First Aid Box

MUST HAVE ! Be prepared with these essential items for your home first aid box.

Sterile dressing - It's recommended that you have six medium, two large and two extra large sterile dressing.

Non-alcoholic wound cleaning wipes - Acts as a disinfectant and helps prevent infections.

Gauze pads & adhesive bandages of various sizes - Use gauze pads to clean and dress wounds then use bandages to hold dressings in place. Scissors, safety pins and tape are also helpful when attaching bandages.

Germicidal hand wipes - Use to sterilise your hands in case water is hot available.

Alcohol swabs - Disinfects the area around the wound. Can also be used to disinfect equipment.

Antibacterial oinment - Applying this after a wound has been cleaned wull help to prevent infection.

Forceps/tweezers - Occasionally, foreign particles might get into the wound area. These can be removed with forceps or tweezers.

Disposable gloves - For added hygiene when dealing with cuts and wounds.

Burn gel - To cool the skin and dissipate the heat in the case of minor burns. It can also ease the pain and reduce any possible sweling.

Ice pack - For the elief of pain, swelling and inflammation.

Thermometer - Allows you to gauge if a fever is serious enough for a visit to a doctor. If the reading exceeds 38.5 degrees C, it is.

Sterile eye wash - This can be used to irrigate and cleanse the eye, body surface and wounds.