<p>Are you really ready for what could happen in the Great Australian Outback? Our camper trailers and Hybrid Caravan's could have you out there for a number of weeks, <strong>most people have a standard Firstaid kit full of bandaids, crepe bandages, dressings, tissues, Savlon, Detol, instant ice packs, medical gloves, tweezers, scissors</strong> and all the different types of things you may have purchased over the years for yourself, the children for in the basic home and I'm sure you pack it for your trip...</p>
<p>But, when travelling the outback you could be miles away from a Doctor or the nearest Hospital, so we have created this blog post to give you a bit more of an insight to what could happen on your trip and what creep crawlies you could come across around your camp site or while peeing in the bush on the way to your next destination, so we have some helpful pieces of FirstAid advice, links to stores, YouTubes videos to help you prepare, and make sure you checkout the amazing Jellyfish App at the end.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: The below is advise only, please seek professional advise or help from a nearby Professional healthcare provider. This blog has not been endorsed by the medical industry or an individual company health company in any way, this is just standard advise to help ensure our campers have a happy holiday. </p>
<p>From the team at Adventure campers WA in Bibra Lake, WA. <a href="https://www.adventurecamperswa.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">adventurecamperwa.com.au</a></p>

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<p><strong>Now it's time to pull out your kit and check:</strong></p>
<ol><li>Check the expiry dates on your items</li><li>You have refilled it with anything you have used</li><li>Consider the items below for your kit for your next adventure</li></ol>
<p>If you don't have a Firstaid kit or bundle we recommend visiting the <a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">survival firstaid kit website</a> and ordering one for your trip, especially if it's an extended holiday in the outback. The website mentioned above has many different kits and can be ordered online and can help you with refilling your kit. <a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/pages/stockists" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to find a Perth Stockist</a>, near us.</p>
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<p><strong>1. Waterproof Bandaids</strong></p>
<p>To help cover any scabs or open wounds in the water, we don't want to stop having fun and not be able to swim at beach, the damn or river while you're on holiday, plus can help save you getting an infection, seal out water, dirt and germs.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/98544/nexcare-max-hold-waterproof-strips-assorted-15-pack" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ChemistWarehouse- Nexcare Max Hold - Assorted packet of 15</a><br /></p>
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<p><strong>2. Wound Dressings no. 14 &amp; 15.</strong></p>
<p>No all First Aid kits would include one of these, they can also quickly get used up, so check in your kit if it includes some of these, they have a thick dressing pad with a crepe bandage already attached, ready to go and super easy to use and wrap up your little patients arm or leg injury, I was amazed the first time I opened one of these, you can even throw one in the dash of your car for safe keeps.<br /></p>
<p><a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/products/wound-dressings-no-14-medium-sterile?_pos=4&amp;_sid=9cb5799ec&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">14. Medium - Survival First Aid</a></p>
<p><a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/products/wound-dressings-no-15-large-sterile?_pos=3&amp;_sid=9cb5799ec&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">15. Large - Survival First Aid</a></p>
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<p><strong>3. Non-Stick Dressing pads</strong></p>
<p>This can be placed on the wound, with shinny side down, the non-stick wound pads won't let the material settle into the scab when it's healing, less pain when ripping it off, <em>and yes I'm speaking from experience.</em> There's different sizes available, most kits would included some of these, they are defiantly a must have in any kit.<br /></p>
<p><a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/collections/first-aid-restock/products/non-adherent-wound-dressing-sterile" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Non-Adherent wound dressings - Survival Firstaid</a></p>
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<p><strong>4. Trianglar Bandages<br /></strong></p>
<p>These are good for so many types of injuries, they are mostly promoted as being used with a broken arm but they are are so much more resourceful then just that, I have five of these in my own personal Firstaid kit at home. You can also use these as a regular crepe bandage and help hold splints or dressings to the body. <strong><br /></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/106328/handy-triangular-bandage-small" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trianglar bandages - Chemist Warehose</a></p>
<p><strong>5. Splint</strong></p>
<p>To help stabilise a limb, as mentioned previously it could take you a couple of hours tor each professional help so having one of these handy can help minimise movement and further injury. This one rolls up into a neat package of 11x6cm so it won't take up too much room in your kit</p>
