Emergency supplies

27 SEPTEMBER, 2008
emergency supplies
my last post got me thinking.. what should i bring for emergencies..

for travel, assisting at MVA (motor vehicle accident)

fire extinguisher
latex free gloves
blankets
bandages
flares
cpr mask
ice pack
for camping

water supply
sterile saline (eye rinse)
magnet (very small item, but irreplaceable for metal sliver in eye)
ace wraps (pressure dressing, or sprain)
benedryl oral and cream ( allergic reaction)
burn dressings- gel packs
hot packs (chemical)  hypothermia
tweezer
after bite stick (ammonia for jellyfish sting)
thermometer
if its listed in the first section, it could be used in the second...obviously.

woke up early to sunshine.. lots of blue sky letting the sun shine bright! had a great night last night. cooked supper out at lake michigan, steak, mushrooms,stir fryed sugar peas, bread and tonka pies for desert. i made mine with apples and marshmellow.. the kids went swimming after, the lake is up to 71, their skin was sooo cold when they got out. after we met a friend and were walking back to the van.. a discussion with a man with a metal detector turned interesting.. he asked the kids where they were from.. to make the story short.. he went to get his wife to meet my friend. .her great uncle had hired the woman as a migrant worker when she was 15. he then paid for her family to come to the states. in 1960. what an amazing thing to meet up with her so my friends children could realize how much one person can do. the future of that family was changed by his generousity. i thought it was great. everywhere we go those stories are there. people who make a positive change in another's life. i want to be that person. the turning point for someone who is hopeless.. i hope i can have the vision to see what needs to be done and make a positve change for myself and others.