Dollar Tree $20-$25 Med Kit (Patriot Nurse inspired)

Today we take a look at a simple, easy to assemble, budget friendly medical kit for the home. The idea for this video came from the Patriot Nurse series on KZbin. Feel free in the comments to share any additional items that you keep in your own home medical kit!
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[@reaganpruitt1578]

I would still throw in a few bandages... but also the "anti-itch" is more of a Benadryl cream. It is more useful in an allergic reaction but it is medicated so use with caution. Hydrocortisone works a little quicker, but wears off quicker, but you can apply it more often without issues. So I use each one in different situations, just fyi.

[@travisp11]

Reagan Kinman Solid advice!!

[@Mexicanmike87]

Cayenne pepper is a natural hemostatic agent i throw it in my first aid kits all the time

[@travisp11]

Q-Pid Avenger Good suggestion!

[@aceisking]

And it is anti-cancer too

[@Mexicanmike87]

@@aceisking i mean i don't know about all that but yeah sure that too

[@faithlaw8516]

Great ideas!!

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@dldixon8781]

Thanks for another great video. I need to really get on having a nice med kit.

[@travisp11]

dl dixon Just walk down the medical supplies aisle at Dollar Tree and you are set!

[@josiekenn2663]

Thank you

[@travisp11]

Yup!

[@thelmaavila3685]

Calamine Lotion is great just in case someone runs into something that makes you itchy.

[@travisp11]

This is true! I also added an inexpensive tube of anti itch (hydrocortizone?} just in case.

[@robertneville2022]

I keep a couple of boxes of feminine pads in my med kit , they work a lot better than 4 or 6 x's Also i got some bleed stop powder in the sporting goods section of Wal-Mart Dont know if its any good but what the hell right A couple of weeks ago dollar tree med section was pretty well picked over Stay frosty - out

[@travisp11]

Yeah, it does run out quite a bit at those stores. I made the video you watched a few years ago and I need to replace those items I used and are out dated.

[@kimbucha2949]

I would add eye drops and an emergency blanket. not sure if $ tree carries those though.

[@travisp11]

Kim Clay Solid suggestion!

[@mercyonus5292]

Eyedrops yes

[@maryfrances1202]

Applesauce and spoons for crushed meds, individual wrapped prunes & saltines

[@scottf.3808]

Nice little med kit as always better to put it together yourself with your needs in mind vs the store bought plus alot cheaper....Good info....Good stuff...

[@travisp11]

Scott F. Good price, too!

[@ashhlelovesyoufletcher9438]

It's awesome add some stuff for stitches, just an idea, not trying to be controlling

[@travisp11]

NiverZibib It's all good. I'm always thinking of new stuff for me to add to the media kits. Thanks!

[@ashhlelovesyoufletcher9438]

travisp11 your welcome☺

[@WalkInFreedom]

Suggestion.. Bandanas to get wet and put on if over heated and light summer scarf, its perfect to use for arm sling.. Just made my kit from dollar tree but watched other videos of thins ya may need.l and could find at DT. Can never find pill crusher there though 😕 thinking about putting it in a carry bag though.. The bin is ok buy if i need to grab it and go..it will fall apart easy

[@travisp11]

Solid advice!

[@ronndapagan]

I like the idea of a carry bag. When I was a Scout leader, we taught the kids how to make a basic first aid kit as part of their first aid badge along with the Red Cross teaching the B A T Basic Aid Training. With the younger kids it was just bandaids and a few alcohol swabs but the older kids were allow to have the square 2 in pads and 4 in pads as well as wrap bandage and tape; plus a triangle bandage with two to three large safety pins; with the band aids with antibiotics already on them; alcohol swabs and cotton balls; another Scout leader donated little bars of soap and washcloths for each Scout kit and one pair of gloves. Everything in their kits fit inside of a large peanut butter jars. My own Boy Scout and Girl Scout troop used the Kool aid canisters with the measuring lids that kept everything together. At Girl Scout day camp our Brownies used pill bottles to hold a few band aids and alcohol swaps. Today as a substitute teacher, I carry a small kit with band aids but send students to the school nurse for ice packs and other more serious injuries with an incident report of what happen that caused the injury. Great video.

[@mari-sj8yw]

Everything except bandaids

[@travisp11]

Ameeli Pineda That is a good point, I usually keep a baggie of various sizes in there. I don't buy bandages at Dollar tree so that may be why I didn't put them in this video.

