Comprehensive Home Medical Kit

[Preppergirl]

I would used a dedicated pressure cooker for this.

[Preppergirl]

Hibiclens is a pre surgical chlorhexidine solution. more details at www.hibiclens.com ( part of what I use at my job in the burbs, lol)

[MustangGal]

Got the washing and bleaching but how do you dry it and keep it sterile ? Do you pack it in jars and sterilize in pressure cooker ?

Gah! I guess I took too long to type my response and it timed out. Trying again. Maybe the third time will be the charm!

At the vet clinic, our autoclave was nothing more than a large electric pressure cooker. We used autoclave pouches frequently for small items. We also used autoclave indicator tape and paper surgical drape to wrap 4x4s and other items. Huck towels were also used. We always double wrapped everything except the pouches to help keep a sterile field. All these things can be purchased on ebay. Apparently they are frequently used in tatoo parlors, so are easy to obtain.

[MustangGal]

Vet supplies are a GREAT option. Lots of online vet sites sell all kind of medical supplies useful to a survivalist.

I'll second that! I spent ten years working in a veterinary clinic and much of the stuff we used was identical as human medical stuff - actually it was human medical stuff.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Hibiclens is a pre surgical chlorhexidine solution. more details at www.hibiclens.com ( part of what I use at my job in the burbs, lol)

ahhh cool, thanks.

[Preppergirl]

Anesthetics and allergies

It is very important to have a list of everyone's allergies in your group. Not just to medications but also to foods and preservatives as well as contact allergies. For instance , some people get a headache from even modest amts of red wine usually b/c of sulfites. Sodium metabisulfite is used as a preservative in lidocaine with epinephrine. Reactions can be headache, hives, or shock among others. Plain Lidocaine does not have Na metabisulfite but instead has parabens which some people are allergic too. Dental carpules for single use usually have neither, but may be harder for the physician member of your group to come by. I would never encourage someone to practice medicine without a license.

[Rmplstlskn]

Just got another score on medical supplies from a local business that makes "First Aid Kits" and "Disaster Kits" for national distribution. Got some great stuff FOR FREE because the expiration was a few months away and they don't sell it unless there is at least a year or more, which means FREE! Here is the score...

21 sting relief pads @ $0.03 each
110 Butterfly Bandages @ $3.39
3 Steri-Strips paks @ $1.00 each
5 1200 calorie food bars @ $2.00 each
3 Waterjel Burn Dressing, 2x6 @ $5.25 each (full price)
23 Waterjel Burn Dressing, 4x16 @ FREE!!!!
3500 2x2, 12-ply sterile gauze sponges @ $10
20 hydrocortizone cream packs @ $0.10 each
1000 4x4 8-ply non-sterile gauze sponges @ $18.95 (full price)
5 Rehydration Packs @ $5.00

He will be saving other "near expiration" stuff for me.... SCORE!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Just got another score on medical supplies from a local business that makes "First Aid Kits" and "Disaster Kits" for national distribution. Got some great stuff FOR FREE because the expiration was a few months away and they don't sell it unless there is at least a year or more, which means FREE! Here is the score...

21 sting relief pads @ $0.03 each
110 Butterfly Bandages @ $3.39
3 Steri-Strips paks @ $1.00 each
5 1200 calorie food bars @ $2.00 each
3 Waterjel Burn Dressing, 2x6 @ $5.25 each (full price)
23 Waterjel Burn Dressing, 4x16 @ FREE!!!!
3500 2x2, 12-ply sterile gauze sponges @ $10
20 hydrocortizone cream packs @ $0.10 each
1000 4x4 8-ply non-sterile gauze sponges @ $18.95 (full price)
5 Rehydration Packs @ $5.00

He will be saving other "near expiration" stuff for me.... SCORE!

Thats awesome!

[Grand58742]

Since we are on the subject...this is my car kit. Still working on a portable home kit, but everything except boo boo items are in one place.

Pic 1 is emergency lifesaving items. CPR mask, additional field bandage, SAM splint, poncho and emergency blanket, CAT tourniquet, additional field dressing, gauze, Quik Clot (need to replace with ACS version) and cold pack

Pic 2 is kit closed

3 is outer pouch with window punch/strap cutter, light for nighttime, boo boo kit, nitrile gloves and prep pads

4 is tools, shears, ointment, cotton balls, airway opener and ACE bandage. I also moved the nasopharyngeal airway into this pouch since it made more sense.

5 is trauma and bandages. Gauze, .mil triangle bandage, field dressing, standard pads (need to put in some 4x4s and 2x2s),

not pictured is Israeli bandage and additional surgical absorbent gauze (between upper and lower pockets)

I do need some work on this to add in a few items. Don't know why they loaded out of order.

[Edgemont]

I like what you've got here. I have found that having the basic boo-boo items, ibuprofen, and some extra bottles of water in the trunk, or "car kit" really comes in handy… especially the extra water. That seems to come in handy really often!

[antishot]

Wife and I are looking to update our medical portion of our preps. what we have are the biggest thing you can get at China-mart. In our household there is us and four wonderful children 13-2yrs. Here is some of the stuff I was thinking about getting from JRH. would this be a good start for us or do you think we might need to look at something different. Total NEWBIE here on this.

http://www.jrhenterprises.com/product.sc?productId=115

http://www.jrhenterprises.com/product.sc?productId=4

http://www.jrhenterprises.com/product.sc?productId=3

http://www.jrhenterprises.com/product.sc?productId=1

http://www.jrhenterprises.com/product.sc?productId=206

thanks for any info and yes we do know train with the gear

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I have several of the kits from JRH that I won during a contest and they are great! My smaller kit is in my bag with a complement of items that I need/want to go with it. My trifold is my family kit and has been slightly expanded as well for post SHTF stuff. It will get you to the mext lifesaving level above the wallieworld items and put them in an organized container and after a bit of time you will know where to go to get what you need without second guessing and having to dump a box of stuff out to find a whatever

[antishot]

so it is safe to say that the stuff I picked is a good start for my medical shelf that I built.

[scott2820]

I think another good thing to have is a blood pressure cuff. Could be good when checking for shock...or internal bleeding... stroke... low pressure high pulse are signs of shock or bleeding. and high pressure low pulse signs of stroke.

[jenkins.ray11]

I just have a basic first aid kit from a medical supplies store. I've always thought that would be enough, but maybe I should add to it.