WILDERNESS MEDICAL SYSTEMS KITS ARE DESIGNED AROUND 4 CRITERIA:

    1. NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE GROUP
    2. DURATION OF STAY IN THE WILDERNESS (IN DAYS)
    3. PROBABILITY OF GETTING TO A MEDICAL FACILITY WITHIN 8 - 12 HOURS
    4. QUALITY & EXCELLENCE

A WMS Medical Kit includes a balanced, wide range of high-quality emergency supplies. We strive for excellence in all aspects of our kits:

  • from quality components
  • through comprehensive kit inventories
  • and modular organization within kits (so it's easy to find things)
  • and our 84 page, waterproof, tearproof first aid manual for wilderness medical emergencies in each kit
  • to tough, durable custom kit bags that are 1000 weight Cordura fabric with double-stitched seams and heavy-duty zippers.

    Which WMS Medical kit you choose will depend on the size of your group, how long you plan on staying in a wilderness situation, and the likelihood of getting to a medical facility within 8 to 12 hours if you need to. The table below will help you select your kit.

    (To view the modular organization & contents of a kit, click on the name of the Wilderness Medical Systems kit you're interested in.)
    Kit Name Persons Length of Stay (days) Probability of Medical Care
    in 8-12 Hours
    Approximate
    Size
    Approximate
    Weight
    Kilimanjaro™ 4 - 12 30 - 60 Remote 12" X 14" X 9" 20 lbs.
    Absorkee™ 2 - 8 14 - 60 Remote 9" X 11" X 12" 11 lbs
    Humbug II™ 2 - 6 7 - 30 50/50 7" X 9" X 12" 8 lbs
    Denali™ 1 - 6 7 - 14 > 50% 6" x 7.5" x 11" 45 oz.
    Grasshopper™ 1 - 4 1 - 7 95% 5.5" x 5.5" x 10" 34 oz.
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     The range of WMS medical kits includes our largest expedition sized kit, the Kilimanjaro™, through intermediate sizes such as the Absorkee™,and the Humbug II™, and includes the 1 or 2 person sized kits such as the Denali™, the Grasshopper™. All WMS kits can be customized for requirements beyond the usual by selecting various options such as Dental Emergency modules, disposable surgical staplers, or extra SAM Splints. All include Dr. Gil Preston's FLASHCARDS™, a compact set of first aid instructions written with the highly stressed average user in mind, printed on waterproof, tearproof paper-like material. Pygmy in the Cameroon rainforest holding a WMS Grasshopper, wilderness first aid kits, wilderness survival kits, 
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    If you are travelling to parts of the world where medical care is lacking or absent, the probability of making it to a decent medical facility within 12 hours overtakes all other criteria in kit selection. Potentially, you will have to deal with more kinds of medical emergencies and to treat them for a longer period of time -- until the emergency medical evacuation service can get you out of there. Even if it's for 1 person, you need to consider, at a minimum, the Humbug II™.  The Absorkee™ and Kilimanjaro™ may also reasonable choices depending on your destination.

     

    Medical Director: Gilbert A. Preston, MD
    Order Processing: Kurt & Donna Von Nieda

    P.O. Box 584
    Absarokee, Montana 59001-0584
    Tel: 1-800-858-7430 | Fax: (406) 328-6176
    E-Mail: kurtvn@wildernessmedical.com
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