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Becky Parker
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Posted: May 29 2007 at 6:47am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker

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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Posted: May 29 2007 at 7:19am | IP Logged Quote mary

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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Posted: May 29 2007 at 9:39am | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn

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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Posted: May 29 2007 at 9:45am | IP Logged Quote MaryatHome

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.

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