Looks like the Adventure kit 1000 from Defender is my best option, and it's on sale. The larger kit has stuff even the Admiral would not use.
Thanks all! On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Rick Brass <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose, Joel, it depends on what you mean by “offshore”. > > > > If offshore means the South Pacific, and when in New Guinea you might run > into (inset whatever nasty bug or predator trips your trigger here) a $450 > kit might be a bargain. Even a necessitiy. > > > > For me, offshore means the islands in the Bahamas, or maybe some place in > the Caribbean. My kit is pretty big. I can splint, suture, heat, cool, > rehydrate, relieve pain, treat burns. Heck, the kit even has a scalpel and > tubing, but if you need a tracheotomy you are probably SOL, buddy. The kit > takes up 3 waterproof boxes – four if you count the one marked “analgesics” > that has the scopolamine, Dramamine, aspirin, Tylenol, sunburn cream, etc. > in it – and it cost somewhere around $200 to put together. > > > > Look on a couple of cruiser sites and you should be able to come up with > a list of contents appropriate for the area where you will be going. Or ask > the wife. Then buy what you need. > > > > Rick Brass > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On > Behalf Of *Joel Aronson via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:50 PM > *To:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Stus-List First aid kit > > > > I'd like to buy an "offshore" first aid kit. The large ones, even on sale > at Defender, are $450. There are lots of cheaper kits from Zee Medical, > ULine, Orion and even Bass Pro Shops. > > > > Unless the Admiral is onboard, there will probably be no one with medical > training beyond basic first aid. (She's a nurse.) Any recommendations > other than ask her? > > -- > > Joel > 301 541 8551 > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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