Having a First-Aid Kit for your Home and Car is a Good Idea

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By having a First-Aid Kit for your Home and Car, you can be prepared for those little emergencies that come up in life. Taking the time to put yourself together a First-Aid Kit sure will help to ensure you and your family a smoother summer of fun.

Your First-Aid Kid can be as simple as a sealable plastic bag, a shoe box, or even an inexpensive tool box. What matters the most about your kit is the contents in it and the availability of your kit.

I carry two like this in my Jeep, with different items in each.

The American Red Cross suggests that you have one in each of your autombile's and in your home.

Some of the store-bought First-Aid Kits are designed for specific activities, like, hiking, camping, and boating.

Whether you buy a First-Aid Kit or put one together yourself, be sure it has all the items that you may need. Be sure to include any personal items, such as current prescription medications (now these you won't want to leave in the kid all the time, only if you are going a trip), a list of medical conditions and emergency phone numbers.

Putting an old cell phone and charger that you no longer use in your First-Aid Kit sure is also a real good idea. Make sure the battery is charged. A federal law mandates that all cell phones, whether under contract or not, must be able to call 9-1-1.

Be sure to check your kid regularly. Make sure the flashlight has working batteries in it. Check the expiration dates and replace any used or out of date items.

The American Red Corss recommends that a First-Aid Kit, for a family of four include the following items.

• 2 absorbent compress dressings (5x9 inches)
• 25 adhesive bandages (in assorted sizes)
• 1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
• 5 antibiotic ointment packets (1 gram each)
• 5 antiseptic wipe packets
• 2 packets of aspirin (81mg each)
• 1 blanket (space blanket)
• 1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
• 1 instant cold compress
• 2 pair of nonlatex gloves (size Large)
• 2 hydrocortisone ointment packets (1 gram each)
• Scissors
• 1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)
• 1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
• 5 sterile gauze pads (3x3 inches)
• 5 sterile gauze pads (4x4 inches)
• Oral thermometer (non-mercury/nonglass)
• 2 triangular bandages to use as a sling or bandage
• Tweezers for tick and splinter removal
• A First-Aid instruction booklet

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10 May 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com and Localism.com