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First Aid Kits come in all shapes and sizes. You can buy a fully stocked kit or build your own. While a first aid kit will come in handy during a disaster, you may find yourself using it for those non-disaster type events too. Within your first aid kit you can include personal medications and emergency phone numbers. Keep in mind your first aid kit should be stocked with a good amount of materials that match the amount of people within your household.
Here’s a list of items to consider including in your First Aid Kit:
- Absorbent compress dressings (5 x 9 inches)
- Adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
- Adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
- Antibiotic ointment packets
- Antiseptic wipe packets
- Packets of pain reliever medication (81 mg each)
- Blanket
- Face / dust mask
- Instant cold compress
- Non-latex gloves (size: large)
- Hydrocortisone
- Scissors
- Roller bandages
- Hand sanitizer
- Sterile gauze pads
- Bug spray / sunscreen / Aloe
- Oral thermometer
- Peroxide
- Tweezers
- First aid instructional booklet
- Cotton Swabs
- Allergy medicine