Trekking First aid kit
Large first aid kit for trekking ~600g – group of 4
Yet another helpful item from Howard and Sue Dengate. Having trekked nine times in Nepal they are both very familiar with what is needed on a trek, and they are kind enough to make the effort to share it with other trekkers. A whole list of trek notes and useful information can be found on their www.fedup.com.au food-additive information website.
For print, download a PDF of this first aid kit list here.
Trekking First aid kit: supplies
- 7.5cm X 7.5cm gauze pads 2
- 10cm x 10cm non-adherent pads 10
- large sterile dressing 2
- Mediswabs 5
- 2.5cm Bandaids 30
- Tampons for cotton wool 3
- Stingose 2
- sewing needle 1
- razor blade 1
- 10cm elastic bandage 2 SEPARATE
- 2.4cm adhesive tape (1 roll) SEPARATE
Trekking First aid kit: Medication
- Diarrhoea
- Gastrolyte sachets x6 (200ml)
- Loperamide (Imodium) x16 (2 to start, then 1 after loose)
- Ciprofloxacin 500mg x56 (2/day 7d, before food)
- Tinadazole (Fasigyn) 500mg x12 (take 4 with food)
- Lomotil x20 (2 to start, then 2 every 6h until fixed)
- Azothromycin 3x500mg (500mg/day) CIPRO RESISTANT
- Skin problems
- Bactoban 1% cream (15g tube)
- Constipation
- Coloxyl and senna 10 (1-2 at night, up to 4 for constipation)
- Gaviscon antacid 8 x 250mg
- Respiratory illness
- Roxithromycin (Biaxsig) 150mgx16 (2/d 5d, before food)
- Cephalexin 500mgx20 (also for wounds) (4/d 5d)
- Sudafed
- Painkillers
- Paracetamol 25x500mg
- Codeine phosphate 30mgx40 (4/d)
- Fentanyl 12ug/hr x4 (3 days each!)
- Eye and ear problems
- Neomycin (Nemdyn) ointment (apply 3/d)
- Prednisone tablets 25mgx24 (2/d 3d with food)
- Other
- Claratyne antihistamine 10x10mg (1/d) allergies
- Acetazolamide (Diamox) 250mgx10 (½ tab before altitude)
Small first aid kit for trekking ~280g – group of 2
Small Trekking First aid kit: supplies
- 7.5cm X 7.5cm gauze pads 2
- 5cm x 5 cm sterile dressing 3
- 2.5cm Bandaids 20
- Mediswabs 7
- Medipulv 12g
- Betadine antiseptic ointment 20g
- Tweezers 1
- Needle 1
- Razor blade 1
- Glycerin suppositories 2
- Tampons 3 (cotton wool)
- Water purifying tabs 25 (1/litre)
Small Trekking First aid kit: Medication
- Loperamide (Imodium) 4x2mg (2 to start, then 1 if loose)
- Lomotil 8×2.5mg (2 to start, then 2 every 6h until fixed)
- Claratyne antihistamine 3 x 10mg (1/d)
- Caltrate 3 x 600mg
- Paracetamol 10 x 500 mg
- Antistine Privine
- Codeine phosphate 7 x 30mg (4/d)
- Gaviscon 16 x 250mg
- Salt for leeches
- Plasters / bandaids
- 10cm rolled bandage SEPARATE
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