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I do know the feeling, a month or so ago, I learned that I really could not exist for long, without oxygen, as the electric was out here for 10 hours and my oxygen generator does not work without electric.

I feel for you. At this moment I'm trying to recover from the first asthma attack that I've had in several years. (Not going to bed for quite awhile now.) Nothing like being without oxygen to clear your head! lol!

And that got me to thinking: There are several medical needs which could be met without too much trouble NOW, but that may be an issue if one doesn't prepare.

Here are some basic meds I'd recommend everyone keep on hand:

- Tylenol (fevers)
- triple antibiotic ointment WITHOUT PAIN RELIEVER (this can actually be put directly into the eye to help fight pink eye or to deal with a scratch eyeball)
- Alieve (Don't know if I spelled that right. Good for aches and pains)
- Peroxide and rubbing alcohol
- dental floss and small curved upholstery needles (stitches) along with an emery board to sharpen the needles
- antibiotics http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Mox-Amoxicillin-250-Caps/dp/B0002YF9UA (This stuff is nothing more than regular amoxicillin.) http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Flex-Cephalexin-250-capsules/dp/B0002YF9UU/ref=pd_bxgy_k_text_b (another type of antibiotic that may help against amoxicillin-resistant strains)
- dewormer (facts of life are facts of life)
- Mucinex (clears the lungs. can help avoid bronchitis or pneumonia.)
- an enema kit (can be used to rehydrate unconscious people. just start a very low drip and you have an old-fashioned IV)
- vodka (antiseptic/pain killer/sleep aid)
- blue cohosh tea (can aid a woman's labor if it's already *in progress*)
- castor oil (don't know what it's good for, but my grandmother forced a tablespoon of that crap down my throat every morning and I'm not dead yet! lol!)
- A good saline nasal wash (prevents a LOT of bad things from happening - sinus infections, viral infections, allergies.)
- asthma inhaler and benadryl (you NEVER know when you might develop a new allergy)

No, we can replace a doctor or a hospital, but there are many things we *can* take care of on our own. Mostly, it's preventative. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Stashes of cloth will also be first aid necesary. When one has to work for his food there are many accidents waiting to happen. A first aid class NOW can be a life save later. Of course that is true anytime in life but would become more so later.

Artemesia plants are good for the deworming. A quick search of an old herbal would tell how to use properly. I would look it up for you but I’m totally awake and trying to be quiet and not wake the other person in the house. Rummaging in herbals would be wakeful.. LOL I can look that up in the day if someone wants it.

Superglue is also something that can be used in emergency to seal wounds like cuts. The chemical in there may not be the most body friendly thing, I don’t know, I just know it has a warning label. I have used it for cuts and I understand a lot of pro sports teams use it for that also.

There are several out of the ordinary things I have in my kit for some odd purpose - again, that would be a good thing for me to share with ya’ll in the daylight when I can look at the kit.