First Aid Kits - What to Include
First Aid Kit Contents:
The contents of your kit depend on where it is going to be located. A home kit will be more basic than a kit located in a large shopping mall. A travel kit may include items you don't necessarily use at home.
My recommendations for a home kit:
20 Plasters (assorted shapes and sizes)
1 Large wound dressing (for bleeds)
2 Medium wound dressings (for bleeds)
1 Eye pad
2 Triangular bandages (for support)
2 Crepe bandages (for support)
2 Non-adherent dressings (for burns)
Safety pins
Tuff cut scissors
Face shield (for giving CPR)
Antiseptic wipes
Disposible gloves (nitrile preferred to latex)
Guidance leaflet
My recommendations for a work kit:
20 Plasters
2 Eye pads
4 Triangular bandages
6 Medium wound dressings
2 Large wound dressings
4 Crepe bandages
4 Non-adherent dressings
Safety pins
Tuff cut scissors
Face shield (for giving CPR)
Antiseptic wipes
Disposible gloves (nitrile preferred to latex)
Guidance leaflet
List of qualified first aider's names and contact details
Key Points:
1. Remember to keep your kit in a prominent location. Make sure everyone in the home knows where it is. In the work place make sure employees know where the kit is and who the qualified first aiders are.
2. Regularly check your kit to make sure the contents are present and still in date. Be sure to replace contents which are absent or have expired.
3. Replenish your kit every time you use it.
The contents of your kit depend on where it is going to be located. A home kit will be more basic than a kit located in a large shopping mall. A travel kit may include items you don't necessarily use at home.
My recommendations for a home kit:
20 Plasters (assorted shapes and sizes)
1 Large wound dressing (for bleeds)
2 Medium wound dressings (for bleeds)
1 Eye pad
2 Triangular bandages (for support)
2 Crepe bandages (for support)
2 Non-adherent dressings (for burns)
Safety pins
Tuff cut scissors
Face shield (for giving CPR)
Antiseptic wipes
Disposible gloves (nitrile preferred to latex)
Guidance leaflet
My recommendations for a work kit:
20 Plasters
2 Eye pads
4 Triangular bandages
6 Medium wound dressings
2 Large wound dressings
4 Crepe bandages
4 Non-adherent dressings
Safety pins
Tuff cut scissors
Face shield (for giving CPR)
Antiseptic wipes
Disposible gloves (nitrile preferred to latex)
Guidance leaflet
List of qualified first aider's names and contact details
Key Points:
1. Remember to keep your kit in a prominent location. Make sure everyone in the home knows where it is. In the work place make sure employees know where the kit is and who the qualified first aiders are.
2. Regularly check your kit to make sure the contents are present and still in date. Be sure to replace contents which are absent or have expired.
3. Replenish your kit every time you use it.
