A good home first-aid kit should cover cuts, burns, sprains, fever/pain, allergic reactions, stomach problems, and basic emergencies without turning your house into a mini-pharmacy.
Sections
4
WOUND CARE
BURNS
MEDICATIONS
USEFUL EQUIPMENT
WOUND CARE
Basic wound care, things you can get over the counter, for little accidents that don’t require going to the ER.
For minor cuts, bruises, abrasions.
Band-Aids
For things like burn wounds, don’t want then bandage sticking onto it.
Non-stick Dressings For Wounds
To hold bandages together.
Medical Tape
For a sprained ankle, dislocated shoulder, knee guard after a rough soccer game, etc.
Amazon.co.uk: Crepe Bandages
Good for minor cuts, scrapes, wounds not needing a proper rinse and clean with cotton and methylated spirit/povidone iodine.
Antiseptic Wipes
To disinfect wounds, stings a little but works well.
Amazon.co.uk: Methylated Spirit
To disinfect wounds. Pain-free, works really good.
Povidone-iodine
For anyone handling wounds. It is so easy to transfer an infection onto a wound through dirty hands/material.
Nitrile Gloves
Just to pick out a splinter, nothing serious.
Tweezers
BURNS
For minor superficial (not deep) burns that are not:
1. On your face, neck, chest area, private area.
2. Circumference burns surrounding a body part in a circle
3. Big-sized burns with big surface area
4. Deep burns spanning multiple layers of skin...
For minor burns. Do consult the ER though for burn wound cleaning.
Hydrogel Dressing
So burns can actually dehydrate you and reduce your blood volume, putting you into shock (emergency situation). If there’s a burn with a big surface area, after applying burn wound dressing, cover it with saran wrap (clingfilm) to reduce the rate of ...
Plastic Wrap
For minor superficial (not deep) burns. Kind of like how it soothes sunburns.
Helps with fast recovery from diarrhoea and dehydration.
Oral Rehydration Solution
USEFUL EQUIPMENT
Useful equipment every first aid kit should have.
Everyone gets under the weather sometimes, and when they do, it’ll be first line to check if they’ve got a temperature. Using this machine is a lot more accurate than touching their forehead.🤷🏽♀️
Infrared Thermometers - Temperature & Humidity
Good for anyone with hypertension, pregnant mammas too
Blood Pressure Monitors
For anyone who seems under the weather with a troubled breathing. Put it on their finger, if O2 sats go below 94%, then you know you need to go to the hospital.
Pulse Oximeter
Never know when you’ll get a sprained ankle/swollen eye/broken nose in the house… though I hope it’s never. With kids, chances are high.
