First Aid Kit? You need one at home!

It is important to have a well-stocked first aid kit in your home to deal with minor accidents and injuries.

Your first aid kit should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.

Medicines should be checked regularly to make sure that they are within their use-by dates.



Many people also keep a small first aid kit in their car for emergencies.



A basic first aid kit should contain:



Plasters



Small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings.



Crêpe rolled bandages.



Safety pins.



Disposable sterile gloves.



Tweezers.



Scissors.



Alcohol-free cleansing wipes.



Thermometer, preferably digital.



Skin rash cream such as hydrocortisone or calendula.

Cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings such as anthisan, odomos.

Antiseptic cream.

Painkillers such as paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen.

Cough medicine.

Decongestant tablets or nasal spray.

Antihistamine tablets such as loratidine, piriton.