Over here, if we are classed as knowing what we are doing, we are expected to treat far more things ourselves, than in the UK. For example, if a horse has colic and you phone the vet, they ask how much Buscopan you have given intravenously already!
We have been taught SO MUCH by our Hungarian vets, we are lucky we have a fantstic vet who is willing to teach us as much as we want to learn. (Inlcluding allowing me to help with operations, and helping me dissect a horse's testicles after gelding, to learn more!
Fascinating!)
So..In our first aid cabinet, we have:
Buscopan (injectable for colic)
Chosalgan (like Buscopan)
Algopirin (injectable painkiller/muscle relexant/temperature reducer)
Shotopen (Injectable antibiotic)
Noromectin (powdered antibiotic)
Bute in powder, syrup and liquid form
Copper Sulphate (for 'thrush-like' problems for horses we get in who have been standing in sh*t!)
Hoof-Protekt - German stuff for hoof injuries
Keratex hoof hardener
Green oils (antibacterial stuff)
Purple Spray
Betadine (wound cleaner/like Iodine)
Sudocreme
Dettol
Wound cream
TCP
Wound powder
H-10 wound ointment
Antiseptic cream
Saniphor wound spray
Some bizarre Hungarian wound creme with warnings on it about getting it on your skin...! I don't tend to use it!
Tick removing set
Stethoscope
2 or 3 thermometers
Hoofpick
Scissors
Tweezers
Cotton wool
HUGE amounts of bandages
Vetwrap bandages
Animalintex
Gamgee
Fybagee
Melolin patches
Tape
Eye drops (Hungarian stuff from the doctor - good for horses!)
Ventipulmin
Bisolvan (like Ventipulmin)
ACC600 - FANTASTIC Hungarian human tablets...given at high dosage for horses to cure snotty nose problems. REALLY good!
Louse Powder
Sedalin sedative
Herbal leg cooling gel
Tendonze cooling wraps
Radiol Muscle Embrocation
Virkon disinfectant
Benzol Benzoate
Fly repellent
Wound wipes
Udder cream
Surgical shampoo
Aluminium Spray (for wounds)
Turquoise Spray (for wounds)
Sponges
Note-book and pencil for recording wound/accident info
Box of various sized syringes (sterile)
Box of various needles (sterile)
Arnica tablets
Hungarian stuff for keeping flies off wounds/prevents maggotts! Ew!
Probiotic emergency powder
Ringworm wash
Hungarian sterilising wash stuff
Mud Fever lotion
Pevidine lotion
Easakof
Swabs
Cornucrescine
Vaseline
Heel to Hoof cream
Weigh tape
Various 'measuring scoops/tubs/spoons'
Plastic gloves
HUGE amounts of wormers!
(PLUS....there's a tube of cooled Bute in the fridge....!)
We had the visiting students inventory the first aid cabinet - they wrote everything down, then where exactly it is in the cabinet...e.g. "BUSCOPAN - TOP SHELF LEFT" - so anyone can find it quickly. I know what we've got, where it is and can replace it when used.
Bet you wished you never asked!