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When I first decided to do this, I looked at commercially prepared first aid kits like you find at walmart and sporting good stores. They didn't do much for me. Seemed like a lot of money for basically some antibiotic ointment and a couple of bandaids. So, I decided to make my own. This isn't my primary first aid kit, its just my mobile one that travels around with me when I'm away from home. My home first aid kit, which we'll look at later, is LOTS more involved.

Here's a list of what currently rests within:

Flashlight
Tweezers
Nailclippers
zyrtec (allergies)
Pepcid (heartburn/stomach acid)
tylenol
tylenol sinus
Prescription generic vicodin*
alcohol swabs
assorted bandaids
butterfly closures
neosporin
"hot hands" hand warmers
Thermacare heat wrap
"OFF" towlettes
eyeglass repair kit
small lock blade knife
lighter
small multitool with pliers, wire cutter, screwdrivers
roll gauze bandages
Gauze sponges
Quik Clot**
Small gooseneck magnetic light

The kit is small, but I could (and probably will) cram a little more in it. Like I said, it's not supposed to fill all medical needs. It's just supposed to help us out in the short term, should the need arise.

A couple of notes:

*The prescription generic vicodin are left overs from previous medical issues. I tend not to take hardcore pain killers unless I really need them.... but I'll fill the prescription every time the Dr. is willing to write one. I stash them for use in an emergency, just in case medical care isn't available. If I have a broken bone or other serious trauma - I don't want to be stuck with OTC tylenol. The tablets are kept IN A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE THAT HAS MY NAME ON IT. I can't stress that enough. Possession of a prescription pain killer like vicodin that looks squirrely to the cops can cause you some grief.

**Quik Clot is some amazing stuff. I hope like hell I never need it, but having it could easily mean the difference between having a bad injury, and completely bleeding out. Its a dry compound that is applied to serious trauma like a severed artery. It causes rapid clotting, so that the subject doesn't bleed out and die before help can get there. Stabbings, gunshot wounds, vehicle crashes are all instances where severe arterial trauma could result in fast bleed out. It used to come in a dry loose granular form, but now is available in "sponges" that are individually wrapped. That's what I have in all our first aid kits. I wouldn't go anywhere on the motorcycle without some in the saddlebags.