First Aid Kit
Keep a kit in a mobile case on your home / car (should you need to transport it to someone else in trouble)
Triangular bandages
Splints for arm or leg - (4mm plywood x 75mm wide 1@500mm 1@700mm)
Cotton bandages – (50mm and 75mm)
Micropore tape – (25mm)
Tape sutures – (Steristrip)
Crepe Bandages – 75mm & 100mm (support for sprains / strained joints etc.)
Assorted plasters
Tweezers – (removing splinters wasp / bee stings)
Antiseptic Skin cleansing fluid – (to minimise infection to minor wounds)
Wound dressings – (finger type and square – assorted sizes)
Burn dressings (pre-packed, sterile and transparent – cling film useful for larger areas)
Antihistamine cream with cortisone and local anaesthesia – (bites and stings to reduce local irritation and inflammation
Clinical thermometer – (normal temp is 37 degrees centigrade)
Gauze swabs – (100mm x 100mm)
Eye wash – (sterile liquid)
Eye drops / ointment – (for eye infection / irritation after foreign body etc.)
Antacids – (tablets / liquid for indigestion)
Safety Pins – (assorted sizes)
Supply of fluid for diarrhoea / vomiting – (isotonic drinks - glucose with sodium and potassium eg sports energy drinks
and / or simple lemonade)
Anti diarrhoea medications – (not a cure but for symptom relief)
Small pen torch – (particularly for testing pupil reaction)
Scissors / knife
Disposable gloves
And get some proper First Aid training, after which (dependant on level of training):
Aspirin tablets (soluble / chewable) – For suspected heart attack
Antihistamine cream and tablets
Analgesic tablets eg paracetamol – dosage monitoring essential
Cortisone cream – (for allergic skin reactions – except for broken skin)
Airway – (for use during CPR – ie protection barrier between helper and casualty)
Glucose or sugar solution – (for diabetic / insulin coma – eg sports energy drink)
Blood pressure machine – (not essential but can indicate illness – average 120/80)
Check use-by dates on drugs / creams etc. regularly
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