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The mini rescue kits should be kept where people store their caving kit.
 
The mini rescue kits should be kept where people store their caving kit.
  
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! colspan="2" | Camp kits !! Plaster kit !! Mini-rescue !! Personal Kits ||
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| colspan="2" | '''Camp kits'''
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| '''Plaster kit'''
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| '''Mini-rescue'''
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| '''Personal Kits'''
 
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| Start of expo || minimum ||start of expo || minimum || minimum ||
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| Start of expo  
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| Minimum
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| Start of expo  
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| Minimum
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| Minimum
 
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! colspan="6" | PPE and general
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| colspan="6" | '''PPE, Scissors and pencil and paper'''
 
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16 || 8 || 4 || 6 || 1 || pairs of nitrile gloves
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| 16 || 8 || 4 || 6 || 1 || Pairs of nitrile gloves
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| 1  ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || Sharp or sharp/blunt scissors
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| 1  || 1  ||  || 1 ||  || Tuffkuts
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| 2  || 2  || 1 || 1 || 1 || Pencil
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| 5  || 5  || 1 || 1 || 1 || Paper
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|-
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| colspan="6" | '''Wound Cleaning'''
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| 40 || 20 ||  || 1 pack || 1 pack || 5 x 5 cm sterile swabs
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| 8  || 2  ||  ||  ||  || Normasol
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| 1  || 1  ||  ||  ||  || Kidney dish
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| 8  || 4  || 3 || 5 || 1 || 25ml eyewash
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| 30 || 15 || 10 || 10 || 10 || alchol free wipes
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| colspan="6" | '''Wound Dressing'''
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| 5  || 2  ||  ||  ||  || Non - adhesive 10 x 10 cm dressing
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Big water proof plasters
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Small water proof plasters
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Knuckle water proof plasters
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Big hypoallergenic plasters
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Small hypoallergenic plasters
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| 5  || 2  || 3 || 2 || 2 || Knuckle hypoallergenic plasters
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| 4  || 2  || 1 || 2 ||  || Large dressing (no. 9)
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| 2  || 2  ||  || 2 ||  || #4 ambulance dressing
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| 2  || 2  ||  ||  ||  || #3/2 Ambulance dressing and bandage
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| 2  || 1  ||  ||  ||  || 10 x 10cm adhesive dressing
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| 1  || 1  ||  ||  ||  || Hypoallergenic tape
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| 1  || 1  ||  || 1 || 1 || 2.5cm zinc oxide tape
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| 3  || 2  ||  || 1 || 1 || pack of sutures
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| colspan="6" | '''Sprains, strains, breaks and dressing retention'''
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| 2  || 1  ||  || 1 || 1 || 7cm roller bandage
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| 1  || 1  ||  ||  ||  || Set of tubigrips sizes A-G
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| 2  || 1  ||  ||  ||  || Ice packs
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|    ||    ||  || 2 ||  || SAM splint
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|    ||    ||  || 1 ||  || Gaffer tape
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| 8  || 4  ||  ||  || 3 || Safety pins
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| 4  || 2  ||  ||  ||  || Triangular bandages
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| colspan="6" | '''Drugs [[ drugs | see notes on use ]]'''
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| 20 || 10 || 10 || 4 || 4 || Paracetamol
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| 3  || 3  ||    || 3 || 3 || Voltarol
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| 6  || 2  ||    || 2 ||  || Asprin
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| 2  || 2  ||    || 2 ||  || Rehydration salts
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| 9  || 3  || 10 || 3 ||  || Ibuprofen
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| 8  || 4  ||    || 8 ||  || Loperamide
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| 8  || 4  ||    || 8 ||  || Domperidone
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| 2  || 2  ||    || 2 ||  || Dextrose
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| 1  ||    ||    ||  ||  || Salvon
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| colspan="6" | '''Survival'''
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|  ||  ||  || 2 ||  || Survival bags
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|  ||  ||  || 2 ||  || Back up lights
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| 2 || 2 ||  || 6 || 1 || Candle
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|-
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| 2 || 1 ||  || 2 || 1 || Lighters
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== Problems ==
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Legal disclaimer:  All drugs are made available for people to take.  They should not be 'given' to any one else.
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'''Heart Attack:''' Asprin
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'''For headaches/fever:''' Paracetamol
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'''For muscular/skeletal pain:'''
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*Paracetamol by default
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*Ibuprofen to reduce swelling
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*Paracetamol and Ibuprofen moderate pain
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*Paracetamol and Votarol severe pain
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'''Diarrhoea:''' Rehydration salts, Loperamide
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'''Vomiting:''' Rehydration salts, Domperidone
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'''Allergy:''' Zirtek
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==Guidance==
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'''Paracetamol:''' Take 1-2 500mg tablets every 4hours.  No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period
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'''Ibuprofen:''' Do not take with asprin, voltrol, on an empty stomach or if pregnant.  Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem.  Try to avoid if you have a stomach ulcer.  Take 1-2 400mg tablets every 4 hours.  No more than 6 in and 24 hour period.
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'''Voltarol:''' Do not take with ibuprofen or asprin, if pregnant or if you have a stomach ulcer.  Avoid if nauseous after head injury or if level of consiousness decreased.  Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem.  Take 1 50mg tablet upto 3 times a day, preferably at meal times. 
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'''Rehydration Salts:'''  Unless otherwise instructed, mix with one litre of clean water and sip slowly.
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'''Loperamide:''' Take two capsule initially (swallowed whole with water) and additional tablets after every period of diarrhoea for upto five days.  Take no more than 8in a 24 hour period.  For use with debilitating diarrhoea.
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'''Zirtec  allergy relief:'''  Take one 10mg tablet with water.  Do not use if pregnant or you have kidney problems or an allergy to antihistamines.
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'''Domperidone''' 1-2 10mg tablets every 4-8 hours.  No more than 8 in any 24 hour period.  When vomiting prevents moving the patient or there is significant risk of dehydration.
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'''Asprin''' Do not take with ibuprofen or voltarol or decreased level of consiousness or stomach ulcers.  Avoid if nauseus after head injury. For suspected heart attacks.  Take one tablet.

