Wilderness first-aid kit baseline contents

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• A wilderness first-aid kit is described in references as varying with the trip duration, party size, anticipated risks, training level of the carrier, and applicable regulations. The list below is an inventory baseline drawn from the Wikipedia First aid kit article, the ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 reference standard cited there, and Wilderness Medical Society and NOLS guidance referenced in the wilderness-medicine literature. It is presented as items that references describe as commonly stocked, with quantities for a small-party multi-day trip. References describe regular inspection and replacement of expired or used items as part of kit maintenance.
• Reference texts also describe a layered approach to first-aid kits in remote settings: a small individual kit carried on the person for immediate use, a larger group kit carried by the trip leader or in the support vehicle, and pre-positioned cache kits at base camps for extended expeditions. The ISO 7010 'first aid' symbol — a white cross on a green background — is described in references as the standard identification for kits in workplace and public settings; the red cross emblem is legally protected under the Geneva Conventions and is reserved for humanitarian and military medical services. Items that would be appropriate only with prescription or clinician guidance are noted as such; the kit is described as only useful when paired with the training to use the items it contains.