Final First-Aid Kit

Here it is, the Final First Aid Kit:

  • Pain management (1 per person per day):
    • Joint inflammation, toothache: Ibuprofen/Brufen
    • General pain, fever: Paracetamol/Dafalgan
    • My headaches: Aspirin
    • Contusion: Diclofenac Voltaren/Olfen
  • Medication
    • Allergies: antihistamine, nose spray
    • Sleeping problems: melatonin
    • Digestive troubles: imodium/loperamid
    • Bladder infection: Monuril 3
    • Yeast infection: Candida antifungal cream
    • Sea&Altitude Sickness: Motilium or Itinerol
  • Flesh, Tendons and Bone Wounds
    • Itch: Oma cream – Nestosyl
    • Blisters: Compeed – 2 per person per day
    • Tissue paper/package of Tempos
    • Wound treatment: Disinfectant Fluid
    • Stop minor bleeding: Bandaids large and small
    • Stop medium bleeding: Wound dressing, Elastoplast tape/medical tape
    • Stop major blood loss: Israeli bandage
    • Stabilize twisted knee or ankle: compression bandage
  • Hardware
    • Cutting bandages: Ceramic knife
    • Removing ticks: Tweezers
    • Signalling for help: Whistle
    • Being seen by helicopter: Recco tag
    • Staying dry and warm: Survival bivvy bag
  • Special situation
    • Nora had dental work done: extra ibuprofen just in case
    • Knees may hurt walking up the initial 1200m wall
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