Latest revision as of 21:27, 24 June 2009

Expo First Aid Kit Lists

If you take anything from a kit, you must check to see if it needs restocking.

Restock from a larger first aid kit, the base camp first aid kit or the chemists.

The camp and plaster kits should be located at each camp.

The mini rescue kits should be kept where people store their caving kit.

Camp kits Plaster kit Mini-rescue Personal Kits
Start of expo Minimum Start of expo Minimum Minimum
PPE, Scissors and pencil and paper
16 8 4 6 1 Pairs of nitrile gloves
1 1 1 1 1 Sharp or sharp/blunt scissors
1 1 1 Tuffkuts
2 2 1 1 1 Pencil
5 5 1 1 1 Paper
Wound Cleaning
40 20 1 pack 1 pack 5 x 5 cm sterile swabs
8 2 Normasol
1 1 Kidney dish
8 4 3 5 1 25ml eyewash
30 15 10 10 10 alchol free wipes
Wound Dressing
5 2 Non - adhesive 10 x 10 cm dressing
5 2 3 2 2 Big water proof plasters
5 2 3 2 2 Small water proof plasters
5 2 3 2 2 Knuckle water proof plasters
5 2 3 2 2 Big hypoallergenic plasters
5 2 3 2 2 Small hypoallergenic plasters
5 2 3 2 2 Knuckle hypoallergenic plasters
4 2 1 2 Large dressing (no. 9)
2 2 2 #4 ambulance dressing
2 2 #3/2 Ambulance dressing and bandage
2 1 10 x 10cm adhesive dressing
1 1 Hypoallergenic tape
1 1 1 1 2.5cm zinc oxide tape
3 2 1 1 pack of sutures
Sprains, strains, breaks and dressing retention
2 1 1 1 7cm roller bandage
1 1 Set of tubigrips sizes A-G
2 1 Ice packs
2 SAM splint
1 Gaffer tape
8 4 3 Safety pins
4 2 Triangular bandages
Drugs see notes on use
20 10 10 4 4 Paracetamol
3 3 3 3 Voltarol
6 2 2 Asprin
2 2 2 Rehydration salts
9 3 10 3 Ibuprofen
8 4 8 Loperamide
8 4 8 Domperidone
2 2 2 Dextrose
1 Salvon
Survival
2 Survival bags
2 Back up lights
2 2 6 1 Candle
2 1 2 1 Lighters

Problems

Legal disclaimer: All drugs are made available for people to take. They should not be 'given' to any one else.

Heart Attack: Asprin

For headaches/fever: Paracetamol

For muscular/skeletal pain:

  • Paracetamol by default
  • Ibuprofen to reduce swelling
  • Paracetamol and Ibuprofen moderate pain
  • Paracetamol and Votarol severe pain

Diarrhoea: Rehydration salts, Loperamide

Vomiting: Rehydration salts, Domperidone

Allergy: Zirtek

Guidance

Paracetamol: Take 1-2 500mg tablets every 4hours. No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period

Ibuprofen: Do not take with asprin, voltrol, on an empty stomach or if pregnant. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Try to avoid if you have a stomach ulcer. Take 1-2 400mg tablets every 4 hours. No more than 6 in and 24 hour period.

Voltarol: Do not take with ibuprofen or asprin, if pregnant or if you have a stomach ulcer. Avoid if nauseous after head injury or if level of consiousness decreased. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Take 1 50mg tablet upto 3 times a day, preferably at meal times.

Rehydration Salts: Unless otherwise instructed, mix with one litre of clean water and sip slowly.

Loperamide: Take two capsule initially (swallowed whole with water) and additional tablets after every period of diarrhoea for upto five days. Take no more than 8in a 24 hour period. For use with debilitating diarrhoea.

Zirtec allergy relief: Take one 10mg tablet with water. Do not use if pregnant or you have kidney problems or an allergy to antihistamines.

Domperidone 1-2 10mg tablets every 4-8 hours. No more than 8 in any 24 hour period. When vomiting prevents moving the patient or there is significant risk of dehydration.

Asprin Do not take with ibuprofen or voltarol or decreased level of consiousness or stomach ulcers. Avoid if nauseus after head injury. For suspected heart attacks. Take one tablet.

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