Fear The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: The Things You Need
By Liam O'Leary
4) A First Aid Kit.
If you assume you’d go through a zombie apocalypse without some level of injury, you’re deluding yourself; In fact, if I’m being honest, I’d be willing to bet that, if you think you’d go through a zombie outbreak without some level of injury, you’re deluding yourself. Now, it’s possible you manage to get through the outbreak unscathed, but, because you’ll almost certainly need medical supplies eventually, and such supplies will be more precious than gold the longer the apocalypse goes on, it’s better to get them sooner, before everyone realizes just how precious they’ll be.
What should your kit include? Gauze, bandages, bacitracin ointment, a good supply of whatever prescriptions you and your family may need, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, a needle and thread, some aloe vera, calamine (In case there’s poison ivy in your area), headache medicine, allergy medicine, Altoids (They’re really good for fighting nausea), medical gloves and masks, a tourniquet, a pair of scissors, medical tape, a wrap for your joints (You don’t want to waste gauze for this), and a pair of tweezers. I’m sure there’s other stuff that a legitimate medical professional might suggest, but, these are all the things I could think of for things that are minor enough for a layperson to be able to deal with, but, major enough that they could pose a problem for you in a world where you can’t get access to proper medical treatment. For example, a splinter may not seem like much, but, if it gets infected, you may be in serious trouble, because there may be no doctors to treat you and you may not have access to antibiotics (Or know the ones you’d need to treat your infection), so, being able to get rid of the splinter on your own can save you from that trouble.
Now, obviously, there’s going to be medical emergencies that you can’t deal with on your own, and I’m not suggesting trying. You’re going to need an actual medical professional with serious medical equipment to deal with them, but, for the things you can treat, you need the right tools to do it, and you’ll need them in a nice, convenient place. A first aid kit is that place.