I have, in a burst of productivity, redone my first aid kit.
Thrown out the old/borderline expired stuff, added some items for the kind of incidents I know I have and so on. I have
1x pair nitrile gloves, for dealing with anyone else’s mess if need be
2x alcohol disinfectant wipes
1x roll strapping tape
1x gauze dressing pad
1x small bottle of Betadine
1x box GOOD bandaids
1x small roll Hydralyte tabs (5 doses) for the “I’ve been pukey, now dehydrated AF” experience
1x box Panadol
1x tube aloe vera gel for burns
1x pack throat lozenges, my preferred
1x pair tweezers
1x pair scissors
1x eye drop guide thingy. I hate putting drops in, I flinch away if anything gets too near my eyes, but if I put this over the neck of an eye-drop bottle it’s less of an issue. I’ve had it for years, but now it’s in a known spot
1x thermometer
Please weigh in, DT? Have I forgotten anything, or put something redundant in?
One of those foldy space blankets . The silvery thermal kind that you can slip into a pocket. Good for shock. Antiinflammatories. Antihistamines. Charcoal tabs (they don’t expire) great for the rankest of farts
One way resus mask, needle stick kit, triangular bandage, big texta, bit of thin plastic (like cigarette packet wrapping), a printed first aid guide (human and pet) phone numbers for nurse on call and poison advice, small flat stick, asprin, eye wash bottle, tampons
Bottle of saline solution. Instant cold pack - the kind you bend to activate. Safety pins. More dressing pads, and some of those weirdly sticky plasfilm bandages they put on tattoos cos you can put them over a bandaid/gauze pad and shower in them.
I have, in a burst of productivity, redone my first aid kit.
Thrown out the old/borderline expired stuff, added some items for the kind of incidents I know I have and so on. I have
Please weigh in, DT? Have I forgotten anything, or put something redundant in?
Suggestions:
Ibuprofen - different mechanism of action to Panadol.
Asprin for heart attacks.
Shaprie/texta to write times and patient conditions down.
Clear eyes.
Anti-fungal
Zinc Stick
Backup personal meds - eg nexium, telfast, no-doz, valium, dexies, ventolin, lactase etc…
lip balm.
Electrolyte Sachets.
Sports tape, micro pore tape.
Tampons.
Cotton pads, cotton sticks and an ACE bandage. I’d put more alcohol wipes in there and a splinter picker thingy.
Oh yeah, I’ve got cotton buds. I’ll get some cotton pads
Movicol
Imodium
Ural
One of those foldy space blankets . The silvery thermal kind that you can slip into a pocket. Good for shock. Antiinflammatories. Antihistamines. Charcoal tabs (they don’t expire) great for the rankest of farts
A bottle of whiskey
One way resus mask, needle stick kit, triangular bandage, big texta, bit of thin plastic (like cigarette packet wrapping), a printed first aid guide (human and pet) phone numbers for nurse on call and poison advice, small flat stick, asprin, eye wash bottle, tampons
Bottle of saline solution. Instant cold pack - the kind you bend to activate. Safety pins. More dressing pads, and some of those weirdly sticky plasfilm bandages they put on tattoos cos you can put them over a bandaid/gauze pad and shower in them.
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