Sterlin is equipped with a fairly comprehensive first aid kit. We selected the Adventure Medical Mountain Comprehensive. This kit is located behind the passengers seat with a simple and easy to release strap.
Prior to the trip we obtained vacations for Hepatitis A, Typhoid as well as other routine vacations are measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) and poliovirus. We also hold comprehensive medical evacuation insurance supplied by FrontierMEDEX. We have copies of our vaccination records and emergency contact numbers with us. The satellite phone is pre-programmed with the various emergency numbers.
We carry two emergency satellite distress signaling devices which use different technologies and different emergency response coordinator service providers. The first one is the Spot satellite message device which is able to transmit GPS coordinates to an emergency response center. The spot device is very small and we can carry with us when we are away from Sterlin, for instance on a hike. The second is a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) which signals NOAA’s response center. In both cases two very good friends are designated as our emergency contacts.
