First aid kit
To assemble a first-aid kit, you need a good imagination about troubles, a lot of experience, or Google)) My first-aid kit has been changed a lot, it has been improved and everything is being optimized. I have prepared a list of medicines in the table and I can share it with you!)
Weight
I'm not worried about my weight and volume, but the peace of mind that in case of illness or injury, I can help myself or my partner is more important. On solo trips, I always use the full package.
To reduce weight, I just take only the necessary amount of the drug, for example, for a week of hiking - 7 tablets of Mezim. The calculation is simple, if there are digestive problems on the first day, I take no more than one pill a day, if the problem is the whole hike, then I can safely be treated for the whole hike. I take half of the ointments already used at home, hydrogen peroxide in a small bottle, etc.
What is important
In everyday life, I don't pay attention to scratches, etc., but when hiking, you need to carefully monitor all injuries and treat them carefully. Even a small scratch on your finger can become inflamed, fester, and it will happen that it will hurt to take a trekking pole, an axe, eat, set up a tent, and light a burner. If your foot starts to rub, stop immediately, apply a Band-Aid, adjust the sock and bandage the shoe. This problem is mostly found in group trips. You don't know many people, it's inconvenient to ask them to wait, etc., but you must do it, otherwise you will slowly hobble along, hurting yourself and reducing the overall pace along the route.
Before hiking, you need to cut your toenails, otherwise there will be pain and blue fingers, and if the hike is longer than a week, then be sure to take scissors or “pliers” with you.
First of all, think about what you will use most often. I have a spray against midges/ mosquitoes / ticks, a rescue balm for skin damage, sunscreen, pills for the stomach, a patch, a cream for scuffs and dry skin, it dries and cracks badly in the wind.
I tape the pills on the inside, because the first-aid kit is pressed by the projectile and often the pills squeeze out of the plate or the film just breaks.
In winter, you need to be careful with liquids, almost everything freezes. For example, albucide and naphthyzine turn into ice and you have to spend time warming them in your inner pocket.
I wanted to run one day, without acclimatization, Mount Molodezhnaya in Kazakhstan. I thought that if I hurried, I could climb from 2,500 m. up to 4,100 m. and back to 2,500 m. it will be fine, at most with a slight headache. But at the beginning of the descent, I was covered with altitude sickness and it was so bad.. Nausea, brain throbbing, feeling of high fever and poor perception of reality. The aspirin didn't help much. I went down by force of will, suffered all night, and came to my senses after a day and a half. Now I know that the mountain is quickly covered and I take a diacarb and a pulse oximeter with me.
Before the hike
Sometimes, before going on a hike, I drink a course of vitamins: Eleutherococcus, Echinacea, Vitamin C or a vitamin complex, Cycloferon.
Mandatory physical training: running, physical exercises, stretching.
A first-aid kit for certain conditions and tasks
The first-aid kit is adapted to my hiking, it is usually up to 3,000m high, less often up to 5,000 m. From the equator to the north, from 7 to 30 days. The number of pills is determined by the number of participants, in my case it's solo or two, rarely group, like in an alpine camp. There's a basic first-aid kit at the base, and only a small one with you, essential for climbing.
I have no medical education, this is just an example of my first-aid kit. Most likely, you will need to refine it to suit your needs.
Download the detailed excel spreadsheet
You can download the excel spreadsheet from my yandex.disk, which contains detailed information about the indications, method of use, and side effects (info taken from the website https://www.rlsnet.ru ).
It is convenient to use the table when collecting, just check the box in the first column or color what is and what needs to be bought.
The pompeed, like a second skin, lasted for a week and slid off only when crossing the ford. The usual patches are constantly slipping and peeling off on my leg, now I use them on my hands.
First aid kit
Anti-allergic
- Suprastin tab. 25 MG For poisoning and allergy to insects / plants.
- Sulfacyl-sodium 5ml. Eye drops 20% Antimicrobial for eyes.
