Emergency/First Aid Kit

**Text/list updated 4/2019. Photos are older**

More than anything else, folks ask what I carry for emergencies.  Now, this is by no means comprehensive;  For almost every trip I add in something more.  On ski trips, I add ski repair gear.  With bigger groups and overnight trips, more first aid gear is warranted.  In technical terrain, a minimum of retreat gear is in order.  Cold weather requires emergency insulation.  But packing always starts with this kit:

Enclosed, roughly top to bottom and left to right:

[]Nu Mask

[]Space Blanket

[]Tiny leatherman

[]Petzl E-lite

[]magnesium striker

[]2 pairs gloves

[]Baling wire

[]Various gauzes

[]Blister covers

[]Ibuprofen

[]Benadryl

[]Pepto

[]Anti diarrheal

[]cold medicine

[]Tape

[]Blood clotting sponge

[]Alcohol wipes

[]Bandaids

[]Notebook

[]Pencil

[]Coban/Vet Wrap

[]Irrigation syringe

[]Tourniquet

[]Lighter

[]Steri strips

[]nasopharyngeal airway

[]Dermabond

[]Tincture of Benzoine

[]Antibiotic ointment

[]Tampon

[]Spare contact lens

[]ear plugs

[]ski strap

[]Excedrin

All wrapped in a durable zippered pouch.  How many of the Ten Essentials  are in this compact one-pound package?  It is small enough that I don't hesitate to take it basically everywhere I go.