Packing List: Medical Kit
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Comments and where to buy |
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Basic first-aid items |
Band-aids,
antibiotic cream, aspirin, thermometer, cold medicine, pepto-bismol
tabs, lightweight medicinal strips (ala Theraflu) and alcohol swabs are the
key things to have. I'm conservative and also carry both syringes and a kit for drawing blood, but I don't claim that everyone should do the same.
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Medications |
Bring any
medications you need (including allergy pills), along with a copy of
prescription. |
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Diarhheal treatments |
If headed
for the third world, then bring lomotil (available
at your pharmacy) and a couple packages of rehydration salts from somewhere like
SCS.
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Malaria pills |
Critical
for many third-world countries. See CDC for general info, then
consult with your doctor or local health department regarding appropriate option. |
Also see the simple women's packing checklist
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