BSA First-Aid Kits

The BSA has their own recommendations for what to pack in a First-Aid Kit.

BSA Published Lists

Personal First-Aid Kit

Here are the basics for your pack:

• Six adhesive bandages

• Two 3-by-3-inch sterile gauze pads

• One small roll of adhesive tape

• One 3-by-6-inch piece of moleskin

• One small bar of soap or travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer

• One small tube of antibiotic ointment

• One pair of scissors

• One pair of non-latex disposable gloves

• One CPR breathing barrier

• Pencil and paper

For the Patrol

This first-aid kit should cover one patrol on a typical outing:

• First-aid manual, like the “First Aid” merit badge pamphlet

• 1 2-inch roller bandage

• 2 1-inch roller bandages

• 2 rolls of 1-inch adhesive tape

• 6 alcohol swabs

• Water purification tablets

• 12 assorted adhesive bandages

• 2 elastic bandages, 3 to 6 inches wide

• 12 3-by-3-inch sterile pads

• Antiseptic towelettes

• 2 triangular bandages, 40-inch

• 2 3-by-4-inch nonadherent sterile dressings

• 5-by-9-inch trauma pad to stanch bleeding

• Moleskin

• 3 butterfly closure bandages

• Petroleum jelly

• Antibiotic ointment

• Insect repellent

• Scissors

• Tweezers

• Safety pins

• Aloe vera gel for sunburn

• 2 pairs latex gloves

• Mouth-barrier device

At Home

Gather these materials and keep them in a handy spot in the house:

• First-aid manual, like the “First Aid” merit badge pamphlet

• 2 2-inch gauze bandages

• Roll of 1-inch adhesive tape

• 12 3-by-3-inch sterile pads

• 12 assorted adhesive bandages

• 2 elastic bandages, 3 to 6 inches wide

• Thermometer

• Scissors

• Tweezers

• Box antiseptic wipes with benzalkonium chloride

• 2 pairs latex gloves

• Safety pins

• Calamine lotion

• Eye goggles

• Mouth-barrier device

• Small bottle antihistamines (Benadryl)

• Small bottle acetaminophen for pain and fever

• Small bottle ibuprofen for inflammation, muscle aches, pain and fever