Must have items in your first aid kit
Have you ever been in a situation where you need to provide first aid to someone and you did not have the supplies you needed? In this article I will go over what you should have on hand when you are at home, on the road and even while you are at work. You never know when you will need to provide first aid to yourself or your friends and loved ones.
The basics of the first aid kit:
• The basics of a fist aid kit should pretty much be the same for everybody. Depending on if you have kids or not will determine some extra band-aids for the little cuts and scrapes that the children incur.
• Also the basics should be checked every month for damages and possible expiration dates. A lot of band-aids have a sterility date.
• The basics should include:
• A package of 3” to 4” sterile band-aids
• A package of antiseptic wipes
• At least 2 pair latex gloves (or if you are allergic to latex they do make latex free gloves)
• A tube of triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin)
• A pair of tweezers
• An instant cold pack
• A couple pads of gauze
• and a roll of medical tape
• All of this should be in a durable bag that is easy to get into when the time comes that you need to use it.
• All of these things should be with you in your home, your car, and at your desk at work.
• Depending on what you are doing or where you are at you need to pack other things in there. Possibly sting relieve cream if you are going on a camping trip. You might want to put a safety flare in the bag if you are going on a long trip. If you have children you may want to pack the cartoon band aids so they feel comfort when that band aid is on the skin.
Conclusion:
There are a lot of different situations that you may encounter that you would use your first aid kit. For example; my two daughters where playing outside the other day laughing and running all over the yard. The youngest decided to try to climb the fence barefoot. Not a good idea in my opinion but kids will be kids. Then I heard a scream come from the back yard. I grabbed the first aid kit I have sitting under my desk and hit the door running. She had a little splinter stuck in her foot. With ease I took out the tweezers and pulled the piece of wood out then wiped it off with one of the wipes and put a band aid on her foot.
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