First-aid Kit
Create a first-aid kit for your home and one for your car. You'll need to have the following in your kits:
- Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
- Assorted sizes of safety pins
- Cleansing agent/soap
- Latex gloves (two pairs)
- Sunscreen
- 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Triangular bandages (3)
- Non-prescription medicines
- 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Needle
- Moistened towelettes
- Antiseptic
- Thermometer
- Tongue blades (2)
- Tube of petroleum jelly or other lubricant
Non-prescription Drugs
- Aspirin or aspirin-free pain reliever
- Anti-diarrhea medication
- Antacid
- Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by the Poison Control
Center)
- Laxative
- Activated charcoal (use if advised by the Poison Control Center)
Published: November 26, 2001
Source: "Family Disaster Plan," developed by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross.
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