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Becky Parker
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As summer approaches I always like to stock up items for our First Aid Kit. It's not one that I bought already complete, it is a rubbermaid box with stuff I have added over the years. We take it with us everywhere, especially camping and other trips. It is the same place that I keep our medicines like tylenol or even prescriptions. But, it is in need of a good cleaning out as some items are expired. So I was just wondering, what items do you find necessary for a first aid kit?
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we keep a first aid kit in the car for baseball games mostly. my kit contains 2 instant ice packs, bandaids, bacitracin, benedryl, witch hazel wipes and children's tylenol and motrin.
i used to have more items, but these seem to be the essential ones. if i were camping, i would also take something for a sunburn, poison ivy itch and allergies.
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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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We have a couple of different kits. There's the basic handwash and bandaid one in my purse. I keep large and small bandaids, butterfly closures, generic neosporin in those little foil packets, and a small bottle of purell for typical kid stuff. I also keep travel size NSAIDS/tylenol and benadryl on hand in my purse. We use motrin for headaches, but I keep aspirin and benadryl in case of emergencies.
In the car, we keep more complete kits, with eye patch, large gauze bandages, large wound packs, elastic bandage, expandable splints, saline bottles and the like for more dramatic injuries. I also have a smaller sports kit, with instant ice packs, guaze again, elastic bandages, a sling, and more saline for washing those ugly scrapes kids get sometimes. I also have some alginate bandages in case they get a scrape that oozes or bleeds that seems to have trouble clotting up quickly.
We also keep a pretty extensive preparedness kit with our bad weather supplies, a larger version of the car kit, capable of handling first aid for major injuries. I also have a month's supply of our prescription medications there, as well as some other medications (prescription and not) which might be needed in case of a disaster (we live right in the heart of 'tornado alley,' so it's not unreasonable to think that we might need such things. I spoke to our family physician about keeping those on hand, and took advantage of the new $4 prescription programs now available.
Hope that helps.
Mary
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