Almost everyone will need to use a first aid kit at some time. Make time to prepare home and travel kits for your family’s safety. First aid kits may be basic or comprehensive. What you need depends on your medical training and your distance from professional medical help. Ready-made first aid kits are commercially available from chain stores or outdoor retailers, but it’s easy to make smart, inexpensive first aid kits yourself.
Home and Travel First Aid Kit Basics: Home first aid kits are usually used for treating these types of minor traumatic injuries:
- Burns
- Cuts
- Abrasions (scrapes)
- Stings
- Splinters
- Sprains
Strains: First aid kits for travel need to be more comprehensive because a drug store may or may not be accessible. In addition to personal medical items, the kit should contain items to help alleviate the common symptoms of viral respiratory infections such as these: Fever, Nasal congestion, Cough and Sore throat. It should also contain items to treat these ailments: Cuts, Mild pain, Gastrointestinal problems, Skin problems and Allergies.
Why you need a first aid Kit
- Response when there is no responder: There is never a good place to get hurt but when help is out of reach, a first aid kit is your next best friend. You can’t always count on others to help so be prepared.
- We only have so much blood: Scary but true. If your injury involves blood-loss, you only have precious seconds to get the necessary supplies to stop the bleeding. Keeping a first aid kit close by can provide the extra time you need to seek help.
- Kids will be kids: You can count on kids getting hurt. Lack of experience or just plain recklessness all add up to someone getting hurt. Cuts, scrapes and burns are common injuries to expect so prepare a first aid kit with the appropriate supplies.
- Liability: nobody wants to think about being sued. Businesses are required by law to keep first aid supplies readily available when there is no first response within 10 minutes. Be sure your first aid kit is stocked with the required ANSI first aid items.
- Protect your employees or people you care about: When an injury occurs, a stocked first aid kit can save someone’s life. Think about others who are risking injury while on the job and do the right thing. Let everyone know you have a stocked first aid kit ready to use and tell them where it is in case an accident occurs.
- Cost savings: It is cheaper to clean a cut and put on a bandage than it is to travel to a clinic and seek first aid. First aid kits are designed to manage all types of injuries including basic cuts, scrapes and burns. Save yourself money and keep a stocked first aid kit close by.
- Accidents are unexpected: Being prepared can reduce panic and provide the necessary aid. Always check your inventory monthly to make sure your first aid kit is ready to use when the unexpected takes place.
- Time is of the essence: A first aid kit is just that; “First Aid”. Having one ready provides temporary aid until you can get help. No kit means no immediate help. Precious time to respond can mean further injury, life, or death.
- Small injuries can become big injuries: The longer you wait for treatment, the more severe your injury can become. Immediate treatment can reduce risk.
- Peace of mind: Being prepared, doing the right thing and even being able to help others when injury occurs is reason enough to want a first aid kit close by.
What should I keep in my first aid kit?
It’s important to have a well-stocked first aid kit in your home so you can deal with minor accidents and injuries.
Your first aid kit should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children. Many people also keep a small first aid kit in their car for emergencies. Your basic first aid may contain:
- plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes
- small, medium, and large sterile gauze dressings
- at least 2 sterile eye dressings
- triangular bandages
- crêpe rolled bandages
- safety pins
- disposable sterile gloves
- tweezers
- scissors
- alcohol-free cleansing wipes
- sticky tape
- thermometer (preferably digital)
- cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings
- antiseptic cream
Where Can You Get a First Aid Kit?
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