Except there was the one time when I forgot to replace diapers and ended up without any. Arg! The one staple of EVERY baby's "go" bag.
THE Go Bag
- changing pad, wipes, gloves
- 4 diapers
- lotion/chapstick
- bullets
- sunglasses
- 3ml leur lock syringe (for his trach cuff)
- sanitizer
- medical forms, history and physical, picture book
- hearing aid case
- vice grips for opening and closing oxygen tanks
- Adult painkiller (yeah, VERY necessary)
- 2 trachs, one regular and one smaller size
- ambu-bag
- extra clothes/bib
- extra oxygen tubing
- suction tubing
- pulse/ox probes
- scissors and hemostats
- no-nos (arm restraints)
- suction catheters -- BBG, closed suction, and a regular 8fr catheter
- g-tube emergency kit
- Albuterol and Flovent with tear-drop spacers
- trach emergency kit with surgilube, ties, drain sponges and q-tips
- flashlight
Mini Go Bag
Inside the "go" bag, I also have a mini go bag. This actually is what I usually pull out, it's got the supplies we use all the time around the house, just for regular things:
- 60 ml syringe (for tummy venting, also known as burping)
- nasal aspirator
- bullets (lots of these)
- thermometer
- 3 ml leur lock syringe
- hearing aid batteries
- me-fix tape
- bag balm
- oxygen key
- drain sponges
- coban
- his "nose" (HME for his trach)
- flex-ends
Ventilator bag
- test lung, so if we have to take him off the vent, we don't have to turn it off or listen to it alarm
- hemostats
- filters
- extra oxygen connectors for the ventilator
- pulse/ox charge cord (the vent cord is permanently attached, yea!)
Suction bag
- 60 ml syringe
- wipes
- bullets
- drain sponges
- car charger
- suction catheters (BBG, closed suction and 8 fr catheter)
- "noses" (HMEs)
- 3 ml leur lock syringe
Feeding bag
- feeding pump/food
- flushes for after feeding
- 60 ml syringe with a cloth
- bib
- extra feeding extension
- small fan
- rain poncho
- allen wrench
- Trisomy support cards
- Aaron's "business" cards
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