Medical
A kit, current meds, and a class.
When ambulances are delayed, the household still needs gloves, gauze, and someone who has practiced CPR. This page is a packing list, not a treatment manual.
Call 911 when someone is unresponsive, not breathing normally, bleeding that will not stop, or showing signs of heart attack or stroke. First aid is a bridge, not a substitute for EMS.
Take a current Red Cross or AHA first-aid and CPR class. Certification also helps with Good Samaritan protection.
Heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, weakness, nausea, dizziness. Move to shade, loosen clothes, sip water, cool the skin. Heat stroke: confusion, hot skin, fainting — this is an emergency; cool aggressively and get help.
Keep extra glasses, hearing-aid batteries, and a 7-day medicine supply. Do not wait for a disaster to refill chronic prescriptions.
This site does not teach advanced procedures. Keep a printed household medical reference in the kit (for example Where There Is No Doctor) and follow current EMS guidance.