First aid kit for home
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I properly should get a first aid kit for at home...what type of things are needed? I'm thinking that buying one of these from SJA would be alright?
https://www.sja.org.uk/first-aid-supplies/first-ai...
https://www.sja.org.uk/first-aid-supplies/first-ai...
they are a decent little kit. We have one in the house and keep one in the car just in case. It worth buying the scissors they sell as well
https://www.sja.org.uk/first-aid-supplies/first-ai...
https://www.sja.org.uk/first-aid-supplies/first-ai...
. I have this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QU9W0IK/ref...
From what I can see the main thing missing is the burn blot sachets which strike me as a good thing to have, so I might order some and throw them in.
Mind you, having the kit and knowing what to do with it is two different things, and frankly I dont have much clue!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QU9W0IK/ref...
From what I can see the main thing missing is the burn blot sachets which strike me as a good thing to have, so I might order some and throw them in.
Mind you, having the kit and knowing what to do with it is two different things, and frankly I dont have much clue!
I have something similar, we'll a couple actually (one comes on holiday with me and one lives in the rucksack for hiking duties).
What first aid kits don't contain are pain killers (because you don't give them out in a first aid situation), but in all probability they are what you will need most. Along with constipation tablets, diarrhoea tablets, antacids and anything else you might want immediately as opposed to waiting till the chemist opens in the morning.
It's also worth getting on a first aid course if you can, I did mine years ago and it gives you the confidence to have a go when you have to.
What first aid kits don't contain are pain killers (because you don't give them out in a first aid situation), but in all probability they are what you will need most. Along with constipation tablets, diarrhoea tablets, antacids and anything else you might want immediately as opposed to waiting till the chemist opens in the morning.
It's also worth getting on a first aid course if you can, I did mine years ago and it gives you the confidence to have a go when you have to.
Edited by Steve_H80 on Thursday 2nd March 11:01
Steve_H80 said:
I have something similar, we'll a couple actually (one comes on holiday with me and one lives in the rucksack for hiking duties).
What first aid kits don't contain are pain killers (because you don't give them out in a first aid situation), but in all probability they are what you will need most. Along with constipation tablets, diarrhoea tablets, antacids and anything else you might want immediately as opposed to waiting till the chemist opens in the morning.
It's also worth getting on a first aid course if you can, I did mine years ago and it gives you the confidence to have a go when you have to.
Although you shouldn't keep medicines in a first aid kit, there is nothing wrong or illegal about carrying any of them anywhere. I always pack a first aid kit and the regular stuff when going on holiday; paracetamol, aspirin, etc. What first aid kits don't contain are pain killers (because you don't give them out in a first aid situation), but in all probability they are what you will need most. Along with constipation tablets, diarrhoea tablets, antacids and anything else you might want immediately as opposed to waiting till the chemist opens in the morning.
It's also worth getting on a first aid course if you can, I did mine years ago and it gives you the confidence to have a go when you have to.
Edited by Steve_H80 on Thursday 2nd March 11:01
For the average man/woman in the street the real benefit of a first aid course is confidence. It is extremely rare that you will ever have to do anything more than. Apply a dressing or even a plaster. However, it is nice to know about cpr, recovery position and AEDs just in case.
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