First Aid Kit for Peru/Bolivia Extended Trip

[troutman]

Thanks chaps- water will be a big issue, I'm taking lifesystems chlorine diox tablets for it- meant to kill water borne cysts too which is good.

 

[DocDC]

You need to break it down:
1.. Primary care - coughs, colds, rashes, diarrhoea etc
2.. Trauma care - Bleeding, fractures, burns etc
3.. Wound management
4.. Hygiene including dental
5.. Prevention - Malaria, tropical illness etc.

Dont take Quick Clot take Combat Gauze because its easier to use, less wasteful, works in the cold and and and...... PM me for a ton of good justification.

 

[rik_uk3]

Thanks Tom! Plenty of immodium it is!

I plan on taking life systems chlorine tablets for water purification, but I will try and stock up on proper bottled water when I'm there.

Don't take the immodium unless you really have to, if your in a static camp and can keep hydrated let your system flush for 72 hours.

 

[Hicup]

I know this story may sound strange, but when I was traveling in Perú last year two of our party suffered from the opposite of Montezumas revenge, constipation.

Although not a life threating condition but very can be very uncomfortable when your traveling all the time, I think had a lot to do with the very long bus journeys, change in diet and borderline dehydration at times, I know they where very greatful that I had thrown a packet of senokot in to me FSK.

The only other thing I would add is take lots of hand sanitizer, have a great trip.

 

[squishy]

the one thing I was glad I had when I went to Peru was ibuprofen/paracetamol for headaches from altitude sickness! you can get tablets from your doc to prevent that, though I can't remember what they were called!