Michael Jay Lissnerhttps://michaeljaylissner.com/2009-07-17T21:15:02-07:00The Contents of My First Aid Kit2009-07-17T21:15:02-07:00Mike Lissnertag:michaeljaylissner.com,2009-07-17:posts/2009/07/17/the-contents-of-my-first-aid-kit/<p>I present to you approximately a decade’s worth of first aid kit refinement.
Emphasis is on completeness and lightness. Inside a custom silnylon
envelope (with no zippers or fasteners that might slow down frostbitten,
missing or otherwise failing hands), I have the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>An ultra-fine tipped 0.5ml syringe</li>
<li>A 1ml glass vial of epinephren</li>
<li>One half sheet moleskin and a small quantity of mole foam</li>
<li>Ten butterfly adhesive bandages</li>
<li>One package steri-strips</li>
<li>Two 2” x 3” non-adhesive pads</li>
<li>Some gauze, but not much</li>
<li>A package of second skin</li>
<li>Two single-use eye droppers</li>
<li>Two stainless steel safety pins (one big, one small)</li>
<li>A small quantity of triple antibiotic ointment</li>
<li>One nitrile glove</li>
<li>A miniature backup chapstick with sunscreen</li>
<li>A single course of ciproplaxen</li>
<li>Thirteen 500mg Vicodin pills</li>
<li>Eleven 600mg ibuprofen pills</li>
<li>Seven 120mg pseudoephedrine hydrocloride (Sudafed) pills</li>
<li>Six diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) pills</li>
<li>Dosage and indication instructions for all of the above pills</li>
<li>A <a href="https://michaeljaylissner.com/archive/SOAPA_Note.xls"><span class="caps">SOAP</span> note</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Total weight is 124.7 grams (4.4 oz.). Don’t take this as medical advice. </p>