First Aid Kits

Individual First Aid Kit

Each individual should carry, on their person, the following items in a waterproof container, recommends The Mountain Safety Council Bushcraft Manual 2020, Click Here

• Cohesive bandage (100 mm)
• Sterile triangular cloth bandage
• Plastic dressing strips (plasters) (6–10)
• Plaster strip (200 mm)
• Non-adherent sterile dressings (2 or 3 of various sizes)
• Gauze dressings (2 or 3)
• Sticky tape (1 roll)
• Safety pins
• Scissors
• Pain relief (e.g. aspirin, paracetamol or Nurofen®)
• Burn gel sachet
• Sunscreen, lip balm and insect repellent
• Tweezers or splinter probes
• Disposable CPR face shield
• Notebook
• Pencil
• Non-alcohol wipes
• Personal medication

If you are going on a long trip or to a very isolated place, you may decide to carry a more comprehensive first aid kit, although you do need to keep your pack weight down. Discuss your requirements with a chemist or first aid instructor.

Group First Aid Kit

You need one one kit like this for a group of four to six people (quantities in brackets), recommends The Mountain Safety Council Bushcraft Manual 2021, Click Here.

This is to be carried in addition to individual kits.

• Non-alcohol wipes (10)
• Betadine® for grazes (check for allergy first)
• Crepe bandage (100 mm)
• Cohesive bandage (75 mm)
• Sterile triangular cloth bandages (2)
• Pain relief (e.g. aspirin, paracetamol or Nurofen®)
• Plastic dressing strips (plasters) (10–12)
• Plaster strip (200 mm)
• Non-adherent sterile dressings (4 large)
• Gauze dressings (6)
• Combined wound dressing (BCP size 14 and 15)
• Burn gel sachets (4) Disposable CPR face shield
• Strapping tape (1 m roll)
• Butterfly closures (1 pouch)
• Scissors
• Disposable gloves
• Tweezers or splinter probes
• Low-reading clinical thermometer
• Saline (30 mL)
• Antihistamine cream
• Diarrhoea prevention (optional) (e.g. Diastop or Imodium®)
• Electrolyte sachets (4) (for replacing salts lost from diarrhoea or vomiting)
• Chemical cooling/warming packs
• Fine, strong thread for removing rings from fingers
• Safety pins
• Needle and thread
• Notebook
• Pencil