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This is probably only going to be interesting to people that are "preppers" but it is something people ask a lot about.

So, what do you do for medical prep? What kind of medications? What kind of med kit? Do you build your own kit or do you have a pre-built one? Do you have a "medical plants" book or something?

I have seen some companies pop up around that will now prescribe you various things like antibiotics, hcq, zpack, etc that you can't just buy at the store and a normal doctor won't prescribe them to you because you are "prepping". But, they get around that by having doctors on staff and they will prescribe a medical kit with various non OTC medications and instructions/guides of when to use what. I feel like that could be useful if you live somewhere that there are large scale natural disasters or if you live far away from medical facilities. What does everyone else think about those companies? Have you used one before?

This is probably only going to be interesting to people that are "preppers" but it is something people ask a lot about. So, what do you do for medical prep? What kind of medications? What kind of med kit? Do you build your own kit or do you have a pre-built one? Do you have a "medical plants" book or something? I have seen some companies pop up around that will now prescribe you various things like antibiotics, hcq, zpack, etc that you can't just buy at the store and a normal doctor won't prescribe them to you because you are "prepping". But, they get around that by having doctors on staff and they will prescribe a medical kit with various non OTC medications and instructions/guides of when to use what. I feel like that could be useful if you live somewhere that there are large scale natural disasters or if you live far away from medical facilities. What does everyone else think about those companies? Have you used one before?

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[–] • 3 pts

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.

[–] • 2 pts

All great advice. Maybe I should have posted this in preppers but it seems like this sub gets more traffic. Its good to see so many people posint useful things. I have a lot to research this weekend already. Thanks!