Hi all, here's my tuppence worth:

I used to be part of a military training team, instructing combat survival and casualty management, I am also part of various Search and Rescue teams and I'm a volunteer ambulance officer so I've been involved with my fair share of accidents and backcountry incidents and injuries.

From my own observations and experience this is my medi kit:

Latex gloves
Face mask
OP airway (get specific training)
Codine (or Morphine if you can get it - but make sure you know what you're doing with it)
Shears
Tape
Superglue
Personal prescription medicine (if any)


Bandages, splints and pads can be improvised from clothes, sticks etc. Things like Imodium, safety pins and eye wash are handy but not important if you don't have space to spare.

Any minor injuries are, well, minor. If an injury won't kill you then improvise and get to help asap. If you have a serious injury, but you're still conscious, the best things to have are a satphone/personal locator beacon and good insurance.

Everyone should know how to fix their bike when it breaks, but what about your body? Good first aid training is a must, it's not just about patching holes and slinging arms - do a course! Don't think of it as "just another ball ache" it's just part of your prep.

Don't forget that adventure motorcycling is an ADVENTURE and therefore a "high risk" activity, but serious accidents are still pretty rare. Don't let any of this worry you or cramp your style.

Hope this is helpful. Stay safe.

Butch

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