Marine First Aid Kit

Marine First Aid Kit Contents
 A really good comprehensive first aid guide - One that is easy to understand.
Sometimes it's hard to remember what to do in an emergency. A good first aid manual
comes in handy, taking you step-by-step through first aid care. We think it is best to read
through it, become familiar with the layout, before you need it.
Over the counter items:
 Non-prescription drugs such as pain reliever, anti-diarrhoea medication, antacid,

laxative - depending on the length of your trip.
 Antibiotic Ointment or powder.
 Antihistamine tablets or liquid - helps to control mild allergic reactions.
 Antiseptic solution or Betadine individually wrapped swabs - Swabs are great space
savers.
 Antiseptic wipes or gel (the no need for water type)- for cleaning your hands before
touching open wounds.
 Antiseptic swabs - for wiping over bites and stings.
 Burn cream or gel - Aloe Vera aids in healing, pain relief, has anti-inflammatory
properties, help prevent blistering and scarring.
 Hydro-cortisone cream - reduces skin inflammation and itching caused by dermatitis.
Some "sailors" find they get dermatitis on their hands and feet when they otherwise
would not on land. This is triggered by having a lot of skin contact with salt water.
 Sea sickness tablets - more effective if taken before the "storm" so to speak.
 Cold sore cream - if you are prone to cold sores sunlight and sunburn can trigger them
so take some cold sore cream. Zorvirax is our preference.
 Stings and Bites Cream - I prefer one with a local anaesthetic especially for the kids.
My son scratches his bites when he is asleep and ends up with bleeding and weeping
sores so knocking out the itchiness of bites before he goes to sleep reduces the scratching.
Other contents to add to a good Marine First Aid Kit are:-
 Band Aids - a variety of shapes and sizes for small cuts and scrapes. We find the long
strips of fabric tape with the padding already in place is great because you can cut it to
any length then seal it down with adhesive tape if needed.
 Thermometer.
 Triangular Bandage - For slings, padding, strapping limbs to splints when fractures are
suspected.
 Steri-strips (Butter-fly sutures, Adhesive Sutures, Adhesive Closures) - used to pull a
small gaping cut together. I have also used adhesive tape for the same purpose as it is
clean when it comes off the roll.
 Tweezers - A good pair of tweezers has easy-to-grip handles and can be used for splinter
removal and other first aid procedures.
 Vinyl based (non-allergic) gloves
 Elastic (compression) and crepe bandages - a few different widths.
 Gauze squares - for either applying cream, gels or antiseptic or for putting pressure on
and absorbing blood from bleeding wounds. We prefer not to use cotton balls as the
fibres can get left behind in the wound and may cause trouble later but if that is all you
have go ahead and use them as they are better then nothing.
 Gauze and non-adhesive dressing pads - preferably sterile. They come in all sizes. One
option, if you are trying to save space, is to get a bigger size dressing that you can cut to
size as needed. It will save space.
 Normal saline - stock small vials and use them to wash over wound and cuts or even use
them as a single vial eye wash.
 Adhesive Tape - I prefer paper tape as you do not have to have scissors to cut it as it will
tear by just using your fingers - Get a good quality tape that will not get brittle with age
or lose it's stickiness. It is useless when that occurs.
 CPR Mask - learn how to perform CPR before you go on your adventure.
 Aluminium/Foam Splints - for possible fractured leg.
 Finger splints - Two tongue depressors or ice block sticks are an excellent size for the
job.
 Instant Cold Pack/s - These are so useful with bruising, swelling and sprains. They are
single use, so if you have space grab a couple for your kit.
 Eye Wash - stock the single use vials or even use normal saline vials as you can use
these to wash over wounds and cuts as well.
 Petroleum jelly tube/pot - helps prevent wind burn, moisturises chapped lips, locks in
moisture with older burns to aid in healing process. DO NOT use on fresh burns as it will
hold in the heat.
 Safety Pins - We use tape to do most of the jobs that safety pins do - although tape fails
if your pants zipper breaks, tape just does not hold it together. Safety pins win here. So it
is a good idea to pack a few.
 Curved Scissors - Scissors come in handy in many ways. Curved medical ones are great
as they don't have sharp points. In an emergency you might need to cut clothes away
from an injury. With sharp edges it is easy to poke through something and cause further
injury when you are in a hurry or under stress.
 Insect repellent,
 Sunscreen - prevention of sunburn and long term skin damage.
 Waterproof or Duck Tape - many uses not just for first aid.
 Mobile phone - charged. You will also need to check whether mobile service will be
available in the area you are going to be in.
 Marine band radio.
 Emergency flares.
 Extra pair of prescription glasses - These are not first aid equipment, but if you need
them, an extra pair is very useful to put in the marine first aid kit in case your first pair go
into the drink.

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Over the counter items:

 Non-prescription drugs such as pain reliever, anti-diarrhoea medication, antacid,

Other contents to add to a good Marine First Aid Kit are:-

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