On Board First Aid Kit - Medicines?

[Ducati]

Is there a doctor in the house?

We purchased an excellent first aid kit which includes all of the good stuff including bandages, alcohol swabs, blood absorbing gauze, hot+cold packs, latex gloves, plus other items too many to list.

We are however wondering what if any medicines we might add to this kit.

Here is what I suggest.
-Gravol
-Tylenol
-Tylenol 3
-Antihistamine
-Eye Flush
-Antiseptic cream
-dark rum (just kidding)

What else should we include?

Thanks

 

[1977oday22]

My sister is a MD, I carry pretty much the same.
I also would include a suture kit and some pain killers such as percocet.
Just in case.

 

[CarlN]

I think every boat should carry a hemostatic agent such as QuickClot for very deep cuts that can't be controlled with a normal bandage. Get the bigger (50gram) size.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...10103&cm_ite=0048462517925a&_requestid=135480

Carl

 

[Andy1237]

If you frequently take out persons new to the water its good to carry some Bonine for occasional seasickness.

 

[Blitz]

It all depends how far you are from Medical help. Your list is good for general first aid but might want to include blanket for hypothermia.

 

[Ducati]

Gravol works for sea sickness, if taken prior to departure.

 

[Ducati]

The first aid kit did include a blanket.

Thanks

 

[CalebD]

Codeine. But I guess Percocet covers this, almost.
Ace bandages. Sail ties would work but not as comfortably. An old bicycle inner tube or two.
Loperamide hcl. Anti diarrhea.
Candied ginger, bread: sea sickness.
Rum or other alcohol: sea sickness and antiseptic.
Vinegar - white.
Hydrogen Peroxide. Can't have too much of this.

Scalpel, trepan, dental floss and needles for sewing up deep cuts.
Various chemistry equipment ...

You could set up your own 'Meth lab' offshore if you had the 'right stuff'!
I will stop here as I think my underwear is showing!!! Lol.

 

[Chris Burti]

I got a prescription for an epi-pen (epinephrine self injecting pen) as we have a fair amount of bees and wasps and carry the pen for severe allergic reactions to insect stings on the advice of a sailing physician friend.

 

[sailingdog]

I'd recommend the following:

imodium and compazine suppositories—since they may not be able to keep oral meds down in severe cases.

Silvadene or some other silver-based burn treatment

Dermabond—for quick closure of lacerations

Aspirin

For the antihistamine, I'd recommend benadryl free which has no artificial coloring, which can cause an allergic reaction.

An air splint or air cast is a good idea.

 

[RickS]

Take a look at a Boy Scout First Aid Merit Badge book. The Boy Scouts have suggestions for three levels of first aid kits. My son put together the most comprehensive First Aid kit for Phantom. All the contents fit into a plastic takle box/toolbox and had a reasonable cost. The cost of a prepackage kit is high and all the components fit into the box like a puzzle. An EMT First Responder saw my son's kit and paid my son to put a similiar kit together.