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christin
@christin
are y'all thinking about these things?
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Karo K
@serendipity
Ironically, I’m planning of getting rid of all of my apocalyptic healthcare items I’ve hoarded over the years in an attempt to downsize. Basic Items I recommend to add to your toolkit off the top of my head: Saline, Distilled water, basic antibiotics, basic medicines, basic dressings. Larger is better for dressings and bigger wounds and you can always cut to size with sterile scissors. Lighter to sterilize and disinfect any unconventional metal tools. N95 masks and latex free Coban self wrap bandaging. The self wrap bandaging is critical bc it removes your reliance on adhesives to stay sticky. Also will help your n95 mask adhere to your face if the strings get worn out over time. So many useful things it can be used for. Tweezers,good enough to be sharped, very helpful in many situations. Tourniquets. good quality scissors to cut through thick bloody garments. bleed stop. Lots of bleedstop. Hyphochlorous acid or investing in items that make it easy for you to create your own.
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christin
@christin
yeah it's such a game of optimization--can't have too much stuff taking up all the space either! thank you for sharing your list, i like how they are multipurpose and you have thought about how to generate new items in case they get used up.
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Karo K
@serendipity
Exactly! What’s your list look like? Another big thing is how to manage your period… in a true apocalyptic situation where consistent access to pads and clean water may be at jeapoardy, free bleeding is a liability - it jeopardizes revealing your location, and clunkier retro versions of modern pads (gauze and a belt) make it difficult to move flexibly and quickly which will be critical. Furs are not the cleanest and requires having the ability to dry and stretch out the skin. Cotton has to be harvested and then spun, etc. I think a profitable business in the apocalypse will be creating apocalyptic friendly period care.
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christin
@christin
maybe this is where those silicone cup types would be useful? omg karo i have never found one that fits me tho :S
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
product idea: apocalypse trunk
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Karo K
@serendipity
Apocalypse single use period panties, going to cost you 500 potatoes in my warplet 😂 Why I think silicone cups won’t work in apocalypse: 1. Has to be sterilized in boiling water between uses 2. Need access to large body of water (shower) to dump it or you’ll leave puddles of blood 3. Risk infection at removal and insertion 4. Difficult to source/make 5. No true freedom of movement, risk unmanageable leaks while on the run I’d rather not do anything that increases risk of infection or having to boil water and risk using fire that reveals my location when I’m already in a compromised position and can’t run! In all honesty, I’ve personally never been into silicone cups and never tried. Maybe if somebody offered custom 3d printed silicone cups based on a pelvic ultrasound, but even then the thickness of your walls change so it wouldn’t be consistently accurate sizing wise. I also don’t want to be boiling my cups in the kitchen 🤮 and there’s SO many steps that I’m NOT a fan of.
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