First Aid Kit Checklist
from ottawa.ca
Having a first aid kit can be critical in an emergency. Making one is easy, inexpensive and quick - and it could save your life.
Your emergency first aid kit should contain adequate supplies to keep you and your family self-sufficient in your home for at least three days. Assemble a second kit for your car.
Assemble the supplies in an easy-to-carry container and store it in an easy to get to location.
Your kit should contain:
- Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
- 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- Adhesive tape
- Triangular bandages (3 rolls)
- Scissors and tweezers
- Moistened towelettes
- Alcohol-based hand cleaner
- Antiseptic
- Thermometer
- Tongue depressors (2)
- Chemical cold pack
- Petroleum jelly tube
- Safety pins
- Soap
- Vinyl based (non-allergic) medical examination gloves (2 pair)
- Sunscreen/mosquito repellent
- First aid manual
- Non-prescription drugs (pain reliever, anti-diarrhea medication, antacid, laxative, activated charcoal)
For more information on emergency preparedness, call 3-1-1, or consult the Red Pages in your phone book.
