Creating a First Aid Kit

The following are suggested things to put in your First Aid Kit. It is also possible to tailor your own first aid kit depending upon the need you have such as your client or depending on the place you are to go or depending on the occasion such as if the First Aid kit is for the house only or for traveling.

The following are the suggested contents for a First Aid Kit at Home

1. First Aid book
2. Pencil and paper
3. Change(for a phone call)
4. Matches and candle
5. Blanket(foil space -blankets work well and don't take up too much room)
6. Tissues
7. Soap
8. Paper cups
9. Flashlight
10. Medical records
11. Emergency Phone numbers
12. A checklist of the kit's contents
13. Latex gloves
14. Scissors
15. Tweezers
16. Syringe(to squirt water and rinse out wounds)
17. Cotton balls
18. Antiseptic wipes
19. Instant cold pack
20. Eye cup (to flush the eye)
21. Adhesive bandages (assorted shapes and sizes)
22. Butterfly bandages
23. First Aid tape
24. Elastic roller bandage(1"wide for fingers; 2" wide for wrist, hands and feet; 3: for the ankles ,elbows and arms ; and 4" wide for knees and legs
25. Gauze pads (3" by 3" or 4" by 4')
26. Eye pads
27. Non-stick pads (3" by 3" or 4" by 4')
28. Triangular bandages (55" across the base and 36" to 40" along side
29. Antibiotic ointment (such as Neosporin)
30. Antibiotic Spray
31. Aloe Vera gel
32. Ibuprofen ,acetaminophen and aspirin
33. Topical antihistamine(benadryl or calamine lotion)
 34. Epi-pen(an already prepared syringe of epinephrine ,available by prescription only)
35. Antacid
36. Activated Charcoal(to be used only under the direction of the poison control center)
37. Syrup of Ipecac(to be used only under the direction of the poison control center )
38. Sterile eye wash
39. Alcohol