End of FSA Season. What to buy?

[Wulf202]

Wulf, Blow out items?

Compressions bandages, tournequates. Most of the first aid items for gunshot wounds that go in blow out kits. IFAK's VOK's etc.

Without knowing what your needs/stocks/storage facilities are it's hard to make any specific recomendations

[rbeau30]

Compressions bandages, tournequates. Most of the first aid items for gunshot wounds that go in blow out kits. IFAK's VOK's etc.

Without knowing what your needs/stocks/storage facilities are it's hard to make any specific recomendations

Ohh, THAT kind of Blow out. My mind was in a different place. Those are the items I am lacking. Especially in each of the personal kits. If they are not authorized, I will have to peice some together of my own devising.

This is what I have. My goals are to be able to have a tuff-box with general medical supplies for just in case there are none more to be had. Also while having items that will provide general infection prevention as best I can.

Item _____________ Specifications __________ # of Packages
Tampons _________ 36 per box multi-pak _____ 11
Latex Gloves ______ 100 med gloves __________ 2
Cottom Balls ______ 200 balls ________________ 2
Gauze Pads _______ 4" x 4" 12 ply 100 pads ____ 2
Gauze Pads _______ 2" x 2" 12 ply 100 pads ____ 2
Rolled Gauze ______ 2" x 2.5 Yards ___________ 10
Paper Surgical Tape _2" x 10 Yards 6 Rolls _____ 2
Elastimull Elastic Gauze Bandage NOT STERILE 2" x 4.1 Yards 12 count 2
Oral Thermometer
Band-Aid _________ 1.16" x 2.16"Advanced Healing Blister 6 Each 10
Curad adhesive bandages Plastic band-aids 3.25" x 2 7/8" 80 count 4
Ace Elastic Bandage _ 3" wide ________________ 8
Ace Elastic Bandage _ 6" wide ________________ 2
Carex Universal Arm Sling 1 per box 30 cm ______ 2
Nasalcease ________ 5 per box _______________ 4
First Aid Water proof Tape 1/2" x 10 Yards ______ 10

[Wulf202]

Ohh, THAT kind of Blow out. My mind was in a different place. Those are the items I am lacking. Especially in each of the personal kits. If they are not authorized, I will have to peice some together of my own devising.

I'll throw out some ideas but there are no easy ways to build that kind of kit with the success rates those items have. I can show you how to macgyver some stuff together but it'd be a disservice to rely on that. A cat or swat or tk4l and an izzy are very cheap additions, if you don't have them forgo something else to get them.

Goodburbon's list is a good start except the eye patches. I'll edit this later to add some stuff from the site you posted.

edit in no particular order;
iodine ok at wound disinfecting and water treatment (make sure you have no allergies)
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/wal...091180-product
alcohol much better at disinfecting but not fsa
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/wal...056572-product
pedialyte oral re-hydration should be covered but not listed?
http://www.walgreens.com/store/brows...1&overlay=true
butterfly type closures
http://fsastore.com/Curad-Butterfly-...ea-P21773.aspx
moleskin blister treatment, for maintaining mobility
http://fsastore.com/Dr-Scholls-Moles...-ea-P4014.aspx
knee brace again maintaining mobility
http://fsastore.com/Bell-Horn-Knee-W...ea-P13576.aspx
ankle brace maintaining mobility. we find the corset type ones to be the best for rolled ankles.
http://fsastore.com/FLA-Orthopedics-...Ea-P13557.aspx
ab pads and maxi pads
http://fsastore.com/Tena-Serenity-Ul...f-4-P9036.aspx
bp cuff and steth, diagnostic tools, the steth can be separated
http://fsastore.com/OMRON-11-200-Adu...ue-P15385.aspx
better steth
http://fsastore.com/3M-Littmann-Sele...ch-P15392.aspx
uti over the counter treatment
http://fsastore.com/AZO-Cranberry-Su...-ea-P4997.aspx
insect repellent and sun block
http://fsastore.com/Bull-Frog-Mosqui...oz-P17972.aspx
wound gel
http://fsastore.com/Amerigel-Wound-D...Oz-P13301.aspx
wound wash
http://fsastore.com/Wound-Wash-Steri...-oz-P3712.aspx
female urinal, if there's no medical supplies it's a safe bet there's not enough water to flush
http://fsastore.com/Carex-Health-Fem...-ea-P8706.aspx
benydryl, ibuprophen and aspirin
2032 batteries, my red dot uses these.
http://fsastore.com/Duracell-Battery...PK-P17466.aspx

[rbeau30]

Wulf, You are an asset to the community, thanks for your time to put together some suggestions, I had not even seen the Iodine, or the urinal, that is a good idea. 2032 batteries! Awesome.

[Omicron]

Couple of other ideas for you would be something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IDFUYC/
http://www.amazon.com/Surgical-Instr...dp/B008TH7PIG/

With this kit, my wife (an RN who's worked in surgery, ER, pediatrics, etc) can take a care of most medical stuff and many emergencies if TSHTF. Good stuff to have around. We also have a good supply of medications which we rotate to keep them fresh.

You might also look at these threads for ideas:

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/56633-Med-kit-trauma-bag
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/54181-belt-medical-kit
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/20317-First-Aid-kits
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/69143-ST...-contents-v1-1
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/61148-Me...ies-group-buys

[rbeau30]

Couple of other ideas for you would be something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IDFUYC/
http://www.amazon.com/Surgical-Instr...dp/B008TH7PIG/

With this kit, my wife (an RN who's worked in surgery, ER, pediatrics, etc) can take a care of most medical stuff and many emergencies if TSHTF. Good stuff to have around. We also have a good supply of medications which we rotate to keep them fresh.

You might also look at these threads for ideas:

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/56633-Med-kit-trauma-bag
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/54181-belt-medical-kit
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/20317-First-Aid-kits
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/69143-ST...-contents-v1-1
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/61148-Me...ies-group-buys

Sweet! thanks Omicron! I'll get right onto reading those threads for ideas.

[Omicron]

Sweet! thanks Omicron! I'll get right onto reading those threads for ideas.

Happy to help. Be sure to let us know how you wind up spending it.

[rbeau30]

If anyone is going to use the mentioned website: www.fsastore.com use the coupon code "FRIEND5" to get $5 off your order.

[blacklabel]

My wife and I were trying to decide how to spend the last bit of our FSA account money. Thanks for the idea. She's calling to confirm that I can pick up an Adventure Medical kit or two and then we'll spend the rest at the FSA store.

[rbeau30]

My wife and I were trying to decide how to spend the last bit of our FSA account money. Thanks for the idea. She's calling to confirm that I can pick up an Adventure Medical kit or two and then we'll spend the rest at the FSA store.

Glad I could help! The substantial amount of money went away after we decided to just pay for braces up front. We did have $80 left and I think the FSAstore is a good way to get some preps while utilizing the last bit of that money left in the account.

We got:

gauze sponges
a couple non-electronic non-mercury thermometers
some more rolled gauze
6" elastic bandages
butterfly closures
assorted pack of band-aids

I wanted to keep the stuff as shelf stable as possible (with 3 boys and 1 girl, rotating stock is still a challenge) while concentrating on minor to small wounds to address/dress wounds before infections can take hold.