Easy Care First Aid System - Organizes components by injury for fast and safe results!
Trip Duration: 1-7 days
Group Size: 1-6 people
Activity: Backpacking, hiking, camping, family, climbing
Adventure Medical Kits' Exclusive, Easy Care™ System organizes components like they are in the Emergency Room - by injury - with Dr. Weiss' EZ Care™ first-aid instructions inside. It's never been easier to find the items you need, and use them!
EasyCare™ Compartments & Supplies List
Bleeding/CPR
EZ Care™ Instructions - instructions on how to stop bleeding and administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
CPR Filtershield® - features a 20mm ventilation tube with a filter barrier to help prevent the spread of HIV or hepatitis.
5"x 9" Sterile Trauma Pad
Nitrile Examination Gloves (2) - to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Antimicrobial Hand Wipe - for washing hands.
Bio-Hazard Waste Bag - for disposing of used and soiled supplies.
Medication/Instrument
- EZ Care™ Instructions - instructions on how to use the supplies in this compartment for allergic symptoms, pain, fever, inflammation, heart attack symptoms, and insect bites and bee stings.
- Manual - A comprehensive Guide To Wilderness & Travel Medicine - by Eric A. Weiss, M.D.
Instrument/Equipment
- Non-Mercury Thermometer 96°-104.8°F (3) for diagnosing heat illness or fever.
- EMT Shears - for cutting through clothing and gear to access injury without removing the victim's clothing.
- Splinter Picker Precision Tweezers - for removing splinters or ticks.
- Duct Tape 2"x 5 yards
- Safety Pins (3)
- Accident Report Form & Pencil
Medication
- Extra Strength Tylenol® - (acetaminophen 500mg -2) for pain or fever.
- Antihistamine - (diphenhydramine 25mg - 2) for treatment of allergic symptoms.
- Aspirin - (325mg - 2) for inflammation, fever, and heart attack symptoms.
- Motrin® - (ibuprofen 200mg - 2) reduces inflammation, relieves pain.
- EZ Care™ Instructions - instructions on how to treat wounds, burns, and blisters.
Wound Care
- 4 x 4 Sterile Dressings (4)
- 2 x 2 Sterile Dressings (4)
- 3 x 4 Non-Adherent Dressing - for direct application to wound under sterile dressings.
- Conforming Gauze Bandage 3" - holds dressings in place.
- 1"x 3" Fabric Adhesive Bandage (5)
- Knuckle Adhesive Bandages (5)
- 20cc Wound Cleansing Irrigation Syringe - for cleaning wounds of dirt and debris.
- Wound Closure Strips 1/4" x 4" (10) - for closing wound edges.
- Povidone Iodine Solution 1% - for disinfecting backcountry water to clean wounds.
- Tincture of Benzoin - increases the adhesion of tape, wound closure strips, or moleskin.
- Adhesive Tape 1" x 10 yards
- After Cuts & Scrapes Towelette (6) - with topical anesthetic for cleaning and disinfecting wounds.
- Antibiotic Ointment (2)
- Cotton Tipped Applicators (2)
Burn/Blister
- Antibiotic Ointment
- 3" x 4" Non-Adherent Sterile Dressing - for direct application to wound under sterile dressings.
- Spenco® 2nd Skin - a water-based gel dressing for protecting blisters or covering minor burns.
- Non-Woven Adhesive Knit 7" x 4" - holds Spenco® 2nd Skin in place.
- Tincture of Benzoin - increases the adhesion of tape, wound closure strips, or moleskin.
- Moleskin 7" x 4" - for preventing or protecting blisters.
Fracture/Sprain
- EZ Care™ Instructions - instructions on how to treat fractures, sprains, and strains.
- Elastic Bandage with Velcro Closure 3" - compression bandage for strains, sprains, and holding splints in place.
- Triangular Bandage
- Motrin (ibuprofen 200mg - 2) reduces inflammation, relieves pain.
Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine,
2nd Edition: by Eric A. Weiss, M.D.
This manual covers a comprehensive list of wilderness first-aid topics such as: wound management; altitude illness; severe allergic reactions; hypothermia; tick removal; and much more. The book contains information on : how to use all of the kit's components; "Weiss Advice" techniques for improvising medical care in the wilderness; 70 helpful illustrations; "When to Worry" tips; and a list of prescription medication to add to your kit.
The Reviews Are In!
In several mock scenarios rescuers were able to more quickly access the needed first-aid materials using the Easy Care™ System. Adventure Medical Kits has delivered the most logical and easy-to-use first-aid kits we've ever had the pleasure of testing.
Michael Hodgson
Editor, Gear Trends Magazine
Red Cross First Aid Instructor
Easy Care™ First Aid System - Fastest First Aid
Backpacker Magazine
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