But also, what about the SHTF+2 or 3 wks, when people have used the water in their toilets and water heaters and gotten a bit sloppy with sanitation and dysentery and bad food and such start to rear their ugly head(s).
Even if you're in a safe location, you'll probably encounter folks who're are suffering from such and need to prevent spread of whatever they've got and, hopefully, help them through as much as possible.
And there's different needs for winter vs. summer (at least, here in Michigan).
And are you thinking of stabilizing and transporting to a facility or that you're fully on your own, long-term?
And with particular medical situations in a family/group, there's be further specialized items to add to the top 5--or if there are kids or not.
BUT that said, I'd go with general categories of:
- (clean) bandaging material
- disinfectant/first aid ointment
- pain relief/fever reducer
- duct tape of first aid tape--can improvise a lot of things with that and other items: splints, blister care, etc.
last place is a tie: either a first aid guide or oral rehydration salts
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