First Aid

 First Aid

JoAnna Paddock

Don Ashcraft


15 First Aid Kit Supplies For Household

  • Adhesive tape

  • Anesthetic spray (Bactine) or lotion (Calamine, Campho-Phenique)

  • 4" x 4" sterile gauze pads

  • 2", 3", and 4" Ace bandages

  • Adhesive bandages (all sizes)

  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

  • Exam gloves

  • Polysporin antibiotic cream

  • Nonadhesive pads (Telfa)

  • Resealable oven bag - for ice pack

  • Safety pins (large and small)

  • Scissors

  • Triangular bandage — as a sling, towel, tourniquet

  • Tweezers — for splinter or stinger or tick removal


33 First Aid Kit Supplies for Travel

  • A travel first aid kit may contain these items:

  • Adhesive tape

  • 4" x 4" sterile gauze pads

  • Antacid — for indigestion

  • Antidiarrheal (Imodium, Pepto-Bismol, for example)

  • Antihistamine cream

  • Antiseptic agent (small bottle of liquid hand soap) for cleaning wounds and hands

  • Aspirin — for mild pain, heart attack

  • Adhesive bandages (all sizes)

  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) — oral antihistamine

  • Book on first aid

  • Lighter — to sterilize instruments and to be able to start a fire in the wilderness (to keep warm and to make smoke to signal for help, for examples)

  • Cough medication

  • Dental kit - for broken teeth, loss of crown or filling

  • Exam gloves

  • Small flashlight

  • Ibuprofen (Advil is one brand name); another good choice is Aleve

  • Insect repellant

  • Knife (small Swiss Army-type)

  • Moleskin — to apply to blistors or hot spots

  • Nasal spray decongestant — for nasal congestion from colds or allergies

  • Nonadhesive wound pads

  • Polysporin antibiotic ointment

  • Oral decongestant

  • Personal medications (enough for the trip duration and perhaps a couple of extras in case of delays) and items (for example, a cane or knee braces if needed)

  • Phone card with at least 60 minutes of time (and not a close expiration date) plus at least 10 quarters for pay phones and a list of important people to reach in an emergency; cell phone with charger (cell service is not available in many areas, especially remote areas)

  • Plastic resealable bags (oven and sandwich)

  • Pocket mask for CPR (although now, CPR does not have to be mouth to mouth)

  • Safety pins (large and small)

  • Scissors

  • Sunscreen

  • Thermometer

  • Tweezers

  • A list of your and other family members' medical history, medications, doctors, insurance company, and emergency contact persons (this can be accomplished easily with a flash drive.








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