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4x4 First Aid Kit For 4Wheeling Off Road in the Backcountry
The Best 4x4 Off Road Travel Checklist

by Jim Walczak
for About.com

Other parts to this article: Your 4x4 first aid survival kit should be compact, lightweight, dependable and easily accessed. Here are all of the first aid items you should include in your off road kit – they could help save your life:
  • Adhesive Bandages
  • Adhesive Tape
  • Alcohol Preps
  • Anti-Diarrhea Tablets
  • Aspirin
  • Calamine lotion
  • Dust Masks
  • Elastic Bandage
  • Emergency First-Aid Book
  • First Aid Cream
  • Gauze Pads
  • Gauze Roll
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Instant Cold Pack
  • Instant Heat Pack
  • Mouthwash
  • Prescription Medications
  • Razor Blade
  • Sanitary Pads
  • Scissors
  • Snake Bite Kit (in certain areas)
  • Splints
  • Tongue Depressors
  • Toothache Kit
  • Towelettes
  • Tweezers

For the off road driver who believes in preparing for every possible scenerio, consider these recommendations from someone who's been in the EMS field for nearly a decade.

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