What to Put in a First Aid Kit: Limited Space Means Planning Ahead

Keep a first aid kit readily available in your home, cottage, automobile, boat, work place, and recreation area. Store it in a dry place and replace used and outdated contents regularly. In addition, the first aid kit should contain the following items.

• Emergency telephone numbers for EMS, the poison control centre, and person physicians. Include the home and office phone numbers of family members, friends, or neighbors who can help.
• Sterile gauze pads in small and large squares to place over wounds.
• Adhesive tape.
• Roller and triangular bandages to hold dressings in place or to make an arm sling.
• Scissors.
• Tweezers.
• Safety pins.
• Ice bag or chemical ice pack.
• Disposable gloves such as surgical or examination gloves.
• Flashlist, with extra batteries in a separate bag.
• Antiseptic wipes or soap.
• Pencil and pad.
• Emergency blanket.
• Eye patches.
• Thermometer.
• Barrier devices i.e. pocket mask or face shield and gloves.
• Coins for pay phone.
• First aid manual.