<p><a href="https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/collections/first-aid-restock/products/survival-splint" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Survival Splint - 61.5cm long x 11cm wide - Survival Firstaid kits</a><br /></p>
<p><strong>6. Antihistamines</strong></p>
<p>To help with hayfever type symptoms (normally caused by the local wild flowers), stings, or minor anaphylaxis scenarios. Though you may not get hayfever when in the city, there's a lot more wild flower's in outback, people can different reactions in different areas.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/20529/telfast-hayfever-allergy-relief-60mg-antihistamine-tablets-non-drowsy---20-pack" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Telfast 60g - Non-Drowsy - Chemist Warehose</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/85772/telfast-hayfever-allergy-relief-kids-antihistamine-liquid-non-drowsy---60ml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br />Telfast Liquid - For kids - Chemist Warehouse</a></p>
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<p><strong>7. Stingose Spray or Gel</strong></p>
<p>Aluminium Sulphate acts to inactivate the venom found in some of the stings from insects such as; Mosquitos, ants, sand flies and even reactions from some plants. </p>
<p>This is a leading product that can found in most stores such as; Chemist Warehouse, Priceline Pharmacy, TerryWhite Chemist, Amcal+, Woolworths, Coles, Super Pharmacy and Chempro.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.stingose.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stingose website</a><br /></p>
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<p><strong>8. 600ml Bottles of Clean fresh water and</strong></p>
<p><strong>9. Burn Aid sachet dressing kit, gel tube or spray</strong></p>
<p>We love those fireplace moments around the camp fire, about if some had slip, trip and fall, and fell on the fireplace or the stove top, you just never what could happen at any moment, especially with kids running around. </p>
<p>Most of us know to run water on a burn for 20 minutes, and layering a sheet of glad wrap over the sore to create a temporary layer of skin, not everyone has a lot of clean water or glad wrap at their at their camp site so adding a 600ml bottle or two of <em>clean fresh</em> water to your kit could come in handy, as well as a burn aid kit with different size dressings packed in sachets. These dressings are covered with a hydrogel with an Antiseptic formula, Australian Melaleuca oil to help sooth, cool and relieve pain for minor burns, scalds and sunburns, single sachets can also be found at most chemists around Australia. Worth having in your first aid kid, especially if you're a few hours drive away from a hospital. Gel tubes or a spray is also available.</p>
<p>Chemist Warehouse 10x10 Burnaid dressing</p>
<p><a href="https://www.stjohnqld.com.au/product/burnaid-dressing-20-x-20cm/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St John online store - QLD - Burn Aid kits</a><br /></p>
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<p><strong>10. Snake bit kit, Elastic bandages</strong></p>
<p>As mentioned by the Australian Geographic, BCF, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_of_Australia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a> and many sites, there's 170+ species across Australia, land snakes and sea snakes, <strong><em>with some of those being venomous. </em></strong></p>
<p><em>Some tips from us:</em></p>
<ul><li>Wear boots or closed in shoes when bush walking</li><li>Check around your camp site and under equipment regularly</li><li>If you get bitten, try your best not to move, let someone carry you, the less movement the better</li><li>Wrap up the entire limb, not just around the bite</li><li>Mark on the bandage where the bite was so the medics know exactly where you were bitten, mark the date and time</li><li>Put the snake bit kit in your backpack if you're going for a bush walk, ave enough bandages to cover an entire males leg from the hip, down to the foot and back up to the hip</li><li>Treat every snake or snake bite as venous, do not try and play with them</li><li>Note the type of snake or what it looks like<em><br /></em></li></ul>
<p><em>Helpful links:</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2012/07/australias-10-most-dangerous-snakes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Australia's 10 most deadliest snakes by Australian Geographic</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.bcf.com.au/p/bob-c..." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Snake bite kit available from BCF</a><a href="https://youtu.be/LBTtXVKghoQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br /></a><br /></p>
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<p><strong>11. Vinegar for Jellyfish stings</strong><br /></p>
<p>Jelly-fish are nice to watch but they can be a nasty surprise for surfers, swimmers, scuba divers and fishermen, in a very painful way. Box Jellyfish, Lion's Mane, Comb, Man of war Jelly-fish, also known as "Blue Bottles", they are very painful and some of these species have long tentacles that are hard see, they also flow with the current, so watch out for these in the surf. </p>
<p><strong><em>Beware that you can NOT use vinegar on ALL TYPES of Jellyfish stings</em></strong></p>
<p><em>Helpful links:</em></p>
<p><a href="https://thejellyfishapp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Jellyfish App</a> - Discover, identify and learn about the Jellyfish world. </p>
<p>This app has Jellyfish near me Map, Current Alerts, Species Info including sting treatment and direct photos or questions to Dr Lisa.</p>
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