First aid kit buyer's guide
First aid kits come in different shapes, sizes and prices. They
are available as pre-packaged kits designed for specific
purposes, such as for the home, pets, auto, camping, boating,
golfing, welding, landscaping, trucking, logging, burn care,
bloodbourne pathogen, emergency response, industrial, commercial
and etc. You can also elect to make your own, although this may
work out to be more expensive and time consuming as each item is
purchased individually. The important part of any first aid kit
is that it suits you and your lifestyle or work place.
First Aid Kit Contents
Before deciding the contents of your first aid kit, list out all
activities you commonly participate in. Do you go camping? Do
you or any member of your family play contact sports? Are you on
the road a lot? Is it for industrial use? How many people doest
is the first aid kit for? It is very important that the first
aid kit contents match up to your lifestyle or your workplace
environment. Once you have a basic idea of where a first aid kit
will come in handy, you can start planning the contents of your
kit.
Many first aid kits attempt to sell a kit comprised of a box of
adhesive bandages and a few tablets. How many different type of
injuries will this kit treat? Not very many! Don't be fooled by
quantity of components, look for variety of components! The idea
is to include components for real life emergencies, not what
might let the kit sell for a few dollars less.
Any first aid kit should contain at least something from the
following groups: Antiseptics (something to kill germs to
prevent infection), Injury treatment (items to deal with
injuries such as butterfly closures and cold compresses),
Bandages (a variety of bandages to dress and cover a variety of
wounds), Instruments (tweezers, barrier gloves), and Medicines.
For example, a basic first aid kits, or starter kits, should
consist of the following items: