List of items that must be in your first aid kit

First aid kit (First Aid for Accidents) is the most necessary thing when an accident occurs, both minor and severe. P3K itself means an effort to help and temporarily treat accident victims before receiving help. In an emergency situation, you are required to act quickly, which is why it is important that you are familiar with first aid kits and know what to use to treat different injuries.

All workplaces, recreation centers, homes and cars must have a first aid kit storage box. They are usually found in a green or red box, or on a bag marked with a red cross, and of course the box should be placed where it is easy to find.

Prepare a first aid kit

A complete first aid kit is a must have in most places. To prepare for an emergency, do the following:

Keep first aid kits at home and in your car
Carry a first aid kit with you wherever you go or know the location of a first aid kit near you
Find out where the first aid kit is where you work

First aid kits come in all shapes and sizes. You can get them at the nearest PMI office, at your local drugstore, or by making your own. Some boxes or first aid bags are designed for specific activities such as hiking, camping, boating, etc.

Various first aid kits and how to use them

The Red Cross recommends that all of the first aid kits to have in a first aid kit are:

2 pieces of sterile gauze compress measuring 16 × 16 cm: used to compress parts of the body that are bruised or that require compression.
25 pieces of bandages of various sizes: used to cover small cuts and lacerations.
1 micropore adhesive 3 cm wide: used to glue sterile gauze.
5 packs of alcohol swap pad or antiseptic cloth: used to clean metal utensils, such as scissors, tweezers, nail clippers, and others.
1 bottle of antiseptic: used to prevent and fight bacteria in wounds.
1 bottle of rivanol: used to clean the wound area.
1 emergency blanket or regular blanket: to keep a person warm and protect from cold air.
1 instant cold compress: used for fever sufferers.
2 pairs of large non-latex gloves: used to protect against bacteria before treating a wound on a victim.
Scissors: used to cut bandages or adhesives, and can also be used to cut someone’s clothing to make handling wounds easier.
Portable oxygen cylinder: used for people with shortness of breath, should be used no more than two sprays at a time, and pay attention to how to use on the tube.
Nail clippers: used for clipping nails or skin that is torn or that can worsen the injury.
Elastic bandage: used to resist injury to the ankle.
1 roll of bandage or gauze bandage 5 cm in size: used to wrap sterile gauze on small internal wounds, so as to stop bleeding.
1 roll of bandage or gauze bandage 10 cm in size: used to wrap sterile gauze on large and deep wounds, so as to stop bleeding.
5 sterile gauze, 7.5 × 7.5 cm in size: used to cover small, deep wounds that cannot be treated with a band-aid.
5 sterile gauze 16 × 16 cm size: used to cover larger wounds.
Non-mercury oral thermometer: used to measure the patient’s body temperature.
6 mitella: You can use it as a bandage or sling, and also as a cover for large wounds and burns if sterile.
Safety pins: used to attach elastic bandages.
Tweezers: to pick up small foreign objects on the body, such as thorns, wood chips, etc.
Flashlight: used to detect any injuries in dark serah, such as in the nostrils, ear holes, and throat

Medicines that need to be in the first aid kit

The various complementary medicines that you should add to your first aid brain are as follows:

If you already have a first aid kit, make sure it contains all the equipment you may need such as personal items (medicines, emergency phone numbers, or other must-have items), check the box regularly, make sure the flashlight is working, check the expiration dates of all medicines and replace them with new ones. You can also prepare a set of splints if you are worried about fractures.

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