Thank you, Jacqui. The basic is that in normal first aid, you do not offer meds to the patient. What you might choose to take yourself, or provide your children is an entirely different matter. I am sure most of us carry some kind or another of NSAID or whatever for personal use.

A year or so ago, I was leading a hike on a remote island 9San Miguel) and one of the party asked a buddy to get a Tylenol when they returned to the boat. We were a good 45 minutes from the beach, and it was at least another half hour or so out to the boat. I had a packet of T with me, and I offered it to them. It's OK to provide something like that, if they initiate the transaction. Perhaps a fine point, but fairly important.

I note that Red Cross FA kits now include a packet of two 81mg aspirin tablets. This is a change from the old days, and I believe they are included for administration to a potential heart attack victim.

It is also abundantly clear that I need to get myself into an updated FA class of some sort. Probably nothing more dangerous than a rusty EMT.