Adult Camp First-Aid Kit

This is different than the Troop kit that you leave out for Scouts.  The Troop First Aid Kit should be stocked by and used by Scouts in the Troop.  

The Adult Camp First-Aid Kit is stored in Adult Medic Tent and used when there is a True Emergency.  Focus is mainly on trauma and not minor injuries. 

Adult Camp First-Aid Kit

Blister Kit

Going on a long hike or working a hiking or backpacking merit badge?  Plan for blisters.  If you plan and respond correctly, you can often avoid getting blisters in the first place.  Apply moleskin BEFORE you get a blister. 

Basic Blister Kit

• • Moleskin 

    • Precut your moleskin or ideally bring scissors (can be a tool in your Swiss Army Knife)

  • Needle

  • Alcohol pads

  • Paper tape

Advanced Blister Kit

• • Felt

    • Moleskin 

      • 0.8-2mm thick densely woven cotton

    • MoleFoam 

      • 2-7mm foam and cotton

    • Adhesive Orthopaedic Felt 

      • 1/8" (3.2mm), 1/4" (6.5mm) and 1/2" (12.7mm) thick 78% wool and 22% cotton

  • Kinesiology Tape

    • ONLY use on intact skin

    • RockTape H2O

      • Extra sticky, even on wet feet

    • Leukotape 

  • Wipes

    • Use to clean feet and sanitize wounds

    • Antiseptic towelettes

    • Betadine wipes

    • Alcohol wipes

  • Tools

    • Iris scissors

  • Lance Kit

    • No 15 scalpel blades

    • 18 Ga hypodermic needle

    • Tincture of Benzoin vials

    • Paper tape

  • Low Adhesion Dressings

    • Used on intact blisters and torn blisters

    • Examples:

      • 7.2x5cm Cutiplast Island Dressings 

      • Primapore Non-Woven Adhesive Wound Dressing

  • Hydrocolloid Dressings

    • Use on deroofed blisters

    • Examples:

      • Compeed

      • Bandaid

  • Hydrogel Dressings

    • Used to cushion hot spot for light use

    • Contains water

      • Can lead to skin maceration 

    • Questionable utility for our use

  • Shoe Modification Kit

    • Trauma sheers

    • Duct tape

Burn Kit

Going to the forge to work on blacksmithing?  Scouts working on fire skills?

• • Non-adherent pads

  • Burn cream

  • Antimicrobial ointment

    • Note: antimicrobial therapy is NOT required for most superficial burn wounds.  If burn is extensive or possibly deep, evac to burn center.

    • If in remote area where evac will be delayed, consider:

      • Combination antibiotic ointment or creme (eg, Polysporin) 

      • Cover with a nonadherent dressing (eg, Xeroform, Adaptic, Mepitel)

Fracture Kit

Going to camp or climbing?  You should have a small fracture kit.

• Flexible splint (SAM Splint)

• Roll of full size duct tape

• Trauma sheers

• Triangular Bandages

Medication Pack

You should only pack medications you know how to use.

Basic Med Pack

If you are not a medical provider, you should know when to NOT use a medication.  Come talk to our Troop Medic to discuss this. 

• • Prescription meds (personal)

  • Pain medication / Anti-inflammatory 

    • Aspirin or Naproxen or Ibuprofen

    • DO NOT use aspirin for Youth with or recovering from flu-like symptoms or how have chickenpox

      • Aspirin associated with Reye's syndrome, which is sometimes fatal

  • Antihistamine

    • Used for allergies

  • Pepto-Bismol pills

    • This is chemically related to aspirin - don't give to youth with chickenpox or flu-like symptoms

  • Imodium

    • Used for diarrhea

  • Dulcolax

    • Used for constipation

Hypothermia Kit

When dealing with a cold stressed or hypothermic Scout, plan to be stationary for a while.  You must be able to keep warm while rewarming your Scout. 

