Saturday, February 17, 2007

home medical kit

2 aspirators
eyedroppers
2 enema buckets
6-8 rubber receiving blankets (about 3'x3')
12 dark-colored towels
tops of old socks
2 dozen thick washclothes (or more)
4 2-liter bottles (for ice packs or hot bottles)
stainless steel diaper pins
lg. rice bag
2 sm. rice bags
cotton twine (can soak in isopropyl alcohol or sterilize in the sunshine)
fracture pan (like a bed pan, angled on one side)
sterilized sheets in a brown paper bag
suture kit (cotton-wrapped thread for suturing)
cayenne (store cool, dark, airtight)
ginger
garlic (powder or dried)
comfrey
mustard (powder)
apple cider vinegar (must be organic- not just colored)
white distilled vinegar
epson salt
regular salt
hydrogen peroxide
cornstarch
baking soda
eucalyptus
lg. plastic-lined sheet (i had to wonder if a blanket coupled with a vinyl tablecloth would work in a pinch)
stethoscope
blood pressure cuff (just an inexpensive one)
ear light
other items necessary for your personal situation
...and a first aid manual