDF Make your own first-aid kit to put with the 10 Essentials. 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