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Lesson 1: Wilderness First Aid Kits Emergency Reference Guide p. 15-17. Wilderness and Remote First Aid Kits . Objectives: Describe the contents of a Wilderness/Remote 1 st Aid Kit Determine how to modify a kit for group size Describe ways to improvise missing/needed items .
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Lesson 1:Wilderness First Aid KitsEmergency Reference Guide p. 15-17
Wilderness and Remote First Aid Kits • Objectives: • Describe the contents of a Wilderness/Remote 1st Aid Kit • Determine how to modify a kit for group size • Describe ways to improvise missing/needed items
1st Aid Kit Overview • Factors for Determining what goes in the kit: • Environment, altitude, season, type of terrain • Number of people in the group • Length of the trip • Distance to travel for help/availability of rescue • Experience of group • Pre-existing conditions
Exercise: What Goes In the Kit? • Get together in groups of 4-6 and make a list of items you would bring in a wilderness first aid kit • One for crew of 12 hiking in high mountains • One for crew of 12 canoeing/kayaking • One for crew of 12 sailing
1st Aid Kit Contents • Adhesive Bandages Sterile gauze pads • Non adherent Sterile Pads Bulky Absorbent Dressing • Cloth based tape self adherent gauze roller bandage • Butterfly bandages antitbiotic cream • Triangular bandages safety pins • Elastic bandages moleskin • Alcohol or soap pads sugar packets • Aspirin Acetaminophen • Benadryl Ibuprofen • Non latex gloves splinter tweezers • Thermometer Sam Splint • CPR Breathing Barrier
1st Aid Kits- Key Points • Evaluate & repack kit for each trip • Renew expired medications • Replace damaged items • Update supply based on environment • Don’t carry items you don’t know how to use • Encourage each group member to have personal kit
Routes of Disease Prevention • Direct - Touching body fluids • Indirect - Touching bandages or contaminated equipment • Airborne - Inhalation of droplets from a sneeze or cough • Vector-borne - By an animal bite or insect sting
Steps to Prevent Disease • Wear gloves • Dispose of soiled items properly • Remove soiled gloves properly • Cover cuts, scrapes, etc. • Wash hands with soap and water • Avoid touching eyes, nose, etc. • Use a mask for CPR and rescue breathing • See a doctor if exposure occurs
Glove Removal • Pinch and Partly remove first Glove and pull glove toward fingers • Remove second glove (inside out) using partially gloved hand • Finish removing both gloves (inside out) • Discard in appropriate container • Wash hands
