Is Your First Aid Kit up to Date?
Whether you buy a first aid kit or make your own, make sure it has all the necessary items. Include personal medications. Check expiration dates regularly, and replace any used or out-of-date contents. The Red Cross recommends that all kits for a family of four include:
- 2 absorbent compress dressing (5 x 9 inches)
- 25 adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
- 1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
- 5 antibiotic ointment packets
- 2 packets of aspiring (81mg)
- 1 blanket (space blanket)
- 1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
- 1 instant cold compress
- 2 pairs of non-latex gloves (size: large)
- 2 hydrocortisone ointment packets
- scissors
- 1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)
- 1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
- 5 sterile gauze pads (3 x 3 inches)
- 5 sterile gauze pads (4 x 4 inches)
- oral thermometer (non-mercury, non-glass)
- 2 triangular bandages
- tweezers
- first aid instruction booklet
-Source: American Red Cross
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Health Connection, Feb 2017
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