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Posted by Bobbie | Posted in cure | Posted on 10-11-2006

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Top 10 Items for your Household First Aid Kit

Every home should have a first aid kit and it's also a good idea to carry one in your car. And if you're off to the beach or going camping for a few days you should definitely take one with you. But exactly what should your first aid kit contain? Here are a few essentials that should be in every first aid kit:

1. Antiseptic (either cream or liquid) such as TCP or Germolene. This is what you need for cuts and grazes to prevent infection. Some modern antiseptics contain soothing pain relief which is particularly good for children.

2. Sticking plasters. Essential for small cuts and grazes. If you have young children you might like to use some fun sticking plasters with images printed on them.

3. Sterile gauze dressing pads. Ideal for cleaning wounds and applying medication and antiseptic.

4. Bandages in a variety of sizes (along with safety pins). Don't go over the top and fill your first aid kit with every available size and shape of bandage. If you consider that most common injuries occur to the hands, fingers, wrists and knees this should tell you what sizes of bandages you need in your kit.

5. Scissors. Necessary for cutting bandages and gauze. Also useful for cutting away clothing from a sensitive injury.

6. Tweezers. Splinters can be a very common form of minor injury. A good pair of tweezers is what you need to extract a nasty splinter.

7. Pain Killers. Commonly called analgesics. Every first aid kit should carry some pain relief but be sure that it is suitable for your family.

8. Insect bite and sting relief. (Antihistamine cream). Some antihistamine cream or ointment is essential if you are travelling but it's also good to have some in your home first aid kit.

9. Eye bath and eye wash. What you need to flush foreign objects from someones eye.

10. Hot and cold packs. These packs are great for reducing swelling and helping to relieve joint pain.

While the list above represents the absolute essentials of any first aid kit you may also like to consider including some sterile latex gloves, a roll of adhesive tape for securing bandages and some ammonia smelling salts.

A first aid kit for outdoor use might be augmented with a flashlight along with a reflective survival blanket.

I hope that these suggestions will help you to pack a useful first aid kit that you know you can rely upon when you need it.

You should also consider attending a first aid course in order to be sure that you know what to do in the even of an emergency.

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When packing for a camping trip a first aid kit is an essential piece of camping equipment. Also, be sure that you have the right outdoor clothing for the conditions you will meet.

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