ASHA News Letter  4/09
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FIRST AID SUPPLIES FOR THE HORSE TRAILER
by Sharon Lamm
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You never know what you'll encounter when you trailer out, and you shouldn't go out unprepared. Here's what we've found to be a practical first aid kit to carry in our horse trailers (in addition to the standard "automobile" first aid kit in the pickup). It all fits nicely in a standard tackle box.
1. Pocket first aid kit
2. Baggies of band-aids and towelettes
3. 2X3 gauze pads
4. Kotex (for bulk dressing)
5. Clear bandaging tape
6. Bandanna
7. Antibiotic ointment
8. "DESITIN" ointment
9. Zinc oxide ointment       
10. 12cc bent tip catheter
11. Scissors
12. Forceps & tweezers
13. Kleenex
14. Sewing kit
15. Insect sting swabs
16. Eye pad
17. Tylenol
18. Rolaids
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* Garden hose pieces can be used to keep nasal airways open in the event of snake bite or anaphylactic shock.  Other items in the trailer should include an extra halter and lead rope, clippers or grooming scissors, an old bath towel, twitch, sponge, and a clean bucket. Be sure to inspect your first aid supplies periodically, particularly at the beginning and end of each "trailering" season!
"HUMAN" COMPARTMENT
"HORSE" COMPARTMENT
1. 2x2 gauze pads
2. "KLING" dressing
3. Kotex (for bulk dressing)
4. Vet wrap
5. 36" latex bandage
6. Leg wrap
7. Betadine solution (diluted)
8. Phenylbutazone ("BUTE") tabs or paste
9. Velcro straps
10. "B-KALM" paste
11. "SWAT" fly repellant ointment
12. Electrolytes
13. Nitrofurazone ointment
14. "CUT HEAL"
15. "FURALL" spray
16. Leather belt
17. Hoof Pick w/ brush
18. 12cc syringe w/o needle
19. Duct tape
20. Small rubber bands
21. Sponge
22. Two- 5" pcs. of garden hose*
First Aid Kit for Saddle
First Aid Kits for the Barn