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Camping and backpacking first aid kits

A basic first aid kit includes:

• Waterproof container
• Surgical gloves
• A ziplock "Bio waste bag"
• Summary of first aid and emergency medicine
• Book of basic first aid procedures
• Large roll of 2" wide cloth adhesive tape--not waterproof--on cardboard roll which can be collapsed (can be ripped into narrower strips--warm near skin before using)
• 4" x 4" sterile gauze pads
• Ace bandage
• Moleskin
• Band-aids
• Triangle bandage
• 2 single-edged razor blades in sterile packages
• 1 pair tweezers
• 1 pair scissors
• Thermometer
• Aspirin
• Betadine antiseptic
• Aqueous zepharin-clear antiseptic
• Antacid tablets
• Milk of magnesia tablets
• Tube of Vaseline
• Instant ice compress (in summer)
• Sterile moist wipes in foil

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