Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Rocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosisDermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-stripsTo: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas) So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my "black bag." If ya ever need a good one just go to a Home Depot or some such store and look at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and very durable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long, long time ago there used to be standing room only lectures at our local hospital on "What to carry in the black bag," but no more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there??? My ideas so far: stethoscope BP cuffs oto/opthalmoscopes thermometer speculum stuff to repair lacerations UA dips Preg tests Strep tests Emergen-C PulseOx All kindsa fun drugs: Predisone Vicodin Phenergan Cipro Keflex Amox PenVK Motrin Tylenol Benadryl Epi-pen Other ideas? Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone. Pamela Pamela Wible, MD Family & Community Medicine 3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405 (541)345-2437 roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I love lists! Since I'm just back from a month on an island 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts (go ahead, hate me), may I suggest tweezers for removing ticks? There is a special tool for tick removal, and I wish I'd had it! ( it was discussed a while ago, does anyone remember where to get one?) Tweezers will do also.Other items to include in your bag:glovesdoxycycline (for those engorged ticks)If including fluoro strips, add a small black light. Is there a flashlight black light?KathleenRocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosisDermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-stripsFrom: Pamela Wible <roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net>To: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas)So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my "black bag." If ya ever need a goodone just go to a Home Depot or some such store andlook at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and verydurable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long,long time ago there used to be standing room only lecturesat our local hospital on "What to carry in the black bag," butno more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there???My ideas so far:stethoscopeBP cuffsoto/opthalmoscopesthermometerspeculumstuff to repair lacerationsUA dipsPreg testsStrep testsEmergen-CPulseOxAll kindsa fun drugs:PredisoneVicodinPhenerganCiproKeflexAmoxPenVKMotrinTylenolBenadrylEpi-penOther ideas?Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone.PamelaPamela Wible, MDFamily & Community Medicine3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405(541)345-2437roxywiblecomcast (DOT) netwww.idealmedicalpra ctice.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 > > My ideas so far: > stethoscope > BP cuffs > oto/opthalmoscopes > thermometer > speculum > stuff to repair lacerations > UA dips > Preg tests > Strep tests > Emergen-C > PulseOx > > > All kindsa fun drugs: > Predisone > Vicodin > Phenergan > Cipro > Keflex > Amox > PenVK > Motrin > Tylenol > Benadryl > Epi-pen > > > Other ideas? > Use a wrist Omron BP cuff, very small and works for obese great. Zofran iv better and there is a cheap version, toradol better than opiates in a bag, have some depomedrol and a urine culture vial, depending on the patient a straight cath, plenty of KY and gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 opthalmoscope has a black light on it I think. . . > > > > > Rocephin > > Antibiotic drops for eyes and ears > > Bionix Ear currettes, disposable > > Sterile Q-tips > > Fluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosis > > Dermabond > > Bacterial culture swabs > > lidocaine and a scalpel for I+D > > suture removal kit > > Steri-strips > > > > > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PM > > Subject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? > > > > > > Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas) > > > > So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm > > putting together my " black bag. " If ya ever need a good > > one just go to a Home Depot or some such store and > > look at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and very > > durable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long, > > long time ago there used to be standing room only lectures > > at our local hospital on " What to carry in the black bag, " but > > no more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there??? > > > > My ideas so far: > > stethoscope > > BP cuffs > > oto/opthalmoscopes > > thermometer > > speculum > > stuff to repair lacerations > > UA dips > > Preg tests > > Strep tests > > Emergen-C > > PulseOx > > > > All kindsa fun drugs: > > Predisone > > Vicodin > > Phenergan > > Cipro > > Keflex > > Amox > > PenVK > > Motrin > > Tylenol > > Benadryl > > Epi-pen > > > > Other ideas? > > > > Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone. > > > > Pamela > > > > Pamela Wible, MD > > Family & Community Medicine > > 3575 St. #220 > > Eugene, OR 97405 > > (541)345-2437 > > roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net > > www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 You runnin a whole practice or what, out of that black bag?I make house calls I bring a thermometer my stethoscope a phone my lap top maybe some kind of light maybe some gloves... my eyes and ears.This is a house call or a house based practice? That black bag gets any heavier Wible you gonna need a bell boy to help you ( do they still have those? red Caps/ Porters... I dunno I travellight LAst time i got pulled over by secuitry becasue I went to vancouver for 5 days andhad only carry on...))  Rocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosis DermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-strips To: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG?  Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas) So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my " black bag. " If ya ever need a good one just go to a Home Depot or some such store and look at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and very durable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long, long time ago there used to be standing room only lectures at our local hospital on " What to carry in the black bag, " but no more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there??? My ideas so far: stethoscope BP cuffs oto/opthalmoscopes thermometer speculum stuff to repair lacerations UA dips Preg tests Strep tests Emergen-C PulseOx All kindsa fun drugs: Predisone Vicodin Phenergan Cipro Keflex Amox PenVK Motrin Tylenol Benadryl Epi-pen Other ideas? Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone. Pamela Pamela Wible, MD Family & Community Medicine 3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405 (541)345-2437 roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org -- If you are a patient please allow up to 24 hours for a reply by  email/please note the new email address.Remember  that e-mail may not be entirely secure/   MD     ph  fax impcenter.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Good grief, Dr Antonucci. How big was that carry on?Hey that makes me think. If one is carrying a practice around, why not one of those small roller travel bags. I could get a lot in one of those. But then again it might take me a while to find it and unravel it. k You runnin a whole practice or what, out of that black bag?I make house calls I bring a thermometer my stethoscope a phone my lap top maybe some kind of light maybe some gloves... my eyes and ears.This is a house call or a house based practice? That black bag gets any heavier Wible you gonna need a bell boy to help you ( do they still have those? red Caps/ Porters... I dunno I travellight LAst time i got pulled over by secuitry becasue I went to vancouver for 5 days andhad only carry on...))On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Ben Brewer <brewermd98> wrote: Rocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosisDermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-stripsFrom: Pamela Wible <roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net>To: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas)So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my "black bag." If ya ever need a goodone just go to a Home Depot or some such store andlook at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and verydurable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long,long time ago there used to be standing room only lecturesat our local hospital on "What to carry in the black bag," butno more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there???My ideas so far:stethoscopeBP cuffsoto/opthalmoscopesthermometerspeculumstuff to repair lacerationsUA dipsPreg testsStrep testsEmergen-CPulseOxAll kindsa fun drugs:PredisoneVicodinPhenerganCiproKeflexAmoxPenVKMotrinTylenolBenadrylEpi-penOther ideas?Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone.PamelaPamela Wible, MDFamily & Community Medicine3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405(541)345-2437roxywiblecomcast (DOT) netwww.idealmedicalpra ctice.org-- If you are a patient please allow up to 24 hours for a reply by email/please note the new email address.Remember that e-mail may not be entirely secure/ MD ph fax impcenter.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I live rural and do lots of outdoors stuff, so I have a black bag and a back pack. Black bag is the usual stuff with stethscope, BP cuff, thermometer, otoscope that runs on D cells (got that when I went to Haiti, easier than pull ins in other countries), currettes, culturettes, pulse ox ( we live at 8800 ft). Strep test, now flu test. NO drugs to speak of except tylenol, advil, vicodin and an epipen. In the back pack/saddlebag for backcountry horse trips I have disposable suture kit and extra scalpals, lidocaine w/, suture material Lots of gauze Other instruments for removing fish hooks etc, although leatherman works OK. Cast padding and materials for splints Kelfex-this really is painful IM, but it gets the job done Betadine and benadryl Why the emergency c? should at least care something that works. ________________________________________ From: [ ] On Behalf Of Ben Brewer [brewermd98@...] Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:15 PM To: Subject: Re: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Rocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and ears Bionix Ear currettes, disposable Sterile Q-tips Fluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosis Dermabond Bacterial culture swabs lidocaine and a scalpel for I+D suture removal kit Steri-strips ________________________________ To: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PM Subject: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas) So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my " black bag. " If ya ever need a good one just go to a Home Depot or some such store and look at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and very durable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long, long time ago there used to be standing room only lectures at our local hospital on " What to carry in the black bag, " but no more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there??? My ideas so far: stuff to repair lacerations UA dips Preg tests Strep tests Emergen-C PulseOx All kindsa fun drugs: Predisone Vicodin Phenergan Cipro Keflex Amox PenVK Motrin Tylenol Benadryl Epi-pen Other ideas? Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone. Pamela Pamela Wible, MD Family & Community Medicine 3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405 (541)345-2437 roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net<mailto:roxywible%40comcast.net> www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org<http://ctice.org> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Here's my list: Epocrates and MPR book if the batteries die Lab draw equipment pulse ox stethscope otoscope/opthamascope BP cuff - manual large cuff and wrist automatic cuff scripts pen blank paper to write directions end of life care packets including out of hospital DNR bandages, ace wrap, tape, steri strips culture swabs urine dip sticksflu and pneumonia goes in if I know they are due glucometer goes in if I have diabetic who won't/can't check their own Interestinly I carry no drugs. I am still revising. I can do EKGs and spirometries as of this week too. (Amazingly small!) Subject: RE: What to carry in the BLACK BAG?To: " " < >Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 10:33 PM I live rural and do lots of outdoors stuff, so I have a black bag and a back pack. Black bag is the usual stuff with stethscope, BP cuff, thermometer, otoscope that runs on D cells (got that when I went to Haiti, easier than pull ins in other countries), currettes, culturettes, pulse ox ( we live at 8800 ft). Strep test, now flu test. NO drugs to speak of except tylenol, advil, vicodin and an epipen.In the back pack/saddlebag for backcountry horse trips I havedisposable suture kit and extra scalpals, lidocaine w/, suture materialLots of gauzeOther instruments for removing fish hooks etc, although leatherman works OK.Cast padding and materials for splintsKelfex-this really is painful IM, but it gets the job doneBetadine and benadrylWhy the emergency c? should at least care something that works.____________ _________ _________ _________ _From: Practiceimprovement 1yahoogroups (DOT) com [Practiceimprovement 1yahoogroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Ben Brewer [brewermd98yahoo (DOT) com]Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:15 PMTo: Practiceimprovement 1yahoogroups (DOT) comSubject: Re: [Practiceimprovemen t1] What to carry in the BLACK BAG?RocephinAntibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosisDermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-strips____________ _________ _________ __From: Pamela Wible <roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net>To: Practiceimprovement 1yahoogroups (DOT) comSent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: [Practiceimprovemen t1] What to carry in the BLACK BAG?Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas)So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'mputting together my "black bag." If ya ever need a goodone just go to a Home Depot or some such store andlook at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and verydurable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long,long time ago there used to be standing room only lecturesat our local hospital on "What to carry in the black bag," butno more. .. . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there???My ideas so far:stuff to repair lacerationsUA dipsPreg testsStrep testsEmergen-CPulseOxAll kindsa fun drugs:PredisoneVicodinPhenerganCiproKeflexAmoxPenVKMotrinTylenolBenadrylEpi-penOther ideas?Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone.PamelaPamela Wible, MDFamily & Community Medicine3575 St. #220Eugene, OR 97405(541)345-2437roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net<mailto:roxywibl e%40comcast. net>www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org<http://ctice. org> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Great list. Remember that you can use eye drops in the ears, but not vice versa. "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete"- Buckminster FullerTo: Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 3:15:09 PMSubject: Re: What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Rocephin Antibiotic drops for eyes and earsBionix Ear currettes, disposableSterile Q-tipsFluoro strips for corneal abrasion diagnosisDermabondBacterial culture swabslidocaine and a scalpel for I+Dsuture removal kitSteri-stripsFrom: Pamela Wible <roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net>To: Practiceimprovement 1yahoogroups (DOT) comSent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:21:27 PMSubject: [Practiceimprovemen t1] What to carry in the BLACK BAG? Hey Y'all. . . (just back from Texas) So, I am planning to do a lot more house calls and I'm putting together my "black bag." If ya ever need a good one just go to a Home Depot or some such store and look at electrician' s bags. Lots of pockets and very durable and cheap (mine was $29.99). A long, long, long, long time ago there used to be standing room only lectures at our local hospital on "What to carry in the black bag," but no more. . . so. . . what do y'all think should be in there??? My ideas so far: stethoscope BP cuffs oto/opthalmoscopes thermometer speculum stuff to repair lacerations UA dips Preg tests Strep tests Emergen-C PulseOx All kindsa fun drugs: Predisone Vicodin Phenergan Cipro Keflex Amox PenVK Motrin Tylenol Benadryl Epi-pen Other ideas? Looking forward to IMP CAMP!! Can't wait to meet everyone. Pamela Pamela Wible, MD Family & Community Medicine 3575 St. #220 Eugene, OR 97405 (541)345-2437 roxywiblecomcast (DOT) net www.idealmedicalpra ctice.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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