🟢 ESSENTIAL FIRST AID BOX CONTENTS
🩹 Dressings and Bandages
✅ Sterile gauze pads (different sizes)
✅ Adhesive bandages (plasters) — assorted sizes
✅ Sterile eye pad
✅ Adhesive tape or micropore tape
✅ Roller bandages (crepe bandage)
✅ Triangular bandage (for slings)
✅ Elastic bandage (for sprains)
🧼 Antiseptic and Cleaning Supplies
✅ Antiseptic solution or wipes (chlorhexidine, povidone iodine)
✅ Alcohol swabs
✅ Saline solution (for wound and eye irrigation)
✅ Hand sanitizer
✂️ Tools and Instruments
✅ Digital thermometer
✅ Scissors (blunt-ended for cutting dressings/clothing)
✅ Tweezers (to remove splinters or ticks)
✅ Safety pins (securing bandages, slings)
✅ Flashlight (small torch)
💊 Medications
✅ Pain relievers (paracetamol, ibuprofen)
✅ Antihistamine tablets (for mild allergic reactions)
✅ Antacid tablets (for heartburn)
✅ Oral rehydration salts (ORS sachets)
✅ Burn ointment or hydrogel
✅ Antibiotic ointment (for cuts, scrapes)
✅ Anti-diarrheal tablets (if advised by your doctor)
Note: Avoid stocking prescription medications unless directed by a healthcare provider.
🚑 Emergency Items
✅ CPR face shield or mask
✅ Instant cold pack
✅ Emergency space blanket (thermal blanket)
✅ Disposable gloves (nitrile or latex)
✅ List of emergency phone numbers
✅ First aid manual or instruction leaflet
💉 Extras (Very Useful)
✅ Eye wash bottle
✅ Cotton wool or cotton balls
✅ Insect bite cream
✅ Hydrocortisone cream (for skin irritation)
✅ Small notebook and pen (to record incidents)
🟢 TIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR FIRST AID BOX
✔ Keep it in a cool, dry place, easily accessible to adults (out of reach of children).
✔ Check supplies every 3–6 months—replace anything expired or used up.
✔ Make sure everyone in the household knows where it is kept.
✔ If you travel often, keep a smaller kit in your car or backpack.