Aswell as medicines, it is useful to keep a first aid kit in the house and car. This list is a good starting point for any such first aid kit.
- Two cotton bandages and two crepe bandages of different widths
- Wound dressings and a pack of gauze swabs
- A variety of plasters
- An ice pack
- Thermometer
- Safety pins
- Surgical tape
- Scissors
- An eye patch
- A large triangular bandage suitable for making a sling
- Eye bath and eye wash
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