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| Cycle Touring Health | First-Aid Kit |
Imagine yourself lying in a guest house bed, in a
small village, in a country rife with malaria, and you
come down with a fever. You feel horrible and
cannot travel to the large city so you visit the local
clinic for a malaria test. The nurse asks you to roll
up your sleeve so he can draw blood but you see
no sterile needle in sight.
Or maybe you get a small infection in your little
finger. The practitioner suggests an antibiotic
injection but pulls out an unsealed hypodermic.
Or perhaps you took a tumble over the handlebars
and got a small gash in your knee. You need
several stitches but the health worker at the clinic
pulls out an old needle and thread that looks like
she removed it from her sewing machine.
Many diseases including AIDS and hepatitis are
blood-born and can be transmitted by a dirty
needle, an infected syringe or an unsterilized
razor.
We carry some basic emergency supplies for just
such occasions. They weigh practically nothing
and take up little room. It is possible to purchase
them at pharmacies in larger cities in most of the
developing world.
small village, in a country rife with malaria, and you
come down with a fever. You feel horrible and
cannot travel to the large city so you visit the local
clinic for a malaria test. The nurse asks you to roll
up your sleeve so he can draw blood but you see
no sterile needle in sight.
Or maybe you get a small infection in your little
finger. The practitioner suggests an antibiotic
injection but pulls out an unsealed hypodermic.
Or perhaps you took a tumble over the handlebars
and got a small gash in your knee. You need
several stitches but the health worker at the clinic
pulls out an old needle and thread that looks like
she removed it from her sewing machine.
Many diseases including AIDS and hepatitis are
blood-born and can be transmitted by a dirty
needle, an infected syringe or an unsterilized
razor.
We carry some basic emergency supplies for just
such occasions. They weigh practically nothing
and take up little room. It is possible to purchase
them at pharmacies in larger cities in most of the
developing world.
- Razor for Shaving Wounds
- Sterile Needles
- .80mm X 32mm
- .65mm X 32mm
- .5mm X 19mm
- .45mm X 13mm
- 1.25mm X 36mm
- Sterile Syringes
- 2.5ml
- 5ml
- 10ml
- Sterile Sutures (see store)
- Alcohol Swabs
- Gloves
- In some countries it is illegal to have
syringes, needles, and a scalpel or razor in
your possession. You may want to get a
note from your doctor or travel health clinic
before taking these with you.
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| Sterile Sutures |
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