[@bruceforster3709]

@@travisp11 As a former Fire Dept. Medic, I would also like to suggest you buy a slightly larger box, and have a section reserved for any PRESCRIPTION Meds your family may be using. With th exception of the Bandaids as Pineda pointed out, for a basic boo boo kit, you did an EXCELLENT JOB!

[@travisp11]

Bruce Forster Definitely! This video was for a Dollar Tree med kit but I do like the idea of having a separate section/container for prescription meds.

[@ronndapagan]

@@bruceforster3709 great idea

[@chanvalentine8283]

Roommate swears by Arrowroot as a blood clotting agent. Hope they never have to prove this.

[@travisp11]

Interesting. I may need to check that out!

[@Chriskelly19067]

awesome man, you can never have enough medical when your carrying guns all day!

[@travisp11]

RockHumper Not to mention that it is about impossible to not have a range day where you cut up your fingers and/or knuckles (cough cough, SCAR owners, cough!)

[@user-sd5cm9wf6p]

Watching this in 2024. Crazy how prices have gone up.😢

[@travisp11]

I agree!

[@JanineMJoi]

the puppy pad leaks, water goes right thru it.

[@travisp11]

This is good to know. Thanks!

[@tris1107]

hi im new and good vid

[@travisp11]

Freddygamer 21 Thanks for watching!

[@thebeardedninja8498]

Dont for get super glue i had a cut on my finger at the beginning of the year and could not afford to get stitches i used super glue to close it after I poured peroxide on it

[@travisp11]

Stephen Byler very true!!

[@jjoosshhb2193]

its bad to pour peroxide on cuts, instead use iodine

[@bloodeagle2234]

try not to use peroxide it kills all the germs good and bad, instead wash with warm soapy water.

[@bruh-bh3kk]

@@bloodeagle2234 soapy water doesnt kill as much bacteria though, id much rather risk losing good bacteria then have to get a limb amputated because i didnt want to properly disinfect it.

[@msgreenjeans5733]

Peroxide is very beneficial especially for a puncture wound. ** Always dilute peroxide before putting it on a wound. It will damage (kill) the cells around the edges and they won’t be able to form a scab which impedes the healing time if you use it straight. You know how the skin turns bright white? That’s going to be dead tissue unable to heal. Always dilute peroxide.

[@honestytoafault]

super glue......to close wounds

[@travisp11]

shady Lnu I think they make Liquid Skin which is basically super glue but yeah, good suggestion!

[@ruthelator]

I've been stopping by a couple of Dollar Tree stores daily since things got crazy last week. Most of these items are not in stock.

[@travisp11]

ruth b yup but they will be soon.

[@mercyonus5292]

The stores get a weekly delivery. Staff may tell you usual day. Also, if you don't see something, Mgr can check in back for you. It takes awhile to stock shelves.

[@mercyonus5292]

If that is Assured brand hand sanitizer, FDA said one of many brands made in Mexico unsafe.

[@travisp11]

Mercy On Us Good to know. There are so many that have been recalled. I don’t even know if you will find it on the shelves at Dollar Tree anyway but if there is a recall, I’m sure it has been pulled.

[@CheapOutDoorGearReview]

You forgot to mention your tweezers.

[@travisp11]

CheapOutdoorGearReview Oh yes! I have a set in the house and in both vehicles in old Swiss Army knives that I keep in the glove boxes but always a good idea!

[@CheapOutDoorGearReview]

travisp11 yeah I had noticed you had a pair in this kit but didn't mention it but it's always good to have.

[@bluenite5]

Dollar days thermometer

[@marthamann5234]

Hi, I am just starting out. At Amazon WHAT books can I buy for medical information. Thank you!

[@travisp11]

Try the Survival Medicine Handbook and also when you can, take the Stop The Bleed class if you have it available locally. Then, get yourself a solid medical trauma kit.

[@sandraperdun8911]

Patriot Nurse

[@travisp11]

Yup. Great channel. Check it out.

[@thejewishredneckprepper4675]

Patriot Nurse is whose video you looked at. Shalom

[@travisp11]

Grew up watching her and my man Maine Prepper. I miss his channel!

[@endtimeteacher234]

2:15 lmao

[@travisp11]

Ha! Yup, it was a rough weekend for wifey! LOL

[@endtimeteacher234]

@@travisp11 right