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Hey everyone, I cringe when I see the cost vs contents of most first aid kits on the market. Too much unnecessary stuff and only the highest priced kits have clotting powder, which I’ve used on the trail for controlling bleeding with large abrasions and deep or tangential lacerations. I put together my suggestions, with an eye toward maximizing usefulness and minimizing per unit cost. IMO this is superior to most kits costing 2-3x more. Light enough for the discernible backpacker, but makes a great gift for family and friends to throw in the car pocket, the boat, ATV, or carry along to kids sporting events. Feel free to add, subtract or substitute to customize your own.

Ever-Ready First Aid Adhesives, assorted sizes, 280ct $6.95 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0179S0IAW
Self explanatory, enough for 2-3 of each size per DIY kit.

Vakly Stretch Gauze: 12 pk 4” x 4yds $7.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTQFPA6
1 pk per kit and 4 left over for the home medicine cabinet.

McKesson individually wrapped sterile gauze pads: 50ct $5.17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C5P9J8
6 per kit, throw them in a ziploc baggie to protect against moisture.

Woundseal clotting powder: 20 pkts $28.06 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RUJXR6
Remember that compression alone, when done properly, effectively controls most bleeding. But when a member of your group is on aspirin or other blood thinners, or sustains a nasty cut that won’t stop bleeding, this stuff is awesome.

3M Duct tape: 1.88in x 30yds $3.89 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013B1XHE
Countless uses for the backpacker / camper, from tourniquet, fracture splinting, reinforcement of wound dressings, fashioning a moleskin barrier for blisters, not to mention tent, pack or sleeping bag repair. Grab a few extra straws from your local fast food joint, trim them to 2 inches, then roll up 4 to 6ft lengths of duct tape around the straw. The straw in the middle doubles as a pocket billows for fire starting.

Rensow white petroleum jelly 5gms, 144 pkts: $24.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KAGT85M
Lip balm, burn treatment, also apply to rashes, blisters and abrasions to keep gauze from adhering. Doubles as an excellent fire accelerant for bushcrafting. I squeeze some on a cotton ball to use with my tender for catching a spark.

Kirkland anti-diarrheal (loperamide) tablets: 400ct $9.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EXPY004
Put 12 per kit and keep the rest for that week-old lasagna that you should have thrown out.

Ibuprofen 200mg tabs: 2x500ct $3.93 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P1NJAJS
Put at least 40 per kit as this is likely to be the first supply used.

Diphenhydramine capsules 25mg, 100ct : $4.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00080CKDW
Useful for allergies, insect stings, contact dermatitis, and doubles as a sleep aid for those restless nights in the hammock. 12 per kit should do.

Triple antibiotic ointment 0.5oz 144 pkts: $12.18 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H2T9K3K
6 to 8 per kit should do, and keep the rest for replen.

Ziplock snack bags, 40ct (for storing meds): $2.73 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U9ZFFCY
Please clearly label each baggie using an indelible marker with name of med, adult dose and expiration date. Pediatric dose optional. Individual “gas station” packets are much more expensive but if routinely carried in vehicle this may be a consideration (law enforcement doesn’t like unlabeled pills floating around in baggies).

First Aid Bags (empty), Alazco, 8 bags $32.82 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0182MQ4MU
Highly optional but nice for making your kit look pretty if you’re giving these away as gifts. I double wrap mine in gallon ziploc bags for moisture control.

A printable first aid primer: https://s3.amazonaws.com/yohsresourcelibrary/First+Aid+Quick+Guide.pdf
Certainly not a comprehensive guide, but has some key information like helpful reminders on how to properly perform CPR on kiddos and babies 👶.

• Changing Table: I had a c-section and would have been useless without it
  
• changing table organizer
  
• Toys!: Freddie is a favorite. We couldn't live with out these. We really didn't get any, so when my son got interested in toys we were running out to buy them. Also the last thing to add, an exersaucer type deal. My son can sit in it and play on his own for a good hour. I have having a bad evening and wanted nothing more than to relax in the rub. I drug the dam thing into the bathroom for him so he could play while I bathed.
  
• A place for baby to sit/nap. Whether it be swing or rocker. We used this the most.
  
• gas drops, gripes water, and tylenol.
  
• sleep sacks
  
• Aden and Anais swaddle blankets: My spawn could break through most of the velcro swaddles, but use one of these and the russian swaddling method and he was stuck.
  
• covered garbage can for diapers. We use this with just plain shopping bags.
  
• all different kinds of diapers and diapering supplies. It lets you go through the different brands of diapers, butt cream, and wipes to find what works best for your child.
  
• Even if you plan on breast feeding have a small thing of formula and bottles on hand just in case.
  
• Crib soother thingies. We have a giraffe that does music and heart beat sounds. We also just got a Baby Einstein fish soother thingy.
  Seasonally appropriate clothing. I got tons of cute little short sleeved onesies for my Late Dec. baby. He lived in fleece sleepers his first couple of months.
  If you are having a winter baby a car seat cover is a necessity.
  
  Sorry I'm kind of rambling. This seems like a lot, but we bought a lot of our stuff second hand at garage sales and thrift stores.

