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IS YOUR FIRST AID KIT PACKED AND READY TO GO?

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It pays to keep first aid kits in your car, home, and at work.  Generally, all workplaces have well-stocked first aid kits.  Kits should be full of supplies that are appropriate for location and planned activities.  It is a good idea for coaches of all sports for youngsters to keep a first aid kit at practice and games, and to know how to administer first aid.  Persons planning a fishing trip or camping trip may wish to fill their own kits or purchase first aid kits with basic supplies, such as:

  • Bandages
  • Alcohol pads
  • Dressings
  • Soap
  • Saline
  • Tweezers
  • Disposable gloves
  • Over the counter pain medications
  • CPR pocket mask or face shield
  • Aloe Vera gel

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets the standard emblem that is on first aid kits: some are green with a white cross, while others use a red cross on a white background.  The Star of Life is associated with emergency medical services, to indicate their service, which offers appropriate care.  The six branches of the star are symbols of the six main tasks executed by rescuers through the emergency chain:

Star of Life
Star of Life

At work, be sure you know where the first aid kits are located and take a course in first aid if it is offered at your place of employment.  You never know when you may need it.  If you are going on a trip, it may be the most important thing you take with you.

Source for Star of Life: Wikipedia

First Aid Safety, General Safety Issues

Are You Prepared For Accidental Injuries?

First Aid Kit

People can get hurt at home, on the job, in the car, at the park, or anywhere.

Do you have the proper materials to stop a serious bleed?

Do you have the right thing to give a person who has been stung by a bee or wasp?

What do you do if someone gets a foreign object in their eye?

If you don’t have the answer to these questions then you probably need to get a good first aid kit. First aid kits today contain a variety of different items for all types of injuries. Many of the larger kits will contain CPR masks, eye wash, instant cold packs, as well as large gauze pads for deep cuts in addition to the basic creams and bandages.

There are even smaller bag-type first aid kits that can easily be kept on the handles of a bicycle for the average tumble.

In a car accident, one of the most common causes of death is anoxia, which is the lack of oxygen supply. If you have a proper first aid kit with an instruction booklet on how to use the CPR equipment, you can save lives.

Whether you are in an area prone to earthquakes or tornados, first aid kits are essential for every walk of life and for every location in the world.