Hypothermia Kit should Contain:

• Mylar blanket 

  • This reflects heat back at a victim 

    • If a victim truly hypothermic, there isn't much heat being reflected back

    • Warping them tightly will help protect against wind and evaporative heat loss

    • Corners can be tied together as needed, but a little duct tape is nice to have

  • A couple of disposable ones are easy to pack, weigh almost nothing and are low priced

  • A reusable one can be used for other purposes, such as an overhead tarp or wind block

• A real Blanket and Tarp are even better

  • Your base kit doesn't need a separate insulation blanket as long as you can use sleeping bags from the victim's or someone else's pack

  • If you are not overnighting, have someone pack a small bag or blanket

  • Someone should also pack a tarp to use as a hypothermia wrap

• Extra clothing for YOU

  • If you are sitting around taking care of a hypothermic victim, you are likely wet and cold too

  • Don't become a victim taking care of a victim

  • You must keep your head and hands warm enough to function properly 

  • One of the first steps you to take in dealing with a hypothermic victim is to put on a jacket

• Sugary snacks

  • You and the ones you are taking care of need the extra calories

• Warm Brew

  • Bring a drink with sugar such as cocoa, cider or Jell-O

  • Hypothermic victims need sugar to power their metabolism to produce heat

  • They will need warm water to absorb the sugar

  • They are likely dehydrated too

• Stove system

  • You must be able to boil up water for drinks and heating bottles

• Heating Bottles

  • Nalgene Bottles work fine

  • Fill with hot water

  • Wrap in clothing 

    • Tubular wool scarf is excellent for this, and had other uses

  • Place against victim's skin or base layer

• Chemical Heat Pads

  • The little ones for your hands do nothing for a hypothermic victim

    • You can use these for their hands if you like

    • If used to warm the body, they won't provide much warming benefit and can cause burns to hypothermic skin

  • Causality Heat Pads

    • We have these, but are generally close enough to help that these are not needed on an outing

Aquatics Medical Kit

Regular Camp First Aid Kit plus:

• CPR Mask or Resuscitation Kit

• Mylar blankets

• Waterproof bandages

• Trauma sheers

• Rolled elastic bandages

• Penlight

Shooting Range Kit - Major Trauma Kit

Nothing generally happens on a shooting range other than Scouts shooting down range.  That's fine, but you MUST be ready to take care of a catastrophic injury.

If you are going to a camp that has a shooting range, you really should bring a Range Kit, even if you aren't assigned to cover the range.  You may end up covering the range, or they may need a 

Basic Shooting Range Kit

• Use a commercially made bag designed for quick and easy access

• Commercial Tourniquet

  • Most recent generation of SOF-T or CAT 

  • Don't get Tourniquet from Amazon, which may be a counterfeit

• 3 or 4 inch rolled gauze (can be cut up for many uses)

  • Ideally Combat Gauze 

• Full size duct tape or cloth tape rolled around pencil/pen

  • Gorilla Tape is generally too much for First-Aid, but is OK for true emergencies

• Vented Chest Seal Kits 

  • Russell * * 

  • HyFin *

  • Sentinel *

  • SAM

  • Bolin

  • Note: unless you have trained personnel, you should NOT use non-vented chest seals
    * Note:  Kheirabadi et al (2017) suggests that Sentinal and Russell with laminar valves are less likely to clog than other seals
    * Note: Paquett et al (2021) suggests Hyfin Vent Chest Seal and Russell Chest Seal were the most effective chest seals

• 4x4 gauze

• 3 or 4 inch Elastic warp

• Duct tape or cloth tape rolled around pencil/pen

• Trauma Shears

• Triangular bandages

• Assortment of Band-Aids - because people still get cuts and scrapes

Shooting Range Kits for Medical Providers

• Same as above plus:

• Airway Kit

  • Provider preference

    • "J-tube" oralpharyngeal airway

    • Nasal cannula

    • I-Gel

    • E-Tube and laryngoscope

• Needle Decompression Kit (ARS)

  • North American Rescue has a great kit

  • See https://wms.org/magazine/magazine/1336/TCCC-chest-trauma-guideline-update/default.aspx 

• Chest Seal Kits

  • Should include BOTH vented and non-vented seals

  • Only use non-vented seals if you know how and are prepared to decompress a tension pneumothorax

Diabetes Kit

Have a Scout or adult with Diabetes?

• Diabetes Treatment Plan

  • Clearly typed, printed in large enough font and waterproofed

    • 15/15 Rule or variant

    • Insulin plan

    • Glucagon plan

• Glucometer

  • Needles

  • Test Strips

  • Extra batteries

• Medications

  • Insulin

    • Long acting 

    • Short acting 

    • Anything else prescribed

  • Glucagon if prescribed

    • Nasal glucagon (BAQSIMI) or 

    • Glucagon Kit 

  • Backup infusion set if used

    • Extra batteries

  • Syringes/Insulin Pen

  • Glucose tabs

• Keto Test Strips