First, is there a first aid kit in/at your barn?
Accessible to all?
Does it serve both people and horses?
If so, what’s in it?
If not, what would you like in it?
There’s none at my barn and I want to put one together.
Thanks.
I have only a personal one for myself, so it’s to service me for the most part as I get injured more than he does! :lol: It’s one of those kits you can buy from band-aid plus a few extras:
Bandaids, gauze pads, cleaning towlettes, antibiotic cream, tweezers, bee sting stuff (I’ve been stung once already this year!), emergency contact information, Betadine solution, vet wrap, mini towel, 2 fleece polos (they moved to the first aid kit once I bought boots)…
I know our barn itself has a horse first aid kit but I haven’t looked into it yet other than a cursory glance (and hopefully will never need to!)
everyone has their own stuff as the BO certainly wouldn’t buy one and who would replace the items used? I’m at a partial board place, nothing fancy.
I kep a certain amount of stuff in my trunk, have more in my trailer, and some at home as well.
witch hazel (for bug bites), silver spray, scissors, Denise’s All heal Salve (best stuff for all kinds of wounds), salt water in a spray bottle 9mix 1 tablespoon of salt in water, enough to fill a spray bottle) - best stuff for cleaning wounds, linament, saline for eye wash, Swat, disposable gloves, betadine, vet wrap, cotton, sanitary pads (make great compresses), antibiotic cream, liquid antibacterial soap, leg wraps, bute, banimine, stethoscope, digital thermometer. more stuff but hard to remember at the moment
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First, is there a first aid kit in/at your barn?
Accessible to all?
Does it serve both people and horses?
If so, what’s in it?
If not, what would you like in it?
There’s none at my barn and I want to put one together.
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Mine is primarily for the horses (although the dog, cats, chickens and humans have all “borrowed” from it from time to time). It contains:
Vet wrap
gauze pads of various sizes
scissors
syringes
alcohol
bute
polysporin
swat
dsmo
Wonderdust (this stuff is awesome, you should really get this!)
Betadine
vaseline
thermometer
Animalintex
poultice
various liniments that I never use
Blukote spray (sp??) this is also good stuff. Highly recommend.
Latex gloves
saran wrap
epsom salts
Duct tape (LOTS)
masking tape
thrush stuff
leg wraps (“no bows”, other cottons, stall bandages & stable bandages)
Would like to add:
diapers or sanitary pads
banamine (or whatever they call it now)
needles
stethoscope
It seems each time I’m dealing with a new injury, I need a new product. Then it gets used once and the 7/8 full bottle added to the collection!
I keep most of this stuff in the barn, except anything that will freeze, which gets carted back & forth from the house spring & fall.
I don’t keep a dedicated human first aid kit in the barn. I have bandaids in my house somewhere. I think the “people” polysporin found it’s way to the barn. I should probably replace that.
Thanks for the lists!
Home:
Stethoscope
Thermometer
Pliers
Bandage scissors
Utility knife
Wire cutters
Twitch
Sanitary napkins
Vet wrap
Rolled cotton
Clean white hand towels
Latex gloves
Diapers
Duct tape
Saline solution
Hydrogen peroxide
Alcohol
Epsom salt
Icthamol
Triple antibiotic ointment
Wonder dust
Bute paste
Banamine
Syringes
Desitin, miconazole
Non-steroidal eye ointment
Ice pack (in freezer)
A copy of Dr. Kellon’s Guide to First Aid for Horses
Trailer:
Pliers
Bandage scissors
Utility knife
Wire cutters
Sanitary napkins
Vet wrap
Rolled cotton
Clean white hand towels
Latex gloves
Diapers
Duct tape
Saline solution
Triple antibiotic ointment
Wonder dust
Bute paste
Syringe loaded w/banamine
Ice pack (in cooler)
We have three kits, barn has one and horse trailer has horse and human kits
Lists look similar to those posted except we have distill water to use to flush a wound rather than Hydrogen peroxide which we have been told to not use if a wound was to be sutured.
Added a items to trailer are light sticks, bolt cutters, suture staple gun (which surprisingly comes in handy when you are out in the wilderness and horse decides to bump head against top of trailer
Wow … okay, this is getting expensive 
I have had so much stuff age out that I quit replacing it.
Barn First Aid Kit (my private barn. house is 100 yards away)
duct tape
electrical tape
maxi pads (for horses and humans)
betadine
cheap saline solution
the scissors I use to cut hay string.
that’s it
Thank you for the reminder to check mine for things that may need replacement
First Aid quick reference book with horse’s resting temp written along with phone numbers of local vets in preferred order
Digital Thermometer
Alushield
Swat
Saline for eye wash
Rubbing Alcohol
Hydrogen Peroxide
Betadine
Bute
Banamine
Vet wrap
Animalintex
Gauze
Cotton
Wraps
Scissors
Gloves
Twitch
Bolt Cutters
Knife
Duct Tape
ETA: I also have a kit with basic farrier tools so I can remove a shoe
