First Aid Kit : London Health

Every home, workplace and public setting should have a first aid kit; you should also have a first aid kit in your car and you should always take one on holiday with you. A first aid kit should contain:

• 6 medium sized sterile dressings
• 2 large sterile dressings
• 2 extra large sterile dressings
• Cleansing wipes (these should be alcohol free)
• Disposable gloves (these should be worn to prevent a spread of infection)
• Safety pins (these are useful for attaching bandages)
• Plasters (for small wounds)
• Blue plasters (these are to cover up cuts during cooking and food preparation)
• Triangular bandages (these can be used to make a sling or as a dressing for bigger wounds)
• Face shield (this is to be used during resuscitation if the casualty is bleeding around their mouth; this will prevent a spread of infection)
• Scissors (to cut bandages, dressings and plasters)
• Tweezers (to remove splinters)
• Thermometer
• 2 crepe bandages
• Microtape (for fixing bandages and dressings)

If you, or someone you work or live with, have a severe allergy or a serious health condition, it may also be beneficial to carry a dose of suitable medication for these problems; for example, people with severe allergies may carry an extra epi-pen and asthmatics may carry an extra inhaler.

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Anaphylactic shock

Cpr

First aid kit

First aid treatment

Head injuries

Minor injuries

Preventing accidents

Whiplash injuries

First aid for injuries and accidents

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