First Aid Kit

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STOCK UP YOURFIRST AID KITEverything Your
First Aid Kit Needs? Recommended by The
American Red Cross
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Where Do I Keep My First Aid Kit?

• In your home and in your car!!
• Carry a First Aid Kit in a location where you
  know that you can find one
• Its also important that you seek out where the
  First Aid Kits are located at your work

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First Aid Kit Manual

• Manuals can teach you how to treat wounds, bites,
  sprains, and other common ailments
• The manual should be studied beforehand, so that,
  if ever there is an emergency, you can act
  immediately
• Everyone with access to a first aid kit should
  know how to properly handle its contents
• ?1 First Aid Kit manual

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Tweezers

• Useful for removing debris from skin and wounds
• Dirt
• Splinters
• Glass
• Etc.
• Can remove stingers from bee stings
• ?1 pair

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Alcohol Swabs

• Used to clean wounds before applying antibiotic
  ointment
• Can sterilize tweezers if necessary
• ?5 wipes

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Antibiotic Ointment

• Can be administered for many types of conditions
• Helps keep infections out of wounds
• Should be administered after applying alcohol
  swabs
• ?5 ointment packets

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Bandages

• Adhesive bandages of all sizes are an absolute
  MUST!
• A box of assorted bandages are helpful
• Its handy to keep a few extra regular sized
  bandages, because they are used more often than
  small and large sized bandages
• ?25 adhesive bandages

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Gauze Pads

• Adhesive bandages dont always guarantee full
  coverage, which is why its important that your
  First Aid Kit is also stocked up on gauze pads
• Gauze pads can be fashioned into a bandage to
  absorb blood
• Gauze pads come in many different sizes, so, like
  adhesive bandages, its important your kit offers
  an assortment of sizes
• ?5 sterile gauze pads 3x3
• ?5 sterile gauze pads 4x4

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Medical Tape

• Secures gauze pads to the skin when they are
  being used as bandages
• Medical tape is designed so that it wont leave
  residue behind and usually comes in a long roll
• ?1 roll of medical tape

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Elastic Bandage

• Keep sprained joints immobile to help reduce
  swelling
• Elastic bandages are fastened by either metal
  fasteners or a hook and loop design
• Elastic bandages can secure knees, wrists and
  elbows until a visit to the doctor is arranged
• ?1 elastic bandage

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Scissors

• To cut the medical tape or an elastic cloth
  bandage
• To get yourself out of a potential sticky
  situationScissors come in handy when stuck in a
  multitude of random, unanticipated situations
• ?1 pair of scissors

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Pain Reliever

• Aspirin and non-Aspirin pain relievers should be
  available in your kit at all times
• Keep pain relievers for kids in your kit as well
• These are useful for treating a deep wound, or
  for alleviating aches
• ?2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)

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Instant Cold Pack

• Many doctors insist on icing wounds to alleviate
  swelling
• Instant cold packs are perfect for First Aid Kits
  because they dont require refrigeration
• They only become cold once the seal is broken
• They are for one-time use only
• They are to be disposed after the first and final
  use
• ?1 instant cold compress

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Flashlight

• Its important to have a flashlight readily
  available in your kit
• You never know when you might have to clean up a
  wound in the middle of the night
• Wounds are more likely to happen when its dark
  out, because hazardous objects are less visible
  and therefore, more likely to cause harm
• ?1 flashlight

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Non-Latex Gloves

• You never know when youre going to need to clean
  out a dirty wound
• Caretakers should wear latex gloves to prevent
  the transmission of infection from the injured
• Non-latex gloves are preferred, since you never
  know who might be allergic to latex
• ?2 pairs of non-latex gloves

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Blankets

• To prevent hypothermia, or to keep from catching
  a cold at night, a blanket is very useful to have
  on hand
• ?1 blanket

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No-No To Expired Materials

• Make sure that you check your First Aid Kit
  regularly, updating and resupplying your kit with
  new prescriptions, tossing out old, expired
  medicines, and checking the relevancy of all
  items in your kit

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SOURCES

• http//www.overstock.com/guides/Top-10-First-Aid-K
  it-Tools
• http//www.redcross.org/prepare/location/home-fami
  ly/get-kit/anatomy