Your First Aid Kit

A well-stocked first aid kit is essential for handling minor injuries and emergencies. Key supplies to include in your kit are listed below. Regularly check your kit to ensure supplies are stocked and within their expiration dates.

Please note:

  1. This list is an example of what to pack for a personal first aid kit. The list isn’t necessarily comprehensive or appropriate for your needs. Using this list doesn’t substitute taking a course or maintaining current certification. For example, if you are heading out on an expedition or water trip, there are likely many more items you should add to your kit.


  2. *The appropriate training and certification needs to be obtained in order to use and/or administer some of the items listed below. Most 80-hour courses cover all of the listed items. However, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with what you’re certified to do and not to do out in the field.


  3. Mountain Med Consulting has no association with the products or companies listed below. They are simply suggestions that fit our needs and/or the products we enjoy using.


  4. Mountain Medical Consulting is not responsible for any loss or damages that you, your party, or your patients might suffer after you have referred to this list.

First Aid Kit

We like to pack our kits based on modules of use. Expand each section to see our recommendations.

    • Protective mask

    • Gloves

    • Watch (for taking vital signs)

    • OPA or NPA*

    • Ready Heat Vest

    • Thermarest

    • Extra down layers

    • Tarp

    • Cordelette

    • Tuck tape or electrical tape

    • Reflective space blanket or Bivvy

    • Fire starting kit (lighter, matches, fire starter, etc.)

    • Small heat packs like the HandHot ones

    • Guides Tarp

    • Aspirin

    • Ibuprofen

    • Acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol)

    • Antihistamine (e.g. Benadryl)

    • Epinephrine (3 doses, auto-inject or needle/syringe)*

    • Prescription analgesic*

    • Topical antibiotic ointment or cream (e.g. Polysporin or Fucidin*)

    • Ventolin*

    • Penthrox*

    • Dexamethasone*

    • Sugar

    • Gloves

    • Toothbrush (sterile/new)

    • Scissors (e.g. EMT shears)

    • Scalpel blade

    • Tweezers

    • 60cc irrigation syringe

    • 19G needle

    • Non-adhesive bandages

    • Sterile gauze pads

    • Non-stick gauze pads

    • Q-tips

    • Steri-strips

    • Vet-wrap

      • 3” self-adherent wrap

      • Optional to also include a 1” option

    • Medical tape

      • Tegaderm and/or white tape

    • Povidone Iodine

    • Iodine Wipes

    • Magnifying glass

    • Headlamp

    • Map/Compass

    • Satellite communication device (e.g. Inreach)

    • Zipties/Ski Straps

    • Knife

    • Whistle

    • Gear repair kit

    • WMA Field Guide

    • Waterproof paper / SOAP notes

      • Pencil/pen

    • Glowstick

    • Extra food

    • Water purification tablets

    • Sunscreen

    • Bug repellent

    • Sunglasses

    • Extra battery bank

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