Some items that are used in First Aid (this article is not fully comprehensive) Information taken from:- FIRST AID MANUAL, St John Ambulance, St Andrews First Aid, British Red Cross.
Every place of work, public places, motor vehicles, homes, should have first aid kits. Kits for work places and public places must conform to legal requirements and be marked in a green box with a white cross and be easily accessible. For the home or car you can either buy a kit or put together first aid items yourself and keep them in a clean, waterproof container. Any first aid kit must be kept in a clean dry place and checked and replenished regularly. The items on this page form the basis of a first aid kit for the home.
Sterile Dressings and Plasters Wound dressings, are the most useful dressings, consisting of a dressing pad attached to a roller bandage. They are easy to apply, so are ideal in an emergency. They also come in various sizes. Plasters can be made of fabric or waterproof, you can also get hypoallergenic plasters for anyone that is allergic to the adhesive on normal plasters. Food workers are required to use blue plasters. Plasters come in various shapes and sizes.
Bandages Conforming, Open weave, Support, Self-adhesive. Roller bandages are made of cloth and used to give support to injured joints, secure dressings in place, maintain pressure on wounds and limit swelling. There is also a Triangular bandage which can be used as a narrow up to broad bandage and fully opened into a sling and folded into a large dressing for large wounds. Then there is a tubular bandage which is used to secure dressings to fingers and toes. Large tubular bandages can be used to support knees, elbows, wrists.
General items Powder free nitrile gloves are best, alcohol free wipes, pocket masks and shields, scissors, shears, tweezers, gauze pads, cling film, space blanket, torch, whistle, safety pins, clips, medical tape, plastic tape, cold pad, ice pack.
All of the above are first aid items that should be in your first aid kit at home. Any other place will need a re-think of any possible problem, (risk assessment). You might want to look at a British Standard kit, BS 8599. There are different sizes for relative use.
The above, is a collection of useful items, there are more useful items that some people carry with them. Learning when and how to use them makes them lifesaving and you a life saver.
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