Essential Items For Your First-Aid Kit

  • Scissors — to cut bandages, surgical tape, and clothing away from a wound if removing the garment is impossible
  • Safety Pins — to hold bandages or slings in place
  • Tweezers — to remove ticks, splinters, and other small foreign bodies embedded in the skin
  • Syringe (without needle) — to fill with saline and flush dirt from a wound, or as an emergency eye-wash pump
  • Saline Solution — to flush wounds prior to applying bandages
  • Fabric Tape — to hold dressings and bandages in place
  • Elastic Bandages — provide both covering and support to injuries
  • Triangular Bandage — to support and immobilize a damaged arm or shoulder
  • Large Adhesive Pads — to cover larger cuts and wounds
  • Instant Cold Pack — temporary relief from minor burns and swelling from sprains and strains
  • Foil Space Blanket — reduces shock by retaining body heat
  • Disposable Gloves — to wear during contact with bodily fluids — yours or anyone else's. some people are allergic to latex, so stock nitrile gloves
  • Sterile Absorbent Pads — to cover wounds and abrasions
  • Rolled Gauze — to cover wounds where an adhesive bandage is too small or extra absorbency is required
  • Adhesive Bandages — keep a selection from small to large. include round ones, and butterfly bandages to effectively close a deeper cut
  • Burn Cream — treats sunburn or galley burns. Note: treat a significant burn as a medical emergency
  • Individually Wrapped Common Medications — for treating stings, heartburn, seasickness, diarrhea, and so on
  • Alcohol Wipes — to sterilize hands, clean scissors and tweezers before/after use, or to gently clean a wound
  • Storage Container — keeps everything organized and easily accessible
  • First-Aid Guide — essential reference. read it before you need to use your first-aid kit
  • Aspirin — if you suspect a heart attack
  • Ibuprofen — general pain reliever
  • Acetaminophen — general pain reliever for those who can't take aspirin or ibuprofen
  • Cotton Swabs — to clean delicate areas before applying a dressing
  • Sam Splint — to immobilize a suspected fractured limb
  • Antiseptic Ointment Or Spray — apply to minor scrapes and abrasions to prevent infection
  • Eye Wash — for flushing chemicals, fuel, dirt, and grit out of the eye. can offer relief in cases of severe pollen allergies