Emergency First-Aid Kit Essentials
A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you take effective action in an emergency situation. Here are the specific items that you should stock in first-aid kits for your home, your car and the great outdoors.
First-Aid Kit for the Home
Keep a watertight box containing:
- * Alcohol-free antiseptic wipes
* Alcohol gel
* Latex-free disposable gloves
* Adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
* Sterile dressings in assorted sizes
* Sterile eye pad
* Triangular bandages
* Safety pins in assorted sizes
* Crepe roller bandages of different widths
* Elastic bandage
* Combined sterile dressing and bandage
* Adhesive tape
* Scissors
* Tweezers
* Digital thermometer
First-Aid Kit for the Car
It is possible to purchase a first-aid kit that is designed to be kept in a car. A kit from the Red Cross contains:
- * Adhesive bandages
- * Triangular bandages
- * Dressing pads
- * Gauze swabs
- * Sterile dressings
- * Adhesive tape
- * Disposable gloves
- * Antiseptic wipes
- * Safety pins
- * Disposable face shield
- * Scissors
- * Tweezers
- * Mylar blanket
- * Note pad and pencil
- * Flashlight
- * Clinical waste bag
First-Aid Kit for Outdoor Activities
When camping or hiking, consider purchasing a pouch travel kit that can easily be carried. The Red Cross travel first-aid kit contains:
- * Adhesive bandages
- * Bandages
- * Dressings
- * Disposable gloves
- * Sterile dressings
- * Wipes
- * Safety pins
Useful medication for first-aid kits
Go beyond the basics by adding these medications to your first-aid kit.
- * Ibuprofen
- * Antiseptic cream
- * Rehydration salts
- * Anti-diarrhea medicine
- * Antihistamine tablets or syrup
- * Insect repellent
- * Antihistamine cream
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