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Contents packed in an old Q-Tip container:

  • 1 Sterile pad, 2 inches by 2 inches
  • About 2 feet of medical tape, flattened out to fit
  • 1 large bandage
  • 2 average size bandages
  • 2 mini bandages
  • 1 Antiseptic towelette
  • 3 Alcohol prep pads
  • 1 packet of triple antibiotic ointment
  • 1 dose packet of aspirin
  • 1 dose packet of acetaminophen
  • 1 dose packet of benadryl
  • 2 chewable pepto bismol tablets
  • 1 packet of BC powder

I think that's everything I put in there anyways, hopefully nobody ever needs to use it, but it's destined to go in our glove box.

Edited because I just added 2 sealed pepto bismol tablets, because why not, they fit neatly in there too.

Edit 2: I added a packet of BC powder. Aside from the typical headache or body pain, they're also good as a fever reducer.

Edit 3: I added 2 additional alcohol prep pads for a total of 3, easy fit.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

1 Alcohol prep pad

I would add several more of these

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

This is why I posted, for advice like this 👍

It's late here now and I ain't about to repack it tonight, but I probably should see about fitting a couple or few more in there..

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Ysk alcohol is a worse first aid antiseptic than chlorhexidine or iodine. Causes tissue necrosis.

[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

For small cuts it's fine, worst case you get a small scar where you wouldn't have otherwise. The reason you want the pads over stuff like betadine is cost, application, and shelf life. Mostly cost.

You aren't trying to clean the wound itself as much with antiseptic, it's more cleaning the surrounding skin under the bandage so you don't get a colony of bacteria causing staph. It's a numbers game, your body can handle some bacteria, so you get the number down to a manageable amount with a swab and bandage it to keep it clean while the body handles the rest.

You should be cleaning the wound itself with just water, any antiseptic will cause funky healing when applied directly to broken skin.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

For any wound you're just using a small wipe for, it won't make much of a difference

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yes, I'd love some chlorhexidine gluconate flat pack wipes! Iodine or betadine wipes too, are those available in a flat-pack wipe form?

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I added 2 more, pretty easy fit 👍