subject: Creating Your Own First Aid Kit [print this page] Do you have a first aid kit in your home? For most people, the answer is probably "no," although many basic supplies can be found scattered throughout the house. Some bandages and gauze pads in the medicine cabinet. Some ointment, like Neosporin, taken down to the kitchen and left their by accident. Medications placed in a location everyone except outside strangers will remember. But, for example, if your children were being babysat, what would the sitter do if an emergency occurred? Or, even if you're home and a similar emergency happens, will you have the right supplies to address the situation?
A recent article recommends having a first aid kit at home, particularly one that's customized to your own needs. This kit should contain all basic first aid supplies needed in case of minor emergencies and should personal items, such as backup medications that family members use regularly. A full list of basic first aid supplies for a family's personal kit can be read here, although all kits should have a combination of bandages, dressings, cloth tape, oral thermometer, tweezers, and scissors. Every once in a while after preparing a kit, check on the items for expiration dates and replace them if needed.
If you're looking for a way to find individual first aid supplies for your kit, go to 1st Aid Supplies to choose from individual items to create a kit. In the selection of products, you'll be able to find a variety of bandages to meet all first aid needs, as well as gauze, tape, and other types of dressings. When putting together a kit, think of all the possible injuries that could occur around your home and property and try to customize your kit to these. Think you'll need extra bandages or that your children might experience insect bites and stings more than usual? Stock your kit with more supplies geared toward these minor injuries.
