Build Your Own Kit
Building your own kit? Here are links to many of the first aid products that I choose to help keep me safe on the water.
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If you signed up for my email list, you received my detailed Near Shore Medical Kit List as a gift. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here.
The list includes equipment, medications, and details for each. To make building your medical kit even easier, I have compiled Amazon links to the equipment that will make a fantastic kit for darn near everyone. That said, kits are not one size fits all. Customize yours to fit your unique needs.
The quantity of what you stock is a function of how many people are on your boat and how far you are away from resupply options. To accommodate needs both large and small, a few of the items include quantity options.
If you are a day-sailor or local racer, evaluate and probably take a few things off the Near Shore list. If you venture farther from shore, you’ll likely want to add the items marked**. Going full-on offshore requires even more equipment and medications – many of which must be obtained with the assistance of a physician. Contact me and I will provide you with those recommendations.
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Click here to view the full disclosure.
Skin | Links To Amazon |
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Fabric adhesive bandages | LINK TO AMAZON |
3M Nexcare waterproof adhesive bandages (100 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
3M Nexcare waterproof adhesive bandages (20 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
3M Nexcare waterproof adhesive bandages, elbow & knee (3 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
3M Nexcare waterproof adhesive bandages, elbow & knee (8 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Fabric knuckle adhesive bandages (20 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Waterproof knuckle adhesive bandages (20 count) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Larger fabric/waterproof adhesive bandages | LINK TO AMAZON |
Steri strips 1/4" x 1,1/2" | LINK TO AMAZON |
Steri strips 1/4" x 3" | LINK TO AMAZON |
Benzoin (50 swabsticks) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Benzoin (6 pack) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Tegaderm dressings, 4" x 4,3/4" | LINK TO AMAZON |
Tegaderm dressings, 6" x 8" | LINK TO AMAZON |
Kerlix bandage roll | LINK TO AMAZON |
Kling wrap bandage roll | LINK TO AMAZON |
Telfa dressings (non adherent pads) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Xeroform gauze dressings | LINK TO AMAZON |
Hydrocolloidal dressings | LINK TO AMAZON |
Gauze 4" x 4" 2pks sterile | LINK TO AMAZON |
Gauze 4” x 4”, bag of 200, Non-sterile (Note - Get both the 2 packs above AND this bag of 200) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Vet wrap/Coban self adherent wrap 2" (single roll) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Vet wrap/Coban self adherent wrap 3" (single roll) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Vet wrap/Coban self adherent wrap 2" (6 pack) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Vet wrap/Coban self adherent wrap 3" (6 pack) | LINK TO AMAZON |
1" silk tape | LINK TO AMAZON |
1" elastoplast (cushioned waterproof tape) | LINK TO AMAZON |
60 cc catheter tip syringe | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Skin stapler and remover | LINK TO AMAZON |
**ZipStitch | LINK TO AMAZON |
** items for going further off shore
Stop the Bleeding | Links to Amazon |
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Trauma pads | LINK TO AMAZON |
Trauma pressure dressing | LINK TO AMAZON |
Commercial tourniquet | LINK TO AMAZON |
Package of QuikClot clotting gauze | LINK TO AMAZON |
Muscles and Bones | Links To Amazon |
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Triangle bandage for sling | LINK TO AMAZON |
Ace wraps, 3" | LINK TO AMAZON |
Ace wraps, 4" | LINK TO AMAZON |
SAM splint roll (4” x 36”) | LINK TO AMAZON |
SAM finger splints | LINK TO AMAZON |
Abdominal Issues | Links To Amazon |
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**Pregnancy Test | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Depends | LINK TO AMAZON |
** items for going further off shore
Eyes, Ears, & Nose | Links to Amazon |
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Q tips | LINK TO AMAZON |
Nasal Clip | LINK TO AMAZON |
Serious Medical Conditions | Links To Amazon |
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**Nasopharyngeal (NP) airways-various sizes | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Oral airways-various sizes | LINK TO AMAZON |
CPR pocket mask | LINK TO AMAZON |
** items for going further off shore
Tools | Links To Amazon |
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Non latex gloves | LINK TO AMAZON |
Dish washing gloves | LINK TO AMAZON |
Trauma shears | LINK TO AMAZON |
Tweezers | LINK TO AMAZON |
Toothbrush | LINK TO AMAZON |
Hemostat | LINK TO AMAZON |
Nailclippers | LINK TO AMAZON |
#11 blade/handle | LINK TO AMAZON |
Thermometer | LINK TO AMAZON |
Magnifying glass | LINK TO AMAZON |
Headlamp | LINK TO AMAZON |
Paper and pen (Waterproof SOAP notepad) | LINK TO AMAZON |
Paper and pen (Plain waterproof) | LINK TO AMAZON |
**BP cuff (Automatic) | LINK TO AMAZON |
**BP cuff (Manual) | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Otoscope | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Stethoscope | LINK TO AMAZON |
**Suture set. Sutures (needle and thread) will need to come from MD | LINK TO AMAZON |
** items for going further off shore
Miscellaneous | Links To Amazon |
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Zippered closure freezer bags - gallon size | LINK TO AMAZON |
Zippered closure freezer bags - quart size | LINK TO AMAZON |