What's in your first aid kit?

[briggsy's girl]

We have a decent stash of medical supplies at home - even moreso now that DH has been through all this stuff with open wounds and dressings changes and stuff - so i thought i'd go and grab the car first aid kit and make sure it was all up to date - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand found out that it's no longer in the car!! thinking back, i'm pretty sure we moved it to the other car for an outing, other car has been sold (and, sadly, written off) since then - so i have to start a whole new first aid kit for the car!!

so, i can google and get ideas - but i thought i'd put it out to BB land and find out what YOU find are the essentials in your first aid kit - especially one in the car

[Trillian]

I brought a $20 first aid kit for the car and then added things to it. I have a thing for removing stings, some extra slings, strapping tape, hand sanitizer, waterproof dressing, extra gloves, decent scissors, steri strips, assorted wound dressings and snap lock bags. I don't have a lot in it, but it would be enough to get me out of trouble. I carry the extra slings and strapping tape because you never know when you will need it - I do a lot of travelling through winter with our football and netball club and I usually have to get the first aid kid out at least twice during the season.

[~clover~]

DD1 fell hard at netball on the weekend. They pulled out an instant ice pack. You sqeeze it to break up whatever is inside & it goes cold. Sadly for DD this one didn't work, but I thought they were a great idea.
I also always have a stop itch cream added to mine as well, because of DD's bee allergy.

[briggsy's girl]

we have a couple of the instant cool packs here (very small ones) that we got free with DD's ear thermometer - they are the ones that go on the forehead when kidlet is feverish - had thought about an instant cold pack or three (i am prone to ankle injuries as well as my dud wrist) - was also thinking of getting an instant heat pack to go in the first aid kit (will cost me a small fortune cos i want a new one for all the time use lol)

have been looking online for ideas, and a lot of places have the stop itch stuff in a wipe (kinda like take away wet wipes) - was thinking of grabbing some of those too - just need to find a site where things are cheap enough to warrant it!

some stuff is totally irrelevant in the first aid kits you buy commercially - and some are very exxy - so was thinking of making my own up. only thinking though - it has to work out viable! lol

[FabFiona]

Note to self - get a first aid kit. Then read this thread.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I need to get one for the car especially with the girls riding motorbikes more and getitng involved in gymnastics and the like.

Antiseptic ointment, tweezers, good scissors, bandages & slings, the instant ice packs and things would be great.
Eye patch, cotton balls/buds - gauze patches.

My stepmum has THE BEST first aid kit.. i really should ask her whats in it.

Sometimes a small torch is good for seeing into cuts etc aswell.

[Trillian]

I always have the torch in the console of the car anyway, which is separate from the first aid kit, but handy none the less. It's a small LED one.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Note to self - get a first aid kit. Then read this thread.

Me too..

I'm so naughty, poor DD has had a few accidents and i haven't had anything to clean her up

[briggsy's girl]

just found a site that has a medium first aid kit as a buy one get one free - for $20
it doesn't have what i would consider a "medium" amount of stuff in it - but it's not a bad start
ideally i'd have a decent st john's kit, but that's waaaaaaaaay outside of the budget at the moment!

[briggsy's girl]

I always have the torch in the console of the car anyway, which is separate from the first aid kit, but handy none the less. It's a small LED one.

my dad is LED torch crazy - so we have them all over the place as well. might be a good idea to throw one in first aid kit.

[Trillian]

We have loads of them here too. Smiggle do a really nice little one for $6.95. The one I have is bigger though, it's about 4 inches long and it was one of those cancer council daffodil day ones you see at the checkouts in woolies. With the footy club, we had to replace the ones we had, and I brought a Surgipack branded one for $55 for the canteen and it had loads of stuff in it. I thought it was really reasonable for the price. We added more bandaids and gloves to it, oh and alcohol wipes - I also added those to the car kit too.

[briggsy's girl]

Contents:
Dressing Strips - 50 Pack 1
Dressing Tape 1
Cotton Bandage - 2.5cm 1
Cotton Bandage - 5cm 1
Triangular Bandage 1
Latex Gloves (Pair) 1
Eye Pads 2
Gauze Swabs 2
Splinter Probes 2
Non-Adherant Dressing - 7.5x10cm 1
Scissors -125mm 1
Sodium Chloride - 15mls 1
Antiseptic Swab 2
Burn Gel 3.5g 1
Bite and Sting Cream 1
First Aid Pamphlet 1
CPR Flow Chart 1

this is whats in the kit i'm looking at - planning on topping it up with stuff from here (and grab some of those instant ice packs and things) - this is a deal of 2 for 20
delivery is 16.50 so not super cheap (hence me looking at other stuff on the site to make it worth it lol)

[Trillian]

I think that sounds pretty reasonable. I guess they get their money back with the high postage LOL.

[briggsy's girl]

yeah that was my thought! but then, they're in a hard plastic container, so they would have to pay for cubic weight so maybe it isn't quite so bad... and getting two of them is better than just the one lol

[Mother Goose]

There was a thread about this aaaaaages ago... here's the link...https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...26-1st-Aid-kit

[briggsy's girl]

i tried to search and couldn't find anything - will go beak now!
helps that i was searching "first" not "1st"

[briggsy's girl]

tehehehe don't think the average joe would have a bp cuff and stethoscope in their kit lol

MG - bandages and things - what would you suggest i'd need in there - i always have tubigrip in my handbag for ankle and wrist issues (cos mine are screwed), but would you suggest heavy or lighter weight banages? and what sizes?

[Mother Goose]

I have a combination of heavy and light. Unless you're attending lots sporting type things or have lots of sprains etc, you will be fine with normal crepe bandages.

Size wise, the small ones I have 1, the average size ones (I think they might be 10cm?) I have 2, and I have 2 of the big ones. Remember, it's a FIRST aid kit, you're just patching up until you can get more assistance.

My kits have a little more in them because of what I do and my training. I've actually contemplated adding more specialized equipment but can't justify it at the minute. When I get around to getting my CAMS licence, I will get some extra's.