Whatever your type of hiking, always carry a first aid kit. It is far better to be prepared than caught out on the trail! Here is a checklist suitable for one- to three-day hikes.
Emergency response tracking:
- Pencil + casualty assessment form
Before providing aid:
- Disposable latex gloves
- Hand sanitiser gel
Specific first aid equipment:
- Emergency pressure bandage
- One or more survival blankets
- Triangular bandage
- Pocket CPR mask (mouth-to-mouth)
Small accessories:
- Accessory cord
- Bin bag
- Swiss Army knife
- Headlamp
« For treating minor injuries »:
- Splinter tweezers
- Hand warmers
- Chlorhexidine antiseptic spray
- Cut-to-size plasters
- Blister plasters (second-skin)
- Wound closure strips
- Single-dose Betadine
- Gauze swabs
- Medical tape
- Tubular net bandage
- Scissors
- Elastic adhesive bandages (Elastoplast)
- Arnica cream
- Soothing skin ointment (Homeoplasmine)
Medication:
- Anti-diarrhoeal medication
- Single-dose eye drops
- Antispasmodic
- Paracetamol
- Single-dose saline solution
