"NOYB" wrote in message
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Every boater who travels more than a couple of dozen miles from shore
should consider carrying an Automatic External Defibrillator. They're
available OTC from Sams club for under $1500...and are absolutely
fool-proof to use.


Anybody carrying a defibrilator?

Any other good ideas to share?


Aspirin!!!, for chest pains and can't get your breath, Aspirin 4 tablets.
For other symptoms you might do more harm than good. An antihistamine would
be good to have on board. If diving, 100% oxygen is the second best
treatment for the bends, 1st is getting them back to depth, if I remember
from dive class twice the decompression depth they should have stopped at on
the way up. But sometimes you can't do that (no air in tank or they have
passed out).

GPS and vhf radio that broadcasts your position, necessary if you have a
wife who is directionally disabled.

Aspirin, antihistamine, antacid tablets, first aid kit, Imodium, sea
sickness pills, salt tablets (not all of us are on the ocean), potassium if
on long trips, gator aide