First Aid Travel kit

pushpinder

pushpinder

Guru
I'm no biker though, how I wish I was.......
One can never be too careful while biking and its better to be prepared. Accidents don't tell you before occurrence.
On Yogesh's suggestion I'm putting down a few essentials that all bikers ought to carry as first aid equipment. Actually applies to all travelers on BCMT, given that no one here believes in normal travel to 'family' destinations.

Here is a rough list of things one may need..

Bandages

Soframycin/ betadine ointment

Savlon/ dettol lotion

Gauze- sterile...1-2 pkts

Large safety pins

Scissors

Sunscreen cream

Surgical Gloves

Surgical Tape (micropore)

Bandaids

Sterile alcohol wipes

Anti-Diarrheal Medications: Norflox TZ

Anti vomiting...Domstal

Anti mountain sickness (esp ladakh/ spiti tavelers)....Diamox tabs

Triangular bandages

Tweezers (pull out glass and other items imbedded in skin)

Oral rehydration salts (ORS)

Thermometer in hard case

Watertight container to store everything in

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Will wait for feedback from everyone and we can update the list as we go along to make it a very comprehensive first aid kit.


rgds
 
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thedrsunil

thedrsunil

Active Member
Since most of us are fond of travelling to Leh,
I must recommend to carry

a finger pulse oximeter and
a Portable Oxygen Cylinder of 2.75 ltrs Capacity.

A pulse oximeter will cost approx Rs. 1000-1200 and is of size of a regular stapler and a oxygen cylinder cost about Rs. 4000-5000 and is of the size of a thermos.

With pulse oximeter, you can measure the oxygen saturation and if it is falling you can take some oxygen to prevent yourself from AMS.

After the Leh trip, same can be deposited with YS for further use for bhai logs. :p
 
Yogesh Sarkar

Yogesh Sarkar

Administrator
Dr. Sunil, I don't think one really needs an oximeter, since it is available with the Army Doctors at Sarchu and Pang and they are more than happy to assist travelers in need.
 
cat

cat

Senior Billi
Pushpinder ji,... the most serious need for motorcycle crash injuries is probably bandages/dressings for deep or large flesh wounds, sometimes with serious bleeding. Some years ago, I saw some lists on an american adventure riding forum and they included some special wound bandages - things that they seemed to know about from military context. I've looked at what's available in pharmacies but it was confusing. Dressings in sealed foil/plastic packaging. Most of them had information related to post-surgery wound dressing, rather than emergency first-aid to stop bleeding and so on until you could get proper treatment. So I never actually managed to find the right stuff. Please advise, if you can. :)
 
pushpinder

pushpinder

Guru
pulsarider said:
how about soframycin or some cream to be applied on the wound..
also dettol/savlon for disinfecting the wound..
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That was a slip up...Added!
thedrsunil said:
Since most of us are fond of travelling to Leh,
I must recommend to carry

a finger pulse oximeter and
a Portable Oxygen Cylinder of 2.75 ltrs Capacity.

A pulse oximeter will cost approx Rs. 1000-1200 and is of size of a regular stapler and a oxygen cylinder cost about Rs. 4000-5000 and is of the size of a thermos.

With pulse oximeter, you can measure the oxygen saturation and if it is falling you can take some oxygen to prevent yourself from AMS.

After the Leh trip, same can be deposited with YS for further use for bhai logs. :p
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As yogesh mentioned, not a very practical thing, esp for bikers.

cat said:
Pushpinder ji,... the most serious need for motorcycle crash injuries is probably bandages/dressings for deep or large flesh wounds, sometimes with serious bleeding. Some years ago, I saw some lists on an american adventure riding forum and they included some special wound bandages - things that they seemed to know about from military context. I've looked at what's available in pharmacies but it was confusing. Dressings in sealed foil/plastic packaging. Most of them had information related to post-surgery wound dressing, rather than emergency first-aid to stop bleeding and so on until you could get proper treatment. So I never actually managed to find the right stuff. Please advise, if you can. :)
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There are some very specialised type of bandages and splints available...just have to check their availability in the local market.
Will get back on this.
hiambuj said:
Very well compiled Sir !!
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Thanks Amit
joie de vivre said:
few ORS packets.
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Good point..added!!
Yogesh Sarkar said:
Thank a lot Doc, this will surely come in handy for a lot of travelers.
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:)
 
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