Medical supplies to have on hand

 

Tylenol

Ibuprofen

Bandaids

Guaze bandages

Medical tape

Caladryl

Benadryl

Cough syrup

Cough drops

Pepto Bismal

Diarrhea meds

Alcohol

Peroxide

Inhalers (we have asthma)

Nebulizer and the medication

Antibiotics

Neosporin ointment

Bacitracin ointment

Hydrocortesone cream

Any prescription meds that you need

Orajel (for toothache)  they also make a temporary tooth repair kit, but I don't have one

Icy Hot (for sore muscles)

Ice packs

Sunscreen

AloVera gel

Mosquito spray

Stethoscope

Blood pressure cuff

Thermometer

Ace bandages

Latex gloves (or the alternative if you are allergic)

N-95 masks

Mucinex

Nasal spray

Eye drops

Head lice treatment

Walking cast (we only have one because someone in our family had a broken ankle and I saved it)

Crutches

Wrist imobilizer (for sprain)

Cotton balls

 

ROLL BANDAGES THAT STICKS TO ITSELF (self-adhering athletic tape bandage)

 

I cracked a finger last week handling firewood.  

The aluminum splints that are sold 3 to a box ... various lengths, I like the best.

The finger stays dry because they have a foam base.

 

 

 

ROLL BANDAGES THAT STICKS TO ITSELF (self-adhering athletic tape bandage)

 

I cracked a finger last week handling firewood.  

The aluminum splints that are sold 3 to a box ... various lengths, I like the best.

The finger stays dry because they have a foam base.

 

 

 

 

 Splints are an excellent suggestion, as we just spent 4 hours this evening in the ER waiting on to see a doctor, get an x-ray and had to have a splint put on DD's hand (injury in a basketball game) torn ligament. Had H1N1 been much worse than it is now and we had wanted to treat it at home, we would have needed a splint and I didn't have one. Guess if it had been and emergency situation we could have fashioned one out of something, but these metal ones with the spongy stuff that bend to the finger are just too convenient. They are not the same type you are talking about, because these are open on the sides. I definately need to pick some of these up for the emergency medical supplies.

 

I really didn't want to go the the ER yesterday because the last time we went there were bunches of people coughing and hacking around, I know they had H1N1 because they had that distinct cough, I could recognize it anywhere since my dughter had it a few weeks ago. I was pleasantly suprised when we arrived there were only 2 coughing/hacking people and we sat far away from them, everyone else was there for things like us, a couple of other people came out on crutches, someone in a wheelchair, looked like mostly injuries.