A couple of our guys here at the VFW were medics, here is a list they gave to us one time: FIRST AID: Checklist

1 each Basic First Aid Book, in plain language
2 each Bandages (Ace) elastic, 4"
4 each Bandages, gauze, 2" x 2"
2 each Bandages, gauze, 3" x 3" and 4" x 4"
1 each Bandages, gauze, 18" x 36"
2 each Bandages for burns (Second Skin) 3" x 3-1/2"
3 each Triangular Bandages
1 box Band-Aids in assorted sizes, flexible and moisture resistant best
1 box Bicarbonate of Soda
1 box Butterfly sutures or Leukostrips
1 each Cold/heat Pack, reusable
1 box Cotton Swabs
1 box Dental Floss
1 box Epsom Salts
1 each Eyedropper
2 rolls First Aid Tape, 1/2" x 10 yards and 1" x 5 yards
4 pair Gloves, lightweight rubber, (for medical and hygiene purposes)
1 tube Insect Repellent
1 bottle Isopropyl Alcohol
1 box Moistened Towelettes
1 each Nail Clipper
1 box Razor Blades, single edge
1 box Safety Pins, assorted sizes
1 each SAM splint
1 each Scalpel
1 each Scissors, Surgical pointed
1 each Snake bite kit
1 bottle Soap, liquid, antibacterial
6 each Tongue Depressors
2 each Thermometers, disposal OR 1 digital, (no breakables with mercury)
1 each Tweezers
1 tube Analgesic Cream (Camphophenique, Paraderm Plus)
1 box Antacid (Mylanta, Tums, Pepto-Bismal)
1 series Antibiotic (Tetracycline for general infections)
1 box Anti-Diarrheal (Imodium, Diasorb, Lomotil)
1 box Anti-fungal (Desenex, Micatin, Tinactin, Lotrimin)
1 box Antihistamine (Benadryl, Claratyne)
1 tube Antiseptic Ointment (Neosporin, Dettol)
1 each Anti-toxin (DMSO)
1 tube Burns (Hydrocortisone, Derm-Aid)
1 box Cold/Flu Tablets (Nyquil, Repetabs)
1 box Constipation (Ex-Lax, Dulcolax, Durolax)
1 bottle Cough Syrup (Robitussen, Dimetap)
1 box Decongestant (Actifed, Sudafed, Repetabs)
1 bottle Eye Drops (Visine)
1 tube Hemorrhoid Relief (Preparation H, Anusol)
1 box Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Paracetamol)
1 bottle Itching, Insect/Rash (Caladril, Calamine)
1 tube Itching (Dibucaine, Paraderm, Lanacane)
1 tube Lip Balm (ChapStick, Blistex)
1 tube Lubricant, Water Soluble (K-Y Jelly)
1 bottle Nasal Decongestant (Sinex, Ornex)
1 box Nausea, Motion Sickness (Kwells, Dramamine, Travacalm, Meclizine)
1 box Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever (Tylenol)
1 box Pain, Fever Reducer (Panadeine, Mobigesic)
1 box Pain Reliever with Codeine (Panamax, Tylenol 3)
1 jar Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
1 bottle Poison Ivy/Oak
1 packet Poison Absorber (Activated Charcoal)
1 bottle Radiation Protection (Potassium Iodide-[KI] or Potassium Iodate-[KIO3] 1 can Sunburn Relief (Solarcaine, Paxyl)
1 bottle Sunscreen (SPF 15 at least)
1 bottle Vomit Inducer (Ipecac, Activated charcoal)
1 tube Yeast Infection Treatment (Gyne-Lotrimin, Monistat) 1 package of Tampax extra absorbent (for use on bullet wounds)

• Built my own first aid kit (based on scouting knowledge when we had to do so) - remember to include splints, ripped up sheets (gauze and shit doesn't cut it)
• Stocked OTC stuff from
• Got a still (to make sterilizing alcohol if needed, once the stuff I stock runs out)
• Thought about getting a non-OTC med kit like the one you described (The Wellness Company is one)

Great topic. I have wanted to discuss something like this in for a while. Interested to know other fruitful preps

Costco variety pack of Band Aids, bottle of rubbing alcohol and a hiking first aid kit with some gauze, tweezers etc. Old T shirts work in a pinch if it's worse than that

For the medical, be WELL stocked with Ivermectin, thousands of pills for each member of your family and zinc tablets to go with it. Iodine in vast amounts is also great for fighting off a variety of illnesses.

A knowledge of the plants in your area and what they can be used for in addition to food. A good one that is damn near everywhere are dandelions. All parts of the plant are edible, including the root, and help with your liver and kidneys, which is going to be vital if you ever need to eat some questionable food. Just make sure that if you are gathering them from a yard (I hope you would be far away from a city in this scenario) that the yard has not been treated with some kind of chemicals.

