what should be there in first aid kit and WHY do we need it ???????
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Explanation:
Consider what you need for you, your family, and your lifestyle. Possible items could include: Dressings and bandages (gauze role, sterile gauze pads, eye pad, roll of adhesive tape, elastic bandage for sprains, sterile cotton balls and swabs). Over-the-counter medicine for cuts, burns, and injuries.
Your basic first aid kit
A basic first aid kit may contain:
•plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes
•small, medium and large sterile gauze
•dressings
•at least 2 sterile eye dressings
•triangular bandages
•crêpe rolled bandages
• safety pins
•disposable sterile gloves
•tweezers
•scissors
•alcohol-free cleansing wipes
•sticky tape
•thermometer (preferably digital)
•skin rash cream, such as hydrocortisone or calendula
•cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings
•antiseptic cream
•painkillers such as paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen
•cough medicine
•antihistamine cream or tablets
•distilled water for cleaning wounds
•eye wash and eye bath
It may also be useful to keep a basic first aid manual or instruction booklet with your first aid kit.
Medicines should be checked regularly to make sure they're within their use-by dates.
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