First aid kit in the campaign: what drugs should I bring with me?

Any trek begins with the preparation of equipment. One of the main components of this training is the collection of necessary medicines. A first aid kit is absolutely necessary, especially if the path is through the mountains or the children are leaving with you. When you are far from your home, medicines must necessarily be with you, and no matter where you go and how long you will be on a hike. What to take in the first aid kit on the trek? Read the article!

Basic principles of the first aid kit formation

The first thing that should be paid attention when forming the first-aid kit is the quality of medicines. This means that all medicines should be checked by you earlier for tolerability and effectiveness. Be sure to check the expiration date of all medicines. Look at what you put in the medicine chest, you should know the properties, dosage and side effects of medications. First-aid kit in the campaign should not be too heavy by weight. Discard the glass containers, if possible, pour the necessary liquids into plastic bottles. They weigh less, and are more durable to blows.

Packing of the first aid kit

What are the requirements for packaging it is important to adhere to in the campaign?

• Stiffness - the container must be rigid (plastic box is suitable). In it, your medicines are not afraid of sunlight and external negative mechanical influences. If you still take a non-rigid first aid kit, carefully pack glass bottles carefully and take care not to crush them.
• Tightness - the first-aid kit should have a sealed enclosure. Otherwise, under heavy rain or on a rift, you can spoil some medicines. An excellent option - packing a box with medicines in a hermetic bag (they are often used by tourists, especially water experts). Not the best solution will be packaging drugs in a garbage bag.
• Amortization of blows is an important point. The first-aid kit for a hike in the mountains must be laid with a piece of foamed quality foam rubber. Then the ampoules will not be afraid of falling from a decent height.
• Names of preparations - do not take packing of medicines, it's extra weight in your backpack. Be sure to duplicate the names of medicines on bottles and blisters, where necessary, otherwise confusion may arise at an acute moment.

Make a list of medicines!

Be sure to make a clear and clear list of what's in your pharmacy. Put the leaf in a box or bag on top of all the tools. Opposite each medication, write the expiration date, the symptoms of the medication and the concentration of the medication. This will greatly help those who have not encountered a particular medical problem (of course, of course, a group medicine cabinet). By the way, if you still decided not to abandon the packaging of glass, then glue it with adhesive tape. If the medicine breaks, all the glass will be on the plaster, and not be scattered around the first-aid kit and backpack.

Take care of the convenience of moving the first-aid kit outside the backpack. Ideally, it should have a shoulder bag or at least straps for manual transfer. If the first-aid kit is soft, then it can have straps for attaching and carrying on the belt. Also take care of the recognition of the first aid kit among other things. It should have a bright color or a cross on both sides. You can depict such a cross yourself.

First-aid kit

An individual first aid kit is the list of drugs that every tourist of the group should bring with him. Each person must adjust the composition of it for themselves. That is, if you are allergic - take with you antihistamines, the core - drugs from the heart and so on. First-aid kit in the campaign, the composition of which is not individualized for you, will not do! Individual set should always be in an accessible place. By the way, if you travel alone, then you will not have group dialing. In this case, expand the composition of your personal first aid kit.

So, in the kit the first-aid kit will come in:

1. Remedies for your chronic diseases.
2. Remedies for a heart attack ("Validol", "Nitroglycerin").
3. Means from allergies.
4. A tourniquet and a plaster.
5. Anesthetic (for example, "Analgin").
6. Antipyretic (for example, "Aspirin").
7. Antibiotics.
8. Eye drops ("Albucid", "Levomycetin").
9. Remedy for burns "Pantenol".
10. Remedy for an intestinal disorder ("Loperamide") and activated charcoal.
11. Hydrogen peroxide.
12. "Nosh-pa".
13. "Yodantipirin" for the prevention of encephalitis.
14. "Doxycycline" (used in case of Lyme disease).

Group first aid kit

The first-aid kit in the campaign by a large group should be drawn up especially carefully. Its composition is determined based on the number of participants and the duration of the journey. If the group is going on a hike in the taiga, where there will be no less than 200 km to the nearest village, then the medicine should be selected very carefully. The group set includes the same tools as in the individual, plus some additives:

• Remedy for sore throat.
• Remedy for itching after insect bites.
• Anti-inflammatory ointment.
• Means against cough.
• Enzyme preparations.
• Anti-malarial drugs.
• Hygienic lipstick.

Be sure to take with you an ampoule layout and all the tools and tools for handling various wounds.

First aid kit for children

First-aid kit for hiking with children should be collected especially carefully! Choose drugs strictly according to the age of the children in the group. So, you have to take with you:

• Remedy for high temperature in syrup ("Panadol", "Nurafen" or "Efferalgan").
• Means of poisoning ("Regidron", "Smecta", "Linex", activated carbon, "Loperamide").
• Means from an allergy ("Fenistil gel", children's "Loratodin", "Tsetrin").
• Means for treatment of wounds (for children iodine is better to take in the form of a pencil).
• Antibiotic "Summamed".
• Means from the common cold (for lavage - "Aquamaris", drops - "Vibrocil" or "Nazivin baby").
• Be sure to take funds from ear pain, eye drops, cough preparations and sore throat.

First aid kit for a mountain hike

Just like the children's, first-aid kit in the mountain trek is collected with special care and attention to detail. The main difference of such a first aid kit is the presence of a medicine for it from a mountain sickness. This ailment often harms even experienced mountaineers, not to mention beginners. Be sure to put in a backpack drops from the snow blindness "Novesin". "Penicillin" and "Novocain" should be in each individual and group medicine chest. A trip to the mountains must be accompanied by a doctor and at his disposal are Macrodex 6%, Dolantine, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Reparil Gel, sets for intravenous infusion.

Now you know that the first aid kit in the campaign is an extremely necessary thing, irreplaceable! Take care of her collection responsibly, and then hike to the mountains, taiga and any other dangerous place you will not be terrible. And do not forget that the most convenient way of packing medicines is block. So you will find the right drug much faster.