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Biking Booboo
Kit for on-trail first aid
This kit is loaded with great stuff for those everyday biking biffs.
Hard-to-find things like specialized bandages for knuckle, toe, fingertip,
heel. Butterfly laceration closure strips. Big bandages for big scrapes.
Medicine you might want on-trail. It's stuff you're likely to use. All
tested and found useful by the world's clumsiest biker, who also happens
to be an emergency-room doctor. 21 bandages, 5 medications, plus
antiseptic cleaning packs. |
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All this good stuff is enclosed in a cheap zip-top plastic
bag, with a small page of instructions. No expensive cloth bag, no clumsy
plastic case, no cardboard box to break apart. The kit is featherweight
light, and easily crammed into the side-pocket of your biking backpack.
Stuff it in and forget it's there until you need it.
[ Go
to UMB store ] |
| Quality stuff? You bet. These are the same bandage brands
we use for our patients at Alta View Hospital and Cottonwood Hospital in
Salt Lake City. Hey, just the Loratadine pill alone would cost you a buck
retail. We don't skimp on the fancier and larger bandages. These specialty
bandages are smooth, quality fabric so you can ride comfortably while
wounded. |
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Why a zip-lock bag? There's no wasted space. Our kit has
more stuff than the typical 6"x4"x2" backpacking first aid
kit, but it goes anywhere. The kit can be stuffed inside your Camelbak,
lying flat against the water bladder. It can be folded or rolled so it
fits in the smallest side-pocket or wallet-flap. Stick it in your jersey
pocket with your car keys. Or use one in your car's glove compartment. |
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Nothing complex about using it.
Just pull the bag out, stick your
fingers in and grab what you want. |
There's information in the pack.
Very similar to what's below,
but no pictures. |
When you've popped your pills,
covered the blister, wiped the
blood, put it back. Simplicity. |
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See our Bandaid Tricks page
for helpful hints on using specialized dressings! |
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Loratadine (10 mg) – Antihistamine. Generic equivalent of
Claritin. Use for attacks of hay fever, itchy watery eyes from pollen,
rash and itch of poison ivy, itchy insect bites and stings. |
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Acetaminophen (2 packets of 2, 500 mg) – Pain reliever.
Generic equivalent of Tylenol, for pain relief. |
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Ibuprofen (2 packets of 2, 200 mg) –
Pain reliever/anti-inflammatory. For pain relief.
May also provide some anti-inflammatory help for tendonitis or sunburn.
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Bacitracin (2, 1 gm ea) – Antibiotic
ointment. After cleaning wound, apply to scrapes, animal bites, or
punctures. Don't put on the areas of skin where the adhesive of your
bandage must stick. |
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Hydrocortisone (1 gm) – Corticosteroid
cream. After cleaning skin, apply to itchy skin from poison ivy, stinging
nettle, or insect stings.
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Benzalkonium
towelettes (2)
– Antibacterial wound cleaning wipes. After flushing with clean water,
use towelette to clean scrapes and cuts. Also use to clean skin after
contact with poison ivy or stinging nettle. |
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Toe covers (2) – T-shaped
adhesive-backed cloth cover. Surprisingly practical! Great for covering
friction spots or blisters on toes during long rides. Rounded part goes
over toenail and wings wrap around base of toe.
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Fingertip hourglass covers
(2) – Hourglass-shaped fabric bandage. Cover fingertip cuts and scrapes;
may be useful in other areas such as bridge of nose or tip of chin.
Wonderful for covering friction blisters between the thumb and index
finger. Also useful to cover heel blisters. Cover cuts on the underside of
knuckles without wrinkling, by wrapping around finger.
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Fingertip winged covers
(2) – Asymmetrical fabric round-winged bandage. Cover fingertip cuts and
scrapes; may be useful in other areas such as bridge of nose or tip of
chin.
Can also be used to cover blistered toes.
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Knuckle covers (2) – H-shaped fabric
bandage. Made for fingers. Great for cuts and scrapes over the top of the
knuckle. Put the pad on the injury, and wrap the legs around your finger.
Your joint can move without disturbing the bandage. Also very useful in curvy spots such as back of
heel, tip of elbow, point of chin. The best cover for heel blisters -- and
many other uses.
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Patch covers (2) – Broad fabric
bandage, 2x4”. For wider areas of injury such as scrapes on larger
surfaces such as forearm or leg.
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Winged large covers (2) – Large fabric
bandage with 4 wings, 3x3”. For wider areas of injury such as scrapes on
larger surfaces such as forearm or leg.
Better for moving parts (like kneecap area) than a simple patch bandage.
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Spot covers (2) – Round bandage,
7/8”. Cover punctures, small wounds in odd spots such as middle of the
palm.
Good for covering small hand blisters under your riding glove.
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Strip bandages (2 large, 2 small) –
Traditional small-wound bandage. Larger bandage strips 1x3”, small 3/8 x
1-1/2”. We don't go overboard with lots of standard bandaids because
you've probably got tons of them in your house. You want more, just throw
in a couple extra from your own supplies.
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Butterfly strip (2) – Laceration closure.
Use to draw the edges of a cut together.
Clean thoroughly. Dry the skin. Stick one side securely on skin, 90
degrees angled to the direction of the cut. Place it so it will cross the
cut at the small "neck" of the butterfly. Pull toward cut until
the edges close, then stick the opposite side.
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Non-stick pad (1) – Wound dressing pad,
4x3". For
larger abrasions on broad surfaces, for example thigh. Usually used with
antibiotic ointment. Great for hip abrasions; use your biking shorts to hold
the pad
in position.
On the ankle area, use your sock to secure the pad. For large shoulder or
back scrapes, use a snug biking jersey or t-shirt to hold it in place
while riding.
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