No matter if you’re heading out for a weekend in the local National Forest or a months-long international journey, you should be prepared. You need adequate and appropriate emergency equipment, recovery gear, and a first aid kit to ensure you’re prepared for a wide range of scenarios. However, if you’re traveling far from civilization, a basic first aid kit might not meet your long-term medical needs. That’s where Jase Medical comes in. They provide customizable medical kits that include antibiotics and other medications that aren’t commonly found in off-the-shelf first aid kits.
Customizable Care from Jase Medical
Just like your recovery kit, your first aid should be customized to fit your needs and training. Jase Medical provides customers with the opportunity to order a basic kit that will meet a wide variety of medication needs and then build out the kit from there. The basic kit includes the following medications:
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate: This is a common antibiotic that can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments, including pneumonia, sinus infections, and dental infections.
- Azithromycin (Z-Pak): The Z-Pak is often prescribed for strep throat, ear infections, and even Lyme Disease.
- Ciprofloxacin: Also known as Cipro, this antibiotic is versatile and often prescribed for UTIs, bite wounds, and the ever-infamous traveler’s diarrhea.
- Doxycycline: Doxycycline is versatile and can treat tetanus and ear infections; it’s been shown to treat MRSA.
- Metronidazole: Also known as Flagyl, Metronidazole can treat Giardiasis, C. Diff, and Bacterial Vaginosis.
The kit also includes corresponding cards that let you know what each medication is a treatment for and the appropriate dosage/course. These make it easy to decide what medication corresponds to a condition and guide you on how to administer it.
While the basic kit can treat a wide variety of ailments that could be severe under the best circumstances, let alone when you’re miles from civilization without access to a doctor, Jase Medical also provides the option to add a wide variety of medications to your custom-built kit. These range from bulk counts of over-the-counter medication to more adventure-specific prescriptions. While not a comprehensive list of what Jase Medical offers, customers can select Acetazolamide for altitude sickness, anti-parasitical medications, antimalarials, antihistamines, epinephrine pens, anti-fungal, permethrin, and much more.
If these options are a bit too overwhelming, Jase Medical also offers a number of purpose-built kits beyond their basic kit and upgrades. These include med kits specifically designed for children, dental emergencies, travel, and more.
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Easier than a trip to your local pharmacy
When I first discovered Jase Medical, I was intrigued by the concept but I expected that I’d need to go see my general practitioner, get a prescription, communicate that with Jase, and go from there. Not only was I wrong, but the entire process was quicker and easier than I could have ever expected. I simply logged onto the Jase Medical website, completed health-related forms that were evaluated by a board-certified physician, then the physician emailed me to confirm the purpose of the prescriptions. Once the prescriptions were placed with a pharmacy, they shipped them to my home. From start to finish, the whole process only took five days.
Personal thoughts
While I would be happy to have the Jase Medical kit on hand if I were on an extended trip, I see it as an extra layer of preparedness for plenty of other scenarios. Natural disasters ranging from hurricanes to blizzards can limit access to doctors. Being able to get ahead of an infection in these situations is a great plus. It’s also not out of the ordinary for access to medications to be delayed during such disasters if shipments can’t gain access to the area. For a very reasonable sum, Jase Medical gives you peace of mind at home and abroad.