Well sir, since youll be working as a General Manager, youre probably going to be dealing with alot of stupid and pointless complaints. So youre going to need plenty of [these!] (http://www.amazon.com/Advil-Liquid-Gels-240-Ct/dp/B000HAOTNW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369981523&sr=8-3&keywords=advil)

Should I be lucky enough to win, my mom could really use one of [these :)] (http://www.amazon.com/Infuser-Water-Bottle-27-Ounce/dp/B0093F9LW6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=EYB47AJ077Y1&coliid=IQGKQRN1RYJUM)

Good Luck on your future, and as long as the job puts food on the table, you definately made the right decision for your family! Thanks for the contest! :)

This all sounds, potentially, like it could be tied together. A stutter can totally be triggered by stress. People are also pointing towards neurogenic, and I would too, because of those headaches. Did you suffer a head injury before these headaches and stutter? I don't want to do the "hey, join me!" club, especially because your stuttering--overwhelming, primarily at the beginning of the word--from my amateur research, and what I briefly read, sounds like it's not neurogenic. That being said, I suffered a head injury literally in 2003, and then in 2011, after a jaw surgery, I started to get daily headaches, that ranged in pain from 4-8. (Pain scale: 4 is "okay, that's really uncomfortable, and I'm super grumpy now, but I guess I'm going to go on with my daily life because I have to" and 8 is "okay, I'm in bed crying, nobody bother me, but I'm not dying right now.") In 2014, I started to pick up on a neurogenic stutter. It has only gotten worse.

Here's what I've learned regarding the headaches, because there are tons of people who can help you regarding the stutter here, but headaches are a lot harder to find things on:

can you describe the headache to me? I mean, in explicit detail. (I'll be describing mine, and how I deal with each one, in hopes it helps.)

I get a few types of headaches, and have a different "treatment plan" for each one. Each headache type has to be treated differently. (When Mom found out I got headaches--as headaches are a family problem--she was trying to force me to treat my headaches her way, but I don't get her types of headaches, and it literally worsened things. I won't be offended if you don't take this advice. It might not help.)

So, what you're most likely experiencing at least some of the time are tension headaches. I want to start there. Tension headaches tend to feel like a band across the forehead, but some people also can feel them in their neck. My tension headaches literally will flare up and fade away throughout the day, and can last for days. (I have gone to sleep and woken up with the same one.) The most effective actual medications for these have been muscle relaxants and psych meds, but you're not in the best place to get to actual doctors. There is OTC headache specialty meds you can use. This one isn't cheap, but it shows the ingredients you're looking for. The caffeine apparently makes the ibuprofen work faster, and isn't found in most of the "migraine" labeled medications. (My prescription painkiller for headaches has caffeine in it.)

Non-med ways: you mention meditating, which is good. That's another way I try and clear out tension headaches. Trying to knock out sources of tension is the hardest way, and takes a lot of time.

Sinus headaches are a big deal right now. You'll feel a lot of pressure well, along your sinuses (my girlfriend and I feel pressure right above our eye, but I understand that's not always where everyone feels it.) Sinus headaches trigger migraines in my mother, so it's something to keep an eye on if you also get migraines. A decongestant will clear this headache type, and if you catch that you're getting them, get an OTC allergy medication until the pollen level is down in your area.

Hopefully that catches your headache types; if it's a regular migraine, there's plenty of "tips and tricks" around for that one. (The other one I get is some weird kind of headache that rests right in my temples and makes me a bit dizzy and out-of-it. It's so rare I don't have a "plan" for that one yet.)

When I was seventeen, I was able to go to therapy behind my parents' back, using interns to do it since I couldn't pay for it on my own. My GP set me up with a local practitioner, but you might be able to just ask around if you were interested in doing that, too. (Or have your boyfriend ask around?) I admit I was incredibly lucky, but it was a good program that helped me out a lot that first year. (When I turned 18, I got on my own insurance and changed to the local community mental health instead.)

I was told, essentially, since I was 17 and this was mental health, my parents didn't have to be a part of it. You could ask if your parents could be barred from it. I managed to make sure my parents never knew (about the therapy. They eventually found out I also went on antidepressants. It was a time of grand adventure for me.)

tl;dr: I know this was a super long post, and stuttering wasn't really touched on directly, but in this case, stuttering doesn't seem to be hanging out there on its own. I've found out many, many times over that nothing just happens by itself, and it's quite likely some of these things, if not all, are related. Hopefully some of this helps.

Case of water(40) $3.98

Wint-O-Green mints(300) $6.68

Advil 2 packs(50) $10.99

After 220+ rides I've gone through about half of the advil, half of the mints(which I end up eating most of) and one 40 bottle case of water... which comes out to about $13 of the $2016.11 I have made in the last month, which is 0.65% of my profits. I honestly think just having the ability to offer those small things increases my chance of a higher rating by much more than 0.65%... So I can make the argument that it's extremely cost effective. Many riders comment that this is uncommon for Uber drivers and are generally pleased that I offer this(most don't take anything).