- Spray against mosquitoes, midges, ticks.
For gastrointestinal infections, heartburn and indigestion
- Levomycetin, tab. 500 MG is an antiviral for the stomach in case of poisoning.
- Activated carbon, tab. 250 gr. - Cleansing the body.
- Bifiform capsules - For normalization of intestinal microflora
- No-Shpa, 40 mg - Cramps, abdominal pain.
- Mezim, 20,000 mg tab. - Improve digestion.
- Loperamide, 2 mg - For diarrhea.
- I took the powder, 10g - Constipation.
For infections of the genitourinary system and pneumonia, bronchitis
- Sumamed, 500 mg. Tab. - Antibiotic for viral diseases
- Biseptol, 480g. tab. - Respiratory tract infections (bronchitis, pneumonia,)
- Cycloferon, 250g. Tab is an Immunomodulator.
For upper respiratory tract infections
- Bromhexine, 8g. Tab - Inflammatory lung diseases
- Mukaltin, 50g tablet - Expectorant.
- Strepsils, 150g tab - For sore throat.
- Nasivin, drops - Nasal congestion, runny nose.
- lizobakt, tab. - Throat treatment.
Antipyretics and painkillers
- Nurofen, 400mg. Tab is an analgesic based on Ibuprofen.
- Paracetamol, 500 mg - Antipyretic and analgesic.
- Analgin, 500 mg tab is an analgesic analgesic.
Antiseptics
- Chlorhexidine, 50 ml - For disinfection of wounds, gargling.
- Hydrogen peroxide, 50 ml - Stop bleeding, mechanical disinfection of the wound.
- Streptocide powder, 2g. - Decinfection of wounds.
- Hand Sanitizer - Hand disinfection
Cardiovascular
- Caffeine-sodium benzoate, 100 mg - Increases mental and physical activity, reduces fatigue and drowsiness.
- Validol, 60mg. Vasodilator, calms the nervous system.
- Nitroglycerin, 0.5g - For chest pain, vasodilator.
- Acetylic acid/Aspirin, tab 500mg - Blood thinning. (for altitude sickness)
- Diakarb, 250 mg. - acute "altitude" altitude sickness.
Ointments
- rescuer, 30g. - Healing of skin injuries
- Glue BF6, 15g - For small cuts.
- Dolobene, gel 45g - For bruises, sprains.
- Repharm Alpinist balm, SPF50 (winter) - Protects against wind, frost, and sun in winter.
- Sunscreen, sports SPF50 (spring,summer,autumn) - Sun protection.
- Lip balm - In case of wind and cold in the highlands.
- Acyclovir Sandoz 5%, 5g - Herpes in the oral cavity.
- Cream for dry skin, 30ml - Moisturizes the skin when it is chafed.
Sports nutrition, Vitamins
- Creatine - increases the effectiveness and duration of physical activity
- Vitamin C, ascorbic acid - increased physical activity, mountain sickness
Electronics
- electronic thermometer - Tempura measurement
- pulse oximeter, an electronic device on a finger - For hiking above 3,000m. measurement of oxygen level in capillary blood
Dressings, plasters
- The bandage is sterile, of various sizes, packed with Wounds, dislocations, fractures
- Elastic Tubular bandage - For fixing bandages
- Sterile gloves - for wound treatment
- Compeed Ointment Patch, Dry or wet - Super Cool Ointment Patch
- Patches of different shapes
- Roll-up Band-aid (for winter hikes)
- Pepper patch 10x18
- Cotton pads, ear sticks
- ammonia alcohol in napkins.
- Wet wipes - Hygiene in the absence of rivers or cold.
Tools
- scissors to cut bandages, cut nails
- Use tweezers to remove wood chips, etc.
- tweezers for pliers
- razor to remove hair from the wound site
- a mirror (plastic) for solo hiking, remove the tick from an uncomfortable place, treat the wound.
