Team Medics Bag:

The following information was taken from the book "Plain Talk Medicine for Uncertain Times and Places by the "y2k Doc" It is recommended that everyone stock the following items to be prepared for emergency or disaster.

BASIC Over the counter MEDICINES:
Benadryl (generic) 30 pills - 2 boxes
Benadryl liquid (generic) 4 oz. - 8 vials
Afrin nose spray (generic) - 2 vials
Normal saline nose spray - 2 vials
Sudafed (generic) - 96 pills
Pediacare (generic) - 4 vials
Miconazole 7 - 5 boxes
Lotrimin Cream (generic) 30 gm tube
Advil (generic) 200mg 1,000 pills
Tylenol (generic) 500mg 1000 pills
Naphcon A - 2 vials
Eye irrigating solution 4 oz - 3 vials
Saline solution (homemade)
500 Aspirin
Imodium AD (generic) 24 pills - 2 boxes
Cimetidine 200mg 60 pills - 2 boxes
Rolaids (generic) 150 tabs - 2 bottles
For sore throat/colds: Honey, lemon, zinc, vitamin C and echinacia

POISON ANTIDOTES: Ipecac Syrup
Activated Charcoal (25 gm per bottle)

WOUND CARE:
Hydrogen peroxide - 2 quarts
Providone/iodine - 1 pint
Rubbing alcohol - 1 quart
Generic Neosporin X 4 tubes
Bacitracin X 1 tube
Band-Aids 3 boxes of 50
Butterfly bandages 4 boxes of 10
Knuckle and fingertip band- aids 20 per box
Sterile 4X4 gauze pads 25 - 4 boxes
Non-sterile 4X4 gauze pads 24 per box - 2 boxes
Sterile non stick pads such as Telfa - 2 boxes
Kerlix 4 yd roll 4.5" wide - 4 rolls
Kling 3.6 yd roll 3 inches wide 5 rolls to a box - 2 boxes
Surgipad dressing 5" X 9" X 12
Cloth adhesive tape 1" 10yds - 4 rolls
Ctoth adhesive tape 3" 1 yds X 2 rolls

BASIC ORTHOPEDICS:
Ace wraps 3" X 4
Ace wraps 4" X 2
Ace wraps 6" X 2
Sam's splint X 3
Crutches

SUPPLIES:
Ear wax removal kit
Stethoscope
Blood pressure cuff
Otoscope with ear specula
Flashlight
5cc syringes for ORS rehydration

ADVANCED FIRST AID:
Suture Kits
Nylon Sutures
Dental Kits with forceps
IV Rehydration Kits
Sterile gloves

Recommended Medicines:

Primary Antibiotics:
Trimethoprim/Sulfa DS 28 pills = 14 days
Doxycyclene 100mg 28 pills = 14 days
Erythromycin 500mg 42 pills = 14 days
Cephalexin 500mg 56 pills = 14 days
Secondary Antibiotics:

Metronidazole 500mg 42 pills = 14 days
Mebendazole 100mg 3 pills = 3 days
Gentamicin Eye Drops 5 ml
Neo/Poly HCT ear drops

Broad Spectrum Antibiotics:
Zithromax 250mg - 6 pills = 5 days
Trovan 200mg 14 pills = 14 days Local Anesthetic:

Lidocaine 1% w/ epinephrine
Marcaine 0.25% w/ epi

Side Effect Medication:
Prednisone 20mg 30 pills
Promethazine 25mg 30 pills

Recommended Medical Manuals:
The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook
The AMA Family Medical Guide
The Merck Manual
The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs
Where There is No Doctor
Ditch Medicine: Advanced Field Procedures for Emergencies

Decontamination:
Either you prepare for bio war or you die if you get hit. Everyone should stock the basic supplies on this list.
1. Plastic garden sprayer-2 gallon
2. Chlorine bleach-6 gallons minimum
3. Filter masks-2 per person
4. Rubbing alcohol- 1 gallon minimum
5. Oil-based soap (Fels Napha 12 bars minimum)
6. Iodine shampoo (anti-bacterial) 1 per person
7. Epinephrine 1:1000 (10 cc vial) 1 per person
8. OxyTet-50
9. Combiotic (100 ml) 1 per person
10. Tetracycline (100 ml) 1 per person
11. Cipro
12. Neosynephrine 1 per person
13. Sevin dust, Rotenone, and other insecticides