Medical Kit

Brenda has documented most of the medical supplies. It's all backed up by our recent 1st aid courses and some superb medical guides.

Instructions for medication supplied through travel doctor

Stemazine – one every 8 hours. Nausea and vomiting. Sturgeron is more effective

Gastrostop – for diarrhea

Noroxin – Gastric infections and urinary tract infections. Take 2 tablets with one Gastrostop for gastro. Continue only if still unwell. One tablet every 12 hours on an empty stomach.

Simplotan – Giardia/amoebic dystentery. Take four tablets together. (Tinidazole)

Panadeine forte – for strong pain

Avomine – allergy/motion sickness

Rulide – Chest infection

Dicloxallin – Skin infections including Coral cuts

Augmentin – Sinus and skin infections (Coral cut)

Bactroban – antibiotic ointment – coral cuts

Soframycin – external ear infection/ eye infections

Voltaren – anti-inflammatory pain relief. Take with food

Chloroquine – antimalarial tablets

Malarone – Malaria prevention

Medicines and first aid supplies

Location: A = Square plastic box with blue trim in head. Upper left shelf

B = Black fabric bag in cupboard behind nav station

C = Plastic box in grab bag (in cupboard behind nav station)

What it is	What it’s for	Location
Anticol	Nasal conjestion, sore throat	B
Antiseptic cream - dettol	Antiseptic	A
Antiseptic cream- savlon	Antiseptic	B
Antiseptic Dettol – liquid	Antiseptic	A
Augmentin forte antibiotic	Infections – chest, urinary,ears	B
Avomine	Allergy, travel sickness	B,C
Bactroban cream	Skin infection – secondary	C
Bandage – small gauze elastic	For high movement area	A
Bandaid – various sizes	Dressing	A,C
Betadine	Antiseptic	A
Book – traveling well	Advice	A
Booklet – health guide for travel	Advice	B,C
Butesin pictrate for skin	Burns,sunburn, scalds, abrasion	A
Chloroquin	Malaria prevention	B
Coloxyl	Consipation	B
Condom		B
Cotton balls		A
Cough lozenge Fishermens Friend	Cough	A
Dicloxallin	Skin infections	B
Dressing sterile various sizes	Dressing	A
Eyebath	Eye	A
Gastrostop	Diarrhoea	C
Hydralyte	Dehydration	A,C
Leucoclip	Wound closure	C
Malarone	Malaria treatment	B
Noroxin	Infections – bladder, diarrhoea	B,C
Panadeine forte	Strong pain relief	A,C
Paracetemol – herron, panadol	Pain relief	A,C
Polaramine	Allergy	A
Rulide antibiotic	Chest infection	B
Safety pins		A
Scissors		A
Simplotan antibiotic	Giardia	B,C
Sinus pain	Sinus pain, nasal congestion	B
Soframycin antibiobiotic	Eye or ear infection	B,C
Stemzine	Travel sickness	C
Stingose	Bites and stings	A
Tape for strapping	Joints - Strong support	A
Travelcalm ginger	Travel sickness and nausea	A
Tweezers		A
Voltaren	Anti-inflammatory, pain	C
Wound pads – non stick	Dressing infected sores	A
Aerogard – tropic strength rollon	Insect repellant	A
Bandages	Bandaging
Thermometer	Body temperature
Panadol
List of medicine, equipment		A,B,C