First aid kit for families with children
Every home needs a first aid kit! It’s a bit like insurance: you hope you’re not going to need it, but if you do, it’s essential to have it.
So, what should the ideal first aid kit contain? The following is a suggested list if you wish to make up your own kit:
- Sterilised cotton wool – 2 packets
- Assorted plasters
- Dressings
- Roll bandages – 2 rolls of 2 inch bandage, and 2 rolls of 4 inch bandage
- Sterilised dressings – 3
- Safety pins – 10
- Small scissors -1
- Antiseptic cream – 1 tube
- One pair wooden splints
- Betadine ointment and betadine lotion – small size
- Burnol ointment
- Waterproof medicated strips
- One triangular sling bandage
| Medicine | Used for | Amount/Quantity |
| Disprin | Headache, body ache | 1 strip of tablets |
| Crocin (Paracetamol) | Fever | 1 bottle of syrup, 1 strip of tablets |
| Colimex | Stomach ache | 1 bottle of syrup |
| Electrol | Rehydration in case of diarrhoea and vomiting | 5 pouches |
| Mucaine gel | Acidity | 1 bottle of syrup |
| Ibuprofen | Fever and pain | 1 strip of tablets |
| Imosec-F (loperamide and furazolidone combination) | Diarrhea | 1 strip of tablets, 1 bottle of syrup |
Good first aid practice
- Always remember to keep your first aid kit well stocked and replace any used items as soon as you can.
- Regularly check the ‘use by’ dates for all your first aid items,
especially antiseptic creams and tablets. - Purchase a comprehensive first aid book or CD-Rom.
- Always read the label on the bottle or the strip before taking the medicine.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Store in a safe dry place away from sunlight.
