A tiny first aid kit sounds like a great addition to your backpack, your purse, or your trail-running fanny pack—until your imagination fails you, and you end up with a pocket full of band-aids. Get ...

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Some people are more accident-prone than others, but none of us are immune to cuts, burns, and other injuries. Whether you’re at home in your workshop or hiking in the backcountry, a ready-made first ...

Every home, vehicle, and outdoor excursion requires a staple item – a first aid kit. Unexpected incidents can occur without warning. Having a first aid kit on hand can dramatically shift the outcome ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Experts in fields of survival tend to assemble their own first aid kits to ensure a decent amount of ...

Every home needs a dedicated first aid kit, even if it’s only used to organize the supplies scattered in medicine cabinets, drawers and cupboards, making it much easier to grab them in a stressful ...

Summer brings smiles, travels and more time spent outdoors, which seems to invite insect bites, scraped knees and all manner of unexpected injuries. Some of us are just more accident prone in summer ...

If you become injured or sick while hiking, your first aid kit’s only job is to get you out of the backcountry safely. You need to be comfortable enough to finish your trip, or capable of getting to a ...

Accidents happen. Disasters strike. Emergencies confront us. You don’t know when these things could happen, so you should be prepared. And in addition to the normal supply of bandages, antiseptics and ...

Every traveler should carry a basic first-aid kit. Outdoor Research and others have ready-made kits. Consult the Pocket Doctor by Steven Bezrushka. Medicine for Mountaineering by James Wilkerson, M.D.

If you’ve ever found yourself unpacking half your kit in a hurry—to find your rain cover during a squall, mosquito repellent in early evening, first aid kit after a nasty fall—then you understand why ...

Troop 2003 Boy Scouts work to assemble small, light-weight pocket first-aid kits for Ukrainians. These kits are designed for use by anyone who is administering emergency care to individuals who are ...