Most people that take anything are more often from the night/bar crowd, where I make the bulk of my earnings.

Also, some brand-name ibuprofen dosage forms like can be superior to generic ibuprofen, like the new Advil gel-caps that release medication much more quickly.

Do I have good news for you!

And as you highlighted with with your Wellbutrin comment, there are some forms of release that are still under patent (like ibuprofen gel caps used to be, I believe) which is the biggest thing right now.

The other thing I understand is that the vehicle material that makes up the bulk of pills are different between generics and brand-name meds and these occasionally cause issues with a) absorption (similar to your Ca comments) and b) GI upset and the like that is not caused by the actual medication.

Roaring Spring Oversize Lab Book, 11 3/4" x 9 1/4", 76 sheets, Numbered https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HIGF1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2aZYBbKDXBKGE

Pilot G2 Retractable Premium Gel Ink Roller Ball Pens Bold Pt (1.) Dozen Box Black; Retractable, Refillable & Premium Comfort Grip; Smooth Lines to the End of the Page, America’s #1 Selling Pen Brand https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001E6D3W6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_acZYBbXP1FYGK

Basic Care Naproxen Sodium Tablets, 300 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074F2FSX4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_TcZYBbS0NV0S0

Who buys that many drugs?

This looks like a better buy from Amazon.

You can buy boxes of several hundred ibuprofen for like a tenner in the US, lol.

https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Ibuprofen-200mg-2X500/dp/B0009RT5P0

here ya go

After a recommendation from a friend, I've found some success with the target brand tension headache medicine (Tylenol and caffeine basically). I have a prescription for Maxalt too, but for whatever reason the tension headache stuff works better.

Make a potty prep kit to keep in a fanny pack or your camelbak.

• Wet Wipes
  
• Toilet paper
  
• Midol
  
• Hand sanitizer

The little plastic cylinder that travel-sized Advil comes in. Just big enough for an afternoon's supply of supplements, but small enough to fit in my pants pocket along with my keys and whatever else.

ADVIL TABLETS 10CT https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHIS470/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_r8Yazb5ZBX100

Yup - GoodSense Junior Strength Ibuprofen, Orange Flavor.

https://www.amazon.com/GoodSense-Strength-Ibuprofen-Reliever-Reducer/dp/B008Y5VFH0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

> News to me, I bought a bottle yesterday.

They probably mean the giant bottles the yanks sell, that hold hundreds of them, like this.

Prescription stuff I just rotate through the bag monthly, and are just allergy meds and an inhaler. Over the counters are travel sizes, like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Reliever-Medicine-Acetaminophen-Headache/dp/B00FYH4CBM

Amazon sells drugs now, and if thats 4 shots of espresso its not like OP needs the fancy gel coating to be gentle on his stomach.

Their Solimo vitamins are about half the price of other brands for some stuff too.

Next time someone plays the headache card, pull this out and plunk it on the desk.

Amazon.com has you covered for all your needs

Recommended purchases included here, here, and here

We just order it off of amazon but you can get it at a drug store too.

https://www.amazon.com/Infants-Motrin-Concentrated-Ibuprofen-Flavored/dp/B01J24FQHQ/

Europe in general is inconvenient as hell. I just shopped around for naproxen sodium, the largest package I found contains 24 pills, and for 28 zl. That's 7 usd. For $11 I can get 300 pills in the USA:

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Care-Naproxen-Sodium-Tablets/dp/B074F2FSX4

Instead I have to constantly go to the store or order online overpriced pills.

You can order online but it's expensive:


https://www.amazon.de/Naproxen-verträglich-magenfreundlich-Knorpel-Rücken-Regelschmerzen-Wirkungsdauer/dp/B0785GTMVD/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=naproxen&qid=1566413484&s=gateway&sprefix=naproxe&sr=8-6

20x5= 200 for 40 euro lol


Just another example of what seems like daily struggles.


Having said all that, American convenience comes at a price (environment). Typically you just drive 5 minutes to the store for your shopping.


Let me know when you've lived in both countries.

See how much it costs in the US

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Care-Strength-Acetaminophen-Caplets/dp/B074QPBLCX/ref=sxin_1_pb?crid=356T7IJESD66V&keywords=acetaminophen+500mg&pd_rd_i=B074QPBLCX&pd_rd_r=f4c018c6-92d7-46e0-9c59-ff8ad0179576&pd_rd_w=VWur9&pd_rd_wg=fLFf3&pf_rd_p=9ef0c97a-254b-445c-822b-c948e2d94ddd&pf_rd_r=593XKPHM3E7XAJSRST7B&qid=1562244381&s=pantry&sprefix=acetam%2Caps%2C295

Acetaminophen = Paracetamol

Now it is.

If you don't want to follow the link, it's a bottle of 325 extra-strength Tylenol.

I hate migraines.
[Excedrin] (https://www.amazon.com/Excedrin-Migraine-300-Coated-Caplets/dp/B009VQT53M/ref=sr_1_13_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1482790221&sr=8-13&keywords=migraine) was a game changer for me.

Terrible migraines --> Replaced by a feeling that something is off and that I can't feel it.