Table 1. What to bring

Eyes

  • Allergy drops
  • Gentamycin ophthalmic

Ears

  • Cortisporin Otic�external otitis (red canal, hurts when you pull on lobe)
  • Amoxicillin�middle ear infections

Nose

  • Afrin (generic�3 days only, works best if you first clean nose out with saline irrigation)
  • Nasal saline (can make your own�� teaspoon salt to 8 oz warm water)
  • Flonase

Throat

  • Cepastat
  • Salt water gargles every few hours
  • Zinc Gluconate (Cold-Eeze) most likely to help if started in first 24 hours of symptoms)
  • Antibiotic of choice Pen VK 500 b.i.d. for 10 days

URI/colds/sinusitis/bronchitis (overwhelming majority have viral etiology)

  • Congestion�pseudoephpedrine, saline nasal washes, oxymetazolone nasal spray
  • Post nasal drainage and congestion�antihistamine/decongestant combination such as Actifed
  • Cough�OTC cough medicine with dextromethropan benzonatate (Tessalon Perles)�best expectorant is water
  • Cough resistant to above and or disrupting sleep�cough medicine with codeine such as Robitussin AC
  • Antibiotic of choice on the road if you think you have a bacterial infection�Z-pack (good for almost all occasions�bronchitis, pneumonia, etc)

Gastroenteritis

  • Pepto-Bismol
  • Immodium, Lomotil
  • Compazine�p.o., suppositories, injectable

Reflux/heartburn/GERD

  • Antacid such as Mylanta
  • H-2 blocker such as Cimetidine
  • Proton pump inhibitor such as esomeprazole magnesium (Nexium)

Allergic Reaction/anaphylaxis

  • Epipen
  • Diphenhydramine(Benadryl) p.o.
  • Prednisone p.o.
  • Injectable corticosteroid such as Kenalog or Celestone

Pain/NSAIDs

  • Acetaminophen
  • Ibuprofen
  • Cox-2 Inhibitor such as Bextra, Celebrex, or Vioxx
  • Indomethacin�for the booster with gout
  • isometheptene mucate, dichloralphenazone with acetaminophen (Midrin)
  • Acetaminophen with codeine
  • Toradol Injectable

Asthma

  • Albuterol
  • Flovent

Allergies/hay fever

  • Actifed (we have generic combo antihistamine/pseudoephedrine
  • Zyrtec
  • Claritin
  • Flonase (takes a few days to start working�give them some Zyrtec or Claritin and nasal saline washes to get started with)

Skin

  • Ringworm, athlete�s foot, jock itch, etc�Spectazole
  • Dermatitis�Hydrocortisone Cream Triamcinolone Cream

Miscellaneous

  • Insomnia�Vistaril p.o.
  • Female UTI�previous history�Sulfatrim or Amoxicillin
  • Vaginitis�previous history of yeast and has no other issues�Diflucan
  • Canker Sores (Apthous Ulcers)�liquid benadryl applied with a q tip to sore and /or tetracycline solution (contents of 1 capsule of tetracycline emptied into 3 oz warm water and swished around the mouth for a minute and spit out�this is really nasty but seems to work pretty well)

Equipment

  • IVs�10 set ups; 20 bags of fluid�normal saline and D5/NS
  • Suture Kits�3 with appropriate suture, syringes, irrigation equipment, needles , catheters, anesthesia (Lidocaine without epi, Lidocaine with epi, Marcaine)
  • Casting Materials�similar to a road trip
  • Diagnostic�stethoscope, BP cuff, oto/opthalmoscope, thermometer, penlights, gloves, swabs, tongue blades, urine chemistry dip sticks