Keeping wounds clean and covered is an essential part of surviving an emergency situation. When a wound becomes infected it can be life-threatening if not treated. Proper treatment may not be available so prevention is very important. Having a basic first aid kit could not only save your life but can help you stay healthy.

Bug Out Bag First Aid Kit

I started with a basic, already assembled kit. Then added some important items that were not included like BloodStop, burn cream, and antibiotics. I notice after several adventures the kit was missing items that would have been helpful like Moleskin, anti-diarrhea pills, and a razor blade so I continued to add items to the first aid kit. First aid kits can be a pricey prep if you buy it all at once. However, you can start with a basic kit and slowly add to it each month. Some of the more pricey items are BloodStop, burn cream, and good tweezers.

These are pictures and a list of my bug out bag first aid kit. This kit is tailored for me. It serves me well on the many road trips I go on and my hiking adventures. I get dehydrated very quickly, my skin starts to crack and bleed. My kit has lotion, lip balm, and a hydration powder that aren’t found in most people’s first aid kit. Everyone’s first aid kit should be a little different. Your first aid kit should be tailored to fit the needs of your family. Weight should be considered before adding anything to your kit. This First Aid Kit weighs 1 lb.









This is a bug out bag first aid kit. Not a medic kit! It’s designed to be lightweight and cover the most common first aid treatments. Items like tourniquets, splints, sutures, etc can be added to your kit but first, make sure you know how to use these items or they are just dead weight. These items can be bulky, costly, and can be substituted for other items you already have in your bug out bag. For example, a belt can be used as a tourniquet.

The first items you should consider packing are medications you are already on. I have recently added an inhaler and caffeine pills when I was diagnosed with exercising induced asthma. Next you should consider packing items that treat or prevent respiratory illnesses, skin infections, sprains, and burns which are the most common categories treated at Urgent Care Centers.

The picture above: antibiotics, ibuprofen, cough drops, anti-diarrhea pills, hydration powder, ginger candy, allergy pills, saline solution.

Here are several things that can be done to minimize the weight:

1. Remove pills from their casing and place in mini ziplock bags



2. Remove extra casing from items like: tweezers, Krazy glue, etc.



3. Minimize to reduce weight

Helpful tip: create an inventory list of each item you place in your First Aid Kit then store list inside the kit.

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