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Can you share with me the staples you keep in your house for first aid and health care for your family? What meds (OTC or homeopathic)do you always keep on hand? I really need to put together a master list.
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This thread came up a couple years ago for homeopathic/natural type products to have in a first aid kit/medicine chest.
I've used this list from the Red Cross as a start for assembling a first aid kit. I'll have to go check and see what else we decided to add to ours as well.
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Oh, thank you, Mary. I did a search before I posted and got 130 pages of options. 
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this is just literally my first aid kit.. I keep other things at home.. but don't have them listed
Also on the medications, be sure you have the type to be given to all the different ages.. and/or the conversion/list of mg for age/weight
FIRST AID KIT
Bag/box for kit - tackle boxes can be nice
bottles for various things for in the kit - so they fit in your box
gloves
CPR mask
Prescription medications
sun screen
non-refrigerator aloe
burn dressings (tape needed?)
electrolyte replacement
bug repellant
paste toothpaste (for bug bites/stings)
anti-itch cream
antihistamine (benedryl)
rubbing alcohol - sap, fiberglass splinters etc alcohol swabs work.. but if you are swimming.. you'll want some liquid preferably in a bottle with a dropper for preventing swimmers ear.
tweezers/needle/splinter remover
bandaids
butterfly tape
larger bandages
gauze wrap
bandage tape
moleskin/blister treatment
superglue
antibiotic ointment
ace bandage
duct tape (just about anything can be a splint if you have duct tape)
aspirin
Tylenol
Motrin
decongestant
heat rash/chaffing ointment
blistex
hand lotion
anti-diarrheal medicine (could be very important if you're out boating/camping and losing fluids in the heat.)
anti-constipation medicine
IPECAC and/or activated charcoal
instant cold packs
instant heat packs (if you'll be out in the cold)
I also carry some alternative medication
an herbal antibiotic type cream
herbal eardrops
arnica
hyland's teething tablets
bromelain
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Paste toothpaste for bug bites? Does it take the itch away or the pain?
Great list, where do you buy your ace bandages? The ones I buy at Walmart only last a week or so as my children play outside all the time and are always banged up and needing a wrap bigger than a band-aid.
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pain mostly, we usually use them on bigger bugs.. like bee stings.. draws out the venom and they feel soooo much better.
I don't use ace bandages for band-aids.. larger gauze pads and tape will do if it really needs to be covered.. but if you're not dripping blood here you don't get a bandaid of any size.. a smear of the herbal antibiotic cream usually does the trick.
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JodieLyn wrote:
pain mostly, we usually use them on bigger bugs.. like bee stings.. draws out the venom and they feel soooo much better.
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Never heard of that! We always use peroxide to draw out the venom but toothpaste would go over a lot better with a screaming little one.
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We also have Caladryl Clear in there (there's a generic version), it's clear benadryl type lotion that is AMAZING on mosquito bites!
In addition to the standard tweezers and bandaids, we also have:
Emetrol (also in the generic) - the magic elixir that stops vomiting.
Small bottle of Johnson's Baby shampoo. Believe it or not, when I worked in an ER this is what we used to clean out wounds. No more tears also means it doesn't sting wounds like soap can!
Syringe for squirting soapy water on wounds to clean them - rubbing with a washcloth hurts, and you this washes it out better.
Thermometer is in our 1st aid kit (so I can find it! LOL!)
Benadryl tablets and elixir (in case of ant/bee stings/allergic reactions); children's ibuprofen
Hand sanitizer
For bee stings - a wet tea bag works GREAT!
I bought a red toolbox at Walmart and keep it all in there. It has a handle so we can take it to "the scene of the crime" and/or find it easily.
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In our medicine chest, I have (mostly the generic versions)
tylenol, ibuprofen, and Aleve (adult and children's versions)
Echinacea, vit. C, zinc pills (for colds)
Ginger (stomach, inflammation), Tums
Sudafed, Dayquil, Nyquil
I also have a separate basked for my oldest son, who takes them to manage his bipolar condition - zinc, fish oil, multivitamin, choline, inositol
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IT was really helpful seeing your listings of natural remedies/items to include. That is the area I need to boost for the first aid kit.
I also have a question about keeping it well stocked. That seems to be my problem. I don't seem to notice that I'm out of something until I need it. Things get used and I don't always know they are low or I know they are low but I forget and do't replenish. So do you all inventory periodically? How often?
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start with 2 of everything (or split one into 2 containers).. when you discover you're out, you have a back up to grab right then and then you put it on your shopping list so you replace the backup.
for less used things I inventory right before major use times.. lacrosse season, camping etc.
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