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• “Better to pack small containers of the preparation, either instead of, or perhaps better, in addition to the packets.  Small 1/2 or 1 oz. plastic bottles of things like Betadine (Povidone Iodine 2-10% solution), an antiseptic scrub, or Mastisol, an adhesive (much better adhesive than Tincture of Benzoin, often found in kits. It also doesn't sting like Benzoin does if you inadvertently get it in the wound), can often be obtained from your physician, who receives them as samples, or at a good medical supply house.”  Ibid.
• Comprehensive dental emergency module by Dr. Robert Searles DDS (http://www.dentalkitfortravelers.com/).  “You want to select a dental kit or product that utilizes a single component compound for filling cavities and repairing teeth. ‘Cavit’ is the best such product according to my dentist advisors. It is easy to use and hardens after contact with saliva. Those which require you to mix two compounds together, a powder and a liquid catalyst, are much more difficult to use. There are a number of different kits available and both Adventure Medical and Atwater Carey offer a good one that includes Cavit.”  Ibid.
• First Aid instruction manual.  Please see http://www.equipped.com/books.htm#Medical, including but not necessarily limited to -
  • Emergency Medical Procedures for the Outdoors - Second Edition, Gordon Benner & Richard Church & Lance Feild, 1996 Patient Care Publications, Mensha Ridge Press, ISBN:0-89732-051-4, 120 pages, 6 x 9 x 5/16 inches
  • Medicine For Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities - Fifth Edition, James A. Wilkerson, M.D., 2001 The Mountaineers, The Mountaineers, ISBN:0-89886-799-1, 365 pages, 6 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 inches
  • Medicine For The Outdoors - The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid, Paul S. Auerbach, M.D., 1999 Paul S. Auerbach, The Lyons Press, ISBN: 1-5582172-3151-2 pages, 6 x 9 x 1 inches
  • NOLS Wilderness First Aid - Third Edition, Tod Schimelpfenig & Linda Lindsey, 1991 National Outdoor Leadership School, Stackpole Books, ISBN:0-8117-2864-1, 356 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 inches
  • OUTsmart Field Guide, Ron Dawson, 1998 Ron Dawson, Integrity House Publishing, ISBN:0-9647141-3-2, 58 pages, 3 3/4 x 7 x 3/16 inches, 2.9 oz.
  • Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook, Multiple Authors, 2001 Teton NewMedia and The Geneva Foundation, ISBN:1-893441-54-7, 680 pages, 4.75 x 7.375 x 1.5 inches (excluding binding rings), 23.3 oz., waterproof

  *Based in part on information in http://www.wildernessmedical.com/wilderness-first-aid.htm et al.

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