Get Your First Aid Fix

Andrew Bellipanni

1/25/17

                                                                           Get Your First-aid Fix

                                                                  

I've come across many people who have wondered about how to make their own first aid kit. First aid kits hold essential items in the moments of injuries and need to hold off infection temporarily until treated by the doctors. Some sold at stores are cheap and some sold are expensive. People may buy one and add to their kit that they feel is necessary.  Some people would rather gather the stuff they have around the house to make their first aid kit. These will be some ideas on what makes for your basic DYI kit or some ideas on what to add if you have bought one and you find that your kit doesn’t have any of these items. 

Where would anyone need a basic first kit? Many people keep them in cars for moments after accidents, some people keep them in kitchens for the event of burning themselves while cooking or cutting themselves, People keep them in backpacks for hiking or trailing, some people put them in tackle boxes for fishing, some people put them in campers, usually businesses and public establishments such as pools will have them  laying around in the event where first aid calls. 

I'd start out with packing ten pills of painkillers in a little baggie. I would recommend you pack ones that don't require that you eat before you take them or else you will get a stomach aches. Stay away from Advil and stick with ibuprofen. You may use these when someone is experiencing headaches, fevers, and pain from accidents or out of the ordinary pains. Stock up the baggie when necessary when expiration dates pass so you increase the effectiveness of the pill or when you are starting to run low.  

You may also wants to pack bandages of all sizes and of all kinds if you have them laying around. These will help minor scraps and cuts when you apply your third item that all kits should have. Disinfectant of some kind. People like to use Neosporin cream but I also know a few that like to use the "neo-to-go!" spray. People also pick up small bottles of iodine which is a highly effective microbial to clinically treat wounds. These are the best to keep around because unlike rubbing alcohol it would be hard to store in the portable first aid kit. Along with these bandages you should invest in gauze for when the injury is too big for any ordinary band-aid. Gauze is best kept in place with an ace bandage. Ace bandages may come in sizes big and small so when looking for an ace bandage get the one that will best fit in your first aid pack.  

It would be important to also pack things like tweezers and safety scissors. Tweezers help get annoying splinters out or small pieces of rubble or debris stuck in your skin depending on your first aid emergency. Scissors can be used to cut gauze to your desired length. 

I hope this helps on how little and easy it is to make a basic first aid kit. Now that you know this brain storm ideas on where to keep them where you think you would need it most in an emergency.