Protect Your Family With Multiple First Aid Kits

First aid or medical kits should be found in every household and automobile. Accidents happen when we least expect them and being prepared can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. The most common types of accidents include cuts, scrapes, burns, and insect bites. A large percentage of accidents happen in and around the home, then out in the great outdoors, and final in and around vehicles.

Place a fully stocked kit in a central location in the house, or even one on each floor. Let every member of the family know where the designated location is and instruct everyone on how to use the contents. Additional kits should be stored in the car trunk and somewhere inside the garage. Now there will be a kit close by regardless of where the emergency takes place. Emergency preparedness is something that deserves the attention of every homeowner. Households are advised to stock enough supplies for at least three days. This includes prescription medicine. Small children tend to have minor mishaps and become injured from time to time. A medical kit is mandatory equipment in any house where small children live.

If there are any individuals in the family that have special needs, this must also be considered. Diabetics must have access to a glucose meter and someone with circulatory problems may need a way to monitor blood pressure. Make sure the necessary equipment is included in your emergency kit. Any medication stored must be replaced before it reaches the expiration date.

Every kit should include the following basic items, a assortment of gauze pads, adhesive tape, various bandages, antibiotic ointment, cotton swabs, eye drops, latex gloves, a tweezers, bottled water for cleaning wounds, and a first aid handbook. All kits should include prescription medications as well as non-prescription medications such as syrup of ipecac used to induce vomiting if instructed by a poison control center, medicines for treating bee stings, antihistamines for itching and allergic reactions, and pain medications such as aspirin.

Most people do not take the time necessary to prepare for an emergency ahead of time. This is an issue that deserves serious consideration because the safety of your family is at stake. Think about what you have done already to be prepared for an emergency. There is likely more you can do. One of the most effective ways to begin is to purchase separate first aid kits to keep in the house and car at all times.