STOCK UP YOUR

FIRST AID KIT

Everything Your First Aid

Kit Needs✚= Recommended by The

American Red Cross

Where Do I Keep My First Aid Kit?

In your home and in your car!!

*Carry a First Aid Kit in a location where you know that you can find one

*It’s also important that you seek out where the First Aid Kits are located at your work

First Aid Kit Manual• Manuals can teach you how to treat

wounds, bites, sprains, and other common ailments

• The manual should be studied beforehand, so that, if ever there is an emergency, you can act immediately

• Everyone with access to a first aid kit should know how to properly handle its contents

✚1 First Aid Kit manual

Tweezers• Useful for removing debris from skin

and wounds– Dirt– Splinters– Glass– Etc.

• Can remove stingers from bee stings✚1 pair

Alcohol Swabs• Used to clean wounds before

applying antibiotic ointment• Can sterilize tweezers if necessary✚5 wipes

Antibiotic Ointment• Can be administered for many types

of conditions• Helps keep infections out of wounds• Should be administered after

applying alcohol swabs✚5 ointment packets

Bandages• Adhesive bandages of all sizes are an

absolute MUST!• A box of assorted bandages are

helpful– It’s handy to keep a few extra regular

sized bandages, because they are used more often than small and large sized bandages

✚25 adhesive bandages

Gauze Pads• Adhesive bandages don’t always guarantee full

coverage, which is why it’s important that your First Aid Kit is also stocked up on gauze pads

• Gauze pads can be fashioned into a bandage to absorb blood

• Gauze pads come in many different sizes, so, like adhesive bandages, it’s important your kit offers an assortment of sizes

✚5 sterile gauze pads 3x3✚5 sterile gauze pads 4x4

Medical Tape• Secures gauze pads to the skin when

they are being used as bandages• Medical tape is designed so that it

won’t leave residue behind and usually comes in a long roll

✚1 roll of medical tape

Elastic Bandage• Keep sprained joints immobile to help

reduce swelling• Elastic bandages are fastened by

either metal fasteners or a hook and loop design

• Elastic bandages can secure knees, wrists and elbows until a visit to the doctor is arranged

✚1 elastic bandage

Scissors• To cut the medical tape or an elastic

cloth bandage• To get yourself out of a potential

sticky situation…Scissors come in handy when stuck in a multitude of random, unanticipated situations

✚1 pair of scissors

Pain Reliever• Aspirin and non-Aspirin pain relievers

should be available in your kit at all times

• Keep pain relievers for kids in your kit as well

• These are useful for treating a deep wound, or for alleviating aches

✚2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)

Instant Cold Pack• Many doctors insist on icing wounds to

alleviate swelling• Instant cold packs are perfect for First Aid

Kits because they don’t require refrigeration– They only become cold once the seal is

broken– They are for one-time use only

• They are to be disposed after the first and final use✚1 instant cold compress

Flashlight• It’s important to have a flashlight

readily available in your kit– You never know when you might have to

clean up a wound in the middle of the night

–Wounds are more likely to happen when it’s dark out, because hazardous objects are less visible and therefore, more likely to cause harm

✚1 flashlight

Non-Latex Gloves• You never know when you’re going to need to

clean out a dirty wound• Caretakers should wear latex gloves to prevent

the transmission of infection from the injured• Non-latex gloves are preferred, since you

never know who might be allergic to latex✚2 pairs of non-latex gloves

BlanketsTo prevent hypothermia, or to keep from catching a cold at night, a blanket is very useful to have on hand✚1 blanket

No-No To Expired Materials• Make sure that you check your First

Aid Kit regularly, updating and resupplying your kit with new prescriptions, tossing out old, expired medicines, and checking the relevancy of all items in your kit

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