First Aid Kit Supplies

What supplies are important to have in a first aid kit for your home or car.

When you walk into any store, more than likely, you will find various types of first aid kits. These first aid kits can range from travel packs to the elaborate "tool box" supply kit. After you've bought the kit, what do you do when it is empty? Would you know what to fill it with? Or what if you wanted to put together your own first aid kit? Would you know what to buy?

The following list is of what necessary items you should have in a first aid kit. You will need one kit for your home and one for your car. If you have small children in your home, special items for them are included at the end.

SUPPLIES

Band-aids

-assorted sizes and shapes

gauze pads

-assorted sizes

medical tape

-waterproof and regular; one or two rolls each

ace bandage

-one or two both in sizes for adult and child

steri-strips

-assorted sizes

antibiotic ointment

-at least five packets or one tube

hydrocortisone cream

-one tube

hot/cold instant packs

-two of each

snake bit kit

-one

bee sting kit

-one or two

peroxide or iodine

-one bottle or several packets

aspirin

-one bottle

tweezers

cotton balls

nail clippers

syrup of ipecac

scissors

vasoline

matches

antibacterial wipes or hand wash

instructions for cpr and first aid

FOR CHILDREN

baby or children's tylenol

simethicone

teething gel

medical history



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