THe importants of medicinein your kits

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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So I recently came down with strep throat... i yucky but not overwhelmingly serious illness..it came on quick though I was fine all day was taking a midterm at night and wham right in the middle out of know-where 102 fever sweats joint aches the 9's I'm on antibiotics now and on a slow road to recovery but it got me thinking how awful a high fever really is it just sucked the will to live right out of me, and how if I was in the woods and this happened I would've been in some trouble...as just laying on my sofa that night took effort..However motrin really helped to knock the fever down and allowed me to funtion untill I got to the docs. so just a word if you don't have some type of fever reducer in your kit might be a time to put one in.
 
Funny thing is my DR. gave me a prescription for 5 percocet, but would not give me any antibiotics at all.

My Brother and I were on a 7 day trail in the northern Cascades and I just wanted to be cautious. Heavy pain meds, and antibiotics would be good to have "just in case" thought I.

Narcotics...... good.....antibiotics.......no way. :confused:

I ALWAYS carry Asprin and Motrin in my med kit.
 
Drs are willing to pass out dope like candy, no suprise there. Antibiotics though? weird....
Rescue, are you a medic? just curious, sounds like a radio report almost.....
Good advice about fever reducers though, a necessity. I just got over something like that. Really sucked workin bambulance and runnin B.S. to hospital that was way less severe than what I had. Sniffles and crap.
 
j williams said:
Drs are willing to pass out dope like candy, no suprise there. Antibiotics though? weird....
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I can see the reasoning behind it in a way. Taking antibiotics in part may cause a mutation of whatever you have and make it ten times worse than what you started with. Also taking them when you can't properly diagnose what you have....... well not the best thing to do.

I just found it ironic that I could get narcotics no problem and not (non habit forming) antibiotics.

BTW JW check your email. Knife is shipped.
 
I like to buy the Wal-Mart brand of pain reducers. Inexpensive and the "use by date" is usually a year out.
I wonder if you could buy antibiotics from overseas. Something with a long shelf life. Just an idea.


Jason
 
Thanks Tarmix, look forward to gettin it!!
I guess I can see if you are wanting them for a jic scenario, but narcs for a jic? Seems like a huge liability for the doc.
 
Yeah, I can only imagine............. I work rural EMS, biggest district in mo. 2hr transport times, got to be on top of stuff when you have your pts that long in the truck. Anyways, be safe, bro.
 
j williams said:
Thanks Tarmix, look forward to gettin it!!
I guess I can see if you are wanting them for a jic scenario, but narcs for a jic? Seems like a huge liability for the doc.
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He is my Family Doc that was there when I was borne. Known him for 35 years.
 
Ahhh.. I see, you got a good doc then, it must be nice to have a doc thats been with you that long. I think that new docs just arent like they used to be. Too wrapped up in politics and overloading themselves w/ pts.
 
Aspirin, painkillers.....


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IMO - I am going to have to side with the doctor on this one. Here are the reasons why:

A LOT of people request antibiotics when they are feeling a little under the weather. Most of the time they have a viral infection, and the antibiotics won't do anything anyway.

A LOT of people do not follow their prescription dosage directions, and stop taking the medication after they feel better - building antibiotic resistant strains.

That being said, the self reliant types reading/posting on this type of forum are not like a LOT of people. Maybe if your doc took the time to know the type of person you are, he would have given you the medication. Woops missed a couple posts while I was typing...I guess your doc does know you.
 
Luckily, I have a good Dr. who is also a friend and fellow outdoors junkie. So, I always make sure that in my kit is at minimum a 10 day supply of broad spectrum anti-biotic, pain killer, and Epy pens.
Even a well planned casual over nighter could easily turn into life or death with the right onset of illnes.

Most Dr.'s are open to this if you go in and let them know you have an outing planned that will involve being in the woods for several days. Just be ready with your plans and the knowledge to properly administer the Rx's.
 
Yeah, one of my colleagues runs a field course in Peru. They've established a form letter for the registered students to take to their doctors to all them a prescription of antibiotics for emergency purposes during their stay. All of the students were able to get antibiotics from the doctors.

It actually came in handy in one year where they had an outbreak at the field station and were able to keep the problems at bay because everyone had their own supply of antibiotics.

I agree the challange is the diagnosis as to whether or not you or the patient has a viral or bacterial infection. But in a wilderness context, it would be better to error on the same side, take your meds and get out of dodge while you can.
 
Hi guys-

Withholding my opinion on doling out antibiotics too much, I have a pertinent piece of advice for those who are carrying Rx analgesics: Keep the prescription bottle with the label on it with you when carrying this stuff into the woods. If you ever run into a dork of a cop out in the hills and he decides to search anything and finds CII drugs, there will likely be at least some hassles involved for you.

If you need another bottle or just a label, your pharmacy will be able to provide you with that.

There aren't that many Rx meds that I find to be incredibly necessary for a simple woods first aid kit. Epi-pen, promethazine, not too much else.
 
hollowdweller said:
Aspirin, painkillers.....


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i'm with HD....:D:thumbup::cool:

i was a wilderness EMT for a number of years.. after i took my courses, my first aid kit got huge... so now i keep it simple... i also add a few benadryls and/or other allergy meds... just in case some folks have an allergic reaction to something.. i.e. bee stings, plants foods etc... they slow down the reaction.... if i'm working/with a large group i take my bigger kit...
 
SpookyPistolero said:
Hi guys-

Withholding my opinion on doling out antibiotics too much, I have a pertinent piece of advice for those who are carrying Rx analgesics: Keep the prescription bottle with the label on it with you when carrying this stuff into the woods. If you ever run into a dork of a cop out in the hills and he decides to search anything and finds CII drugs, there will likely be at least some hassles involved for you.

If you need another bottle or just a label, your pharmacy will be able to provide you with that.

There aren't that many Rx meds that I find to be incredibly necessary for a simple woods first aid kit. Epi-pen, promethazine, not too much else.
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My doc gave me the same advice. Right side just in front of my yellow first aid kit:

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