Medical
Disposable Coveralls
A barrier suit for dirty work, taken off and discarded outside. Taped seams are the difference.
Scenario
Outbreak
The cordon went up while you were inside it.
A haemorrhagic fever, a town of two thousand, and a containment decision made several pay grades above anyone you will ever meet. Nobody is leaving, the supplies are being airdropped, and the plan under discussion is not a plan you would have chosen.
What kills you
The disease, and the cordon around it.
Rules
- 01Full barrier precautions or none. Half measures infect you.
- 02Believe the epidemiologist, not the official.
- 03Document everything. Somebody will deny it later.
- 04The cordon is a decision, not a law of nature.
The kit
5 itemsBarrier nursing is all or nothing, and improvised is nothing.
The route in is your eyes, and a mask does not cover them.
Medical
Face Shield Pack
Splash protection for the whole face. Worn with a mask, not instead of one.
Boring, cheap, and the thing that actually works on surfaces.
Medical
Bleach Concentrate
Ordinary sodium hypochlorite, the most widely available disinfectant there is. It loses strength on the shelf within months.
Most deaths in a haemorrhagic outbreak are dehydration, which is treatable.
Medical
Oral Rehydration Salts
The specific sugar-salt ratio that speeds water absorption. Cheap, tiny, long-storing.
In a household nursing situation this is what stops it spreading.
Medical
Sharps Disposal Container
A puncture-proof container for anything sharp. Prevents an injury while cleaning up.
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