On the medical issues side of things I'd go for some form of NSAID (like Tylenol), Asprin, oral glucose, epi pens are commonly available. Antibiotics, antinausea medication (like Zofran), nitroglycerin, opioids for severe pain would be nice but not as realistic.

Always think about what you're preparing for. What conditions do you have? What do family members have? (Rhetorical) Diabetes, severe allergies, respiratory disease, heart problems? There might be only so much you can do for certain ailments if infrastructure were to collapse.

Trauma side of things, cover breaks, bleeds, burns. Remember ABCs, airway, breathing, and circulation. Splints and dressings (in a variety of sizes), bandages, burn sheets, emergency blankets (the mylar kind), oral and nasal adjuncts (look up how to use them, they aren't hard), bag-valve mask, chest seals. You could get more advanced with things like decompression needles, suture kits, a heart monitor / defibrillator and IV medications, but those require advanced knowledge and may be harder to obtain.

I'm by no means an expert, just my two cents. I'm sure I forgot something.

Here's another list from our VFW conversations: Prepper Ideas and supplies:

Emergency (foil) blankets x 4 Iodine Tablets for water purification Activated Carbon Water Filter device 2400 Cal food bars MRE x 10 days x 3 people x 2meals/day = 60 MRE's Canned bacon Fire Starter and tinder paste x 5 Entrenching Tool x 2 Pocket chain saw Parange or survival machete Camp or survival axe 500 feet paracord Tooth paste tablets Soap Shampoo Toothpaste Insect repellent Snake bite kit

Camping tent Tent stove (propane bottle) Lantern (propane bottle) Propane bottles x 10 Long reach lighters x 10 Ground cloth - waterproof x 2 Shelter half x 2 Tent pegs - extra Peg mallet (rubber hammer) Cooking utensils Can openers x 5 Water resistant led flashlights Red filters for flash lights Sleeping bag x 2 Sleeping bag pillow x 2

First Aid bag: Level II first aid to include scalpels, eye care, bleeding clotting agents;

.22 pistol with supressor 500 rounds .22 hollow point sub-sonic ammo Personal firearms with holsters and 500 rounds ammo hollow point for each Large caliber rifle with scope and bipod 12 ga Shotgun with 100 rounds buckshot, 25 round slugs, 100 rounds+ birdshot Gun cleaning tools and supplies Crossbow with 50 bolts with razor heads 50 blunt point bolts Compound Bow and 50 arrows with razor heads Replacement strings for bows

Protective Mask (2) with extra filters

Large capacity back pack

We have a ton of stuff. First aid, antibiotics, bandages, reference books, and now ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, and several cases of toilet paper :)

Here are the VERY basics that I purely hypothetically (duh) keep in the kit:

Amoxicillin (antibiotic) Prednisone (anti-inflammatory) opiods (obvious) aleve (nisad, is processed by the kidneys / pain below the neck) asprin (processed by the liver, fever reducer / pain above the neck) silverdine (burns) triamicinolone (steroid creme) iodine (severe wound disinfection) peroxide (minor wound disinfection) bacitracin (obvious) quickclot (emergency wounds that won't stop bleeding) bag balm (diaper rash / bed sores, etc) stitch kit tick remover topical numbing agent such as lidocaine / cocaine diphedramine (sleep / anti nausea / antihistamine)

of course there's more that you should have on hand, but this should cover the basics.

Please, don't share the following outside the group, because, it would basically fuck up the premise of even having it if everyone also had it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/057841452X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title It's basically, what animal medications can be used on humans and their label names. I have found it to be moderately useful in a pinch.

Also, you can get anything that isn't on a federal schedule from india in the mail as long as it's for an animal and isn't more than like 500 doses.

Good luck, fren.

Anyone have a list of what's in a traumahawk med kit? That'd be the pinnacle of a med kit.

A pocket sized S.A.S. survival guide. Two books: Where there are no doctors Where there is no dentist While books are heavy, a foundational library of sorts can be set up to fill a single milk crate. Trying to cover all angles can be daunting, so a primer, such as Rawles: How to survive the end of the world as we know it, is useful.

All good stuff. I would also encourage everyone who carries ( and even those who don't) to have IFAK/Stop The Bleed/ Blow Out Kits in their vehicle and/or close at hand. Build your own or buy a legit prefab. There are a multitude of knockoff C.A.T. tourniquets on the market. Just ensure to procure some with a metal windlass. Pick up a copy of Tactical Combat Casualty Care. TCCC. The book on field medical care was rewritten thanks to the lessons learned during GWOT. Take a course and practice, practice, practice. None of this gear is worth jack shit if you do not know how to use it.