prepping supplies medical kit forgotten first aid supplies covid pandemic prepping lockdown
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper the pandemic coronavirus and covid 19 has certainly put a
change in the way that we're allowed to seek medical care you can't just go to the doctor's
office you're not allowed to go to the emergency room hospital in some areas you have to go several
days ahead and have a covid 19 test before you can even come to an appointment at the doctor's office
my little grandson was sick and they were only allowed to bring him to a tent where someone came
out to the car to look at him and then they had to take him miles away to another place
before they would actually look at him as preppers we need to address the concerns that medical care
is not readily available because of the pandemic now most medical appointments are telehealth
where you're talking over a computer screen rather than being seen in person so it's very important
that as preppers we pay extra attention to the details and have the first aid medical supplies to
take care of our basic medical needs we can't just run out to the doctor like we could in the past
so the first thing you need to do to ensure that you have the first aid medical supplies you need
is a well-stocked first aid kit many of us buy a first aid kit we occasionally go to it take out
supplies and use it when we have minor emergencies around our home maybe we have first aid kit in the
car and we have also raided that when we've gone out with our family and someone needs a band-aid
or something out of our first aid kit but it's very important that you take an inventory of
your kit and make sure that there are no outdated or missing supplies here's a detailed list of the
first aid medical supplies that should be in every first aid kit and most of us probably are familiar
with what essential first aid medical supplies are read over the list and quickly jot down if there
are missing first aid medical items that you need in addition to the standard first aid supplies
I made a list of forgotten first aid medical supplies pandemic coronavirus covid 19 I think
are critically important that we have on hand to meet the medical needs and the first aid
emergency needs within our family the first item is a mask and gloves masks and gloves are required
nearly everywhere now and if we do want to render first aid we need to absolutely be sure that we
are using the personal protective equipment PPE hand sanitizer is the next forgotten first aid
supply and it's been very hard to find since the beginning of this covid 19 coronavirus pandemic
with a second wave coming we need to make sure that we have hand sanitizer and if you
cannot find it find the items that you can mix together to make your own hand sanitizer which
would be aloe vera gel and rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol I'll put a link to a video I
made on how you can combine those ingredients to make your own hand sanitizer if you're not able
to find some or you eventually run out winter is here along with sometimes when people have
accidents they may go into shock and you need to make sure that they're protected and kept warm
you need to have an emergency blanket and perhaps some hand warmers never put the hand warmers
directly onto the skin though of a sick or injured person you would want to put it someplace around
the core of their body but put it on top of a layer of fabric so that you don't risk overheating
one area of an injured person's body instant cold compresses are great for injuries like sprains or
even bee stings when you want to ice something I found a new kind of band-aid it's not actually a
band-aid it's clotting gauze and you would put the gauze square directly onto a wound and it
will turn into a gel and stop the bleeding you can also fold it and insert it into a nosebleed
read the directions carefully as this is a new product make sure you're familiar with it before
you try to utilize it I'm also a big fan of liquid band-aid it comes in a little bottle it looks
sort of like nail polish and you brush it onto a wound and it makes it waterproof it seals it up
it can really help protect an injury better than a band-aid because it doesn't matter if you get it
wet it doesn't slide around and then kids aren't necessarily going to pick it off like they might
moleskin is great if you have a blister you take a square of the moleskin you apply it over a blister
but read the directions carefully because you do not pull it off you leave it on until it
washes off and it will help keep a blister sealed up so that it won't rub on your shoes
and it allows it to heal and is an absolute necessity if you're ever going
hiking camping backpacking is to take along some mole skin add a bottle of eye drops to your first
aid kit medical supplies a new product that I have with my first aid gear is a pain relief cream with
lidocaine if you have sore muscles aches you can put a little rub of this on and it can help
ease a sore muscle pain in your joints it's especially handy for us older folks to have
a product like this on hand in the first aid kit gear a finger pulse oximeter is a great addition
you place a finger pulse oximeter onto your finger it just clamps on it's not tight like a clothespin
and it measures the oxygen level in your blood flow pulse that's one of the ways that we know if
we need to seek medical attention is if the oxygen levels are depleted in your bloodstream because
that means you're not getting enough oxygen maybe you're having trouble breathing and that's one of
the symptoms that comes with the coronavirus covid 19 is the not being able to breathe and get enough
oxygen and having breathing difficulties you might include some baby aspirin in your first aid kit
if someone's having a heart attack chewing four baby aspirin can actually help save your life
you can pick up something like a seven day pill container reminder and have different medications
and ointments in each little section whether you want to have the baby aspirin ibuprofen
tylenol any OTC different medications that you want to include in your first aid kit something
like this pill holder is a great way to keep medicines separated you can stick a little
label on so that you can identify what each pill is a few little kits might be great to add to
your first aid kit a glasses repair kit from Dollar Tree making sure everyone can see
properly in case they need to repair their glasses could avoid an emergency and there's also a little
dental repair kit from dentek Dollar Tree can help if you lose a filling or help with dental problems
if you have special medical needs for example if you're diabetic make sure you have a backup meter
some of the batteries to go with it fast acting glucose and the emergency items that you would
need to face your particular medical needs make a list of all of your prescription medications
include it with your first aid kit so if someone has an emergency and the doctor asked what kind
of medication are you on you have that list right there with you with your first aid gear a blood
pressure cuff might also be a great item to include with your first aid supplies make a
list of the emergency numbers that you would need to contact in an emergency everything from your
local hospital to the poison control center to your personal doctor pharmacy and include a copy
of your insurance information a serious emergency is not the time to start searching for where
is your medical insurance card it's important to have a copy of the information you would need
in an emergency situation spread out throughout all kinds of your different emergency gear
your bug out bag your first aid kit your get home bag always include a copy of your
most important information your contacts and any life-sustaining medication that you take
there are a lot of new medical concerns that we have due to the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic
take this as the time to organize your first aid kit medical supplies have the things you need
and be able to take care of your family with this extra step during these difficult times
it's up to us to be the first line of defense to make sure that we can make the best of any
situation that we encounter and one of those ways is with a well-stocked first aid kit if you liked
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