Keeping your backpack up-to-date with the best supplies is important in an emergency. You will likely have a separate bag with just first aid supplies for larger emergency situations. Be sure to carry with you at all times:
- Medical gloves
- Face mask – N95
- Tourniquet
- Compression (Israeli style) bandage
- Gauze squares (4×4 and 5×9)
- Gauze rolls
- Coban tape
- Permanent marker
- Triangular bandage
- Cold pack
- Emergency thermal (foil) blankets
Here are some items we purchase from Amazon:
Bandages
4x4" Gauze Pads
100 Count, individually wrapped
Additional sizes available from this link
Gauze Bandage Roll
4 in by 4 yards breathable gauze wrap
Individually Wrapped
Additional sizes and quantity available
Z-Fold Gauze
4.5" x 4.1 yards, 6 ply 2-pack
Individually packed
Available in additional quantities
Self-Adhesive Bandage Wrap
12 Pack, 2-inches x 5-yards
Elastic bandage, non-woven bandage
Triangular Bandages
12 pack - 40x40x56 inches
Options for quantities
Trauma Pads
5" x 9" ABD Pads
5 pack
Variety Pack Adhesive Bandages
Shear and Clear Adhesive Bandages
280 Count
Elastic Bandages
Strong Compression Bandage Wrap
4-pack (2x3-inches, 2x4 inches)
QuikClot Gauze
Advanced Clotting Gauze
3" x 2' (1 piece)
Miscellaneous
Instant Cold Pack
McKesson Cold Compress
5x7 inches, 24 packs
Medical Gloves
Medical Vinyl Gloves - 100 count box
Various sizes available from link
SAM Splint
Maleable Aluminum, padded splint
36" x 4.25", cut with scissors
Steri-Strips Skin Closures
3M Wound Closure Strips
1/2" x 4" - 20 pack of 6 Strip Envelopes (120 Strips)
Trauma Shears
Autoclavable Titanium Bonded Shears
7-1/2" bent
Red Biohazard Bags
Pack of 10 - 5-Gallon Trash Bags
Hazardous Symbol on front
Hand Sanitizer Singles
Purell Gel - 125 Count
Single Use, Travel Size Packets
Alcohol Prep
Medium, 2-ply Curity Alcohol Preps
Pack of 200
Cloth Tape
Cloth Tape 1-in x 10 Yards
Pack of 2
Tweezers - Stainless Steel
4-piece tweezers in travel case
4 different tips
Portable Pill Case
3-compartment, Metal Waterproof Pill Boxes
Key Ring, Black
Pulse Oximeter
Fingertip Pulse Oximeter with Plethysmograph and Perfusion Index