Adventure Medical Kits’ Family First Aid Kit essential for outdoor adventures

For outdoor-loving families, a well-stocked first aid kit-one designed to help parents tend everything from cuts, insect bites and scrapes to burns, fractures/sprains, headaches and some allergic reactions-is a practical necessity.

Made by a leader in the medical kit industry, the Family First Aid Kit is light and compact enough to throw into a purse, backpack or a baby stroller's pocket. Kit contents, arranged in labeled interior storage pockets, are easy to find and include a wide assortment of bandages and dressings; scissors; cold pack; safety pins; splinter picker/tick remover; acetaminophen, ibuprophen, and aspirin (for pain treatment); diphenhydramine 25 mg antihistamine (for an allergy attack); nitrile gloves; handwipes and antiseptic wipes; and a tube of After Bite Kids.

The kit also contains the newly-revised and updated booklet, “Caring for Children in the Outdoors,” by Dr. Barbara Kennedy. Its division into 10 categories and 41 sub-categories allows you to quickly locate your child's ailment and treatment. The kit is good for a group of 1-3 people for up to 4 days. Comes packed into a sturdy coated nylon bag and has a waterproof interior; weighs 17 ounces, measures 8.5”x6.5”. $30. www.adventuremedicalkits.com

In Sonoma County, Adventure Medical Kits' products are sold at Clavey River Equipment and Dick's Sporting Goods (Petaluma); Outdoor Pro Shop (Cotati); REI, Sonoma Outfitters, and West Marine (Santa Rosa).