What’s In Your First aid Kit?
As I was pulling off the bandage on my right big toe, in the shower where I stepped before remembering it, I was thinking about the need to update and improve my first aid kit. Thus a feedback/discussion post was inspired. Comment away please.
Years ago, I bought a premade Johnson & Johnson “Camping First Aid Kit.” At the time, I was going camping for 11 days, driving to a family reunion in PEI, then driving around Nova Scotia. One grandfather was born in Northam, PEI and the other in Kentville, NS.
The kit remains, less some expired stuff I’ve tossed. It includes an instant cold pack, light stick, latex gloves, tweezers, scissors, adhesive tape, antiseptic wipes, burn cream, gauze roll, large and regular Band-Aids, and gauze pads. It also had small packs of Tylenol and Immodium, and possibly other stuff I am forgetting. I’ve added more Band-Aids, a roll of adhesive tape, and my tin of Rawleigh Antiseptic Salve. That more as a convenient place to keep the stuff together and easily findable than anything, since it’s become a household first aid kit.
I’ve been contemplating what one would add to it to improve it, so the little “oops” things around the house, especially with kids, are not only covered, but also the appropriate items are together. Or more generally, in a “kit” or not, what one would be sure to have in the house for first aid.
What do you think? What items are must haves for home first aid?
How about for a portable first aid kit that would go in a car, or indeed, camping?
A friend of mine has a portab;e forst aid kit she purchased from Costco and it also had a lightweight blanket (for shock). I think chapstick, baby wipes, desitin/balmex, decent scissors, a small flashlight would be good - they have ones that don’t need batteries, you just shake them up. Also - tissues and papertowels are great extras!
Posted by Kate on 10/30 at 04:56 PMMy Ex-husband brought home a first aid kit from Iraq, among the things you’ve mentioned some other things that were in there were a rubber strip (turnoquit)(sp), a self administered shot in case of anthrax poisoning (can’t remember what it’s called). and a small vial of bleach with a dropper top to sterilize water for drinking. (could be a good idea for the car first aid kit)
I realize none of those help you much but just for sake of conversation, I thought they were interesting items.Posted by Dawn on 10/30 at 11:15 PMThat’s quite cool, actually, comparing the different things that go with different contexts.
Posted by Jay on 10/30 at 11:37 PM
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