First Aid Kit - What's in yours?

Queenie

There's a checklist of items from the BabyCentre website: First Aid Checklist specifically for travelling and another on the same site First Aid Kit Shopping List

Travel Doctor Website also has a list of suggestions.

For home, Net Doctor First Aid has a list of suggestions

The ST John's Ambulance Website offers First Aid advice in MP3, ACC and RealPlayer formats - it's one thing to have the kit, it's another to know what to *do*!

ShirleyPark_2

mummyyummy wrote:

Am in process of making up a first aid kit (one for house/one for car), hopefully the os way-well as much as possible. Can anyone help me with any ideas?? What's in yours??

Funny I was thinking about doing the same thing only the other day, so I shall be watching this thread with interest.

Miss_Behaving

In mine I have...

20 x Hypoallergenic Plasters
2 x Eye Pads
1 x Triangular Bandage
6 x Safety Pins
2 x Small Bandages
2 x Medium bandages
2 x Large bandages
2 x packs of sterile swabs (10 swabs in all)
hypoallergenic tape
6 x Low adherent dressings 5 x 5cm
3 x Low adherent dressings 10 x 10cm
1 x Sterile burn gel dressing
12 x alcohol free wipes
4 pairs of vinyl gloves
4 x Clinical waste bags
2 x Eye wash pods
Ibuprofen
Calpol
Neurophen (Children's)
Rescue remedy
Germolene


This may seem a lot but I work in childcare so with the exception of the medicines, these are the things I use at work on a fairly regular basis and because I have children, I just stocked up on the same! Don't use the gloves when dealing with my family but from habit I do use them if I deal with anyone else who needs first aid. I also take the first aid kit when we go on holiday (yes, I know I'm over cautious ), so they're there if I need them.

Queenie

I knew I'd posted about First Aid Kits already this month ... now I've found it

In this thread, January is the month for OS ...

.... spring cleaning my medicine cupboard

Checklist for Medicine Box - I've printed off their list (with tick-y boxes ) which I'll use as a shopping list, but also keep a copy inside the lid of the box.

Another List + Where to keep the medicine box

Airing out the medicine box (includes a bit on Winter meds/symptoms/what to use )

Where to Dispose of safely - this has an audio bit to listen to and relates to Tesco Pharmacy.

thriftlady_2

Antihistamine is a must in my house for allergic reactions;)
Nurofen for inflammatory pain
Calpol/paracetemol for pain and fever
Sudafed for congestion
plasters and bandages
thermometer
insect bite cream

I also keep Ovex (for threadworms :rolleyes: ) and head lice treatments in the medicine box.

We have a first aid kit to take on hikes etc too with plasters, bandages, insect bite cream, antiseptic wipes.

We always have adrenalin injections and antihistamine with us too (DD's allergies)

Linda32

In our bathroom cupboard

Andrews
Beechams Powders
Tweezers
Eye Bath
Plasters
Muscle Rub
Olbas Oil
Paracetamol
Cotton Buds
Rennie

No children here and we don't carry anything in the car.

gemmaj

not at all MS or OS, but steri-strips!

I cut my finger (quite impressively) on New Years Eve and a sticky plaster wasn't going achieve anything. Had to go to A&E and thats what they used. I have my own in stock now!

Penny-Pincher!!

Because of my illnesses I keep my stuff seperate and couldnt list everything anyway as theres not enough space:eek: :eek: :eek: :rotfl:

In the family first aid box we have:

Plasters
Antispetic Spray
Paracetomols
Ibruprofen
Antihistamines
Bandages
Cough linctus
Throat sweets
Lempsips (store brand)

MATH

I only have a medicine kit in the house. It contains:

Plasters
Steri Strips
Bandages
A Sling
Eye Bath
Tweezers
Q Tips and Cotton Pads
TCP
Olbas Oil
Arnica
Deep Heat
Sinus Spray
Tea tree Oil
Canestan
Varucca Treatment
Exzema Cream
Adults:
Paracetamol
Ibruprofen
Stuff to start us going;)
Stuff to stop us going;)
Children's:
Paracetamol

nearlyrich

I keep a small car first aid kit, it came in a safety pack with the car (from the leasing company)so I'm not sure what's in it exactly.

I have a Boots small evelope type travel kit in my suitcase that I take on business trips, plasters etc.

In the kitchen drawer I have plasters, bandages, finger stall and bandages for it, in cabinet high up in wall in cloakroom we have various strength painkillers, cough linctus, lemsip in various forms, rennies and sinutab.

I also keep some painkillers in the drawer by my bed.