How your Basic First Aid Kit should Look Like?

First aid kit-the small and easily accessible way of medication should be there with everybody, be it in cars, home, purse. A first-aid kit is a savior when in a helpless situation. It might be possible to not find a chemist shop around or any hospital, for the time being, you can always take the help of the first aid kit to treat the wound immediately and then hurry to get the medical help needed. 

First aid means the immediate assistance given to the person suffering from minor injuries or is feeling uneasy to prevent the condition from worsening. A first aid kit usually is a box or pouch with a cross sign on it and also it comes in various sizes containing all the required tools and medicines. 

A basic first aid kit should have these types of equipment in it and they are as follows:

• Alcohol or non-antiseptic wipes: The first step of using first aid kit if using it for cleaning a wound is to use the wipes, they are usually used to clean the fresh wound to make it safer and not spread around any other part. It may cause a bit of irritation or some sensation but that is how you know the antiseptic has reached the inside of the wound and it will help to stop the blood. In case if the wipes are not available, keep a small bottle of antiseptic solution.
• Band-aids: In a first aid kit there is a band-aid which is used to cover any cuts or wounds. Band-aid sticks onto the skin and it has the properties to heal the cut.
• Cotton balls or Cotton: Cotton balls are provided to clean the blood out of the wound and also are used as an applier for medicine before bandaging. Cotton is directly used on the wound, so it should be covered properly in a clean wrapping paper, so it doesn’t catch any germs.
• Bandages: A bandage is used to support the dressing done on the wound, so it does not fall out. There is a difference between band-aid and bandage as a band-aid is used to cover a small piece of cut or something minor, whereas, a bandage is used when someone has a larger wound where dressing of it is needed and the bandage is applied.
• Crepe-bandage: This is another type of bandage which is used to cover the area that is paining. After applying a pain relief spray or pain relief ointment, crepe bandage is used to cover the particular body part as it provides heat which is needed to cure the pain, especially in cases of ligament tear or minor sprain.
• Painkillers: Some of the basic needed medication is for pains and painkillers come in every form in the form of sprays, ointment and also pills. The painkillers should have the manufacturing and expiry date and should be taken under some medical supervision.
• Pills: A first-aid kit should have some commonly needed pills such as anti-biotic, antipyretic pills, indigestion pills or others like few chewable pills for nausea is also necessary.

Over to you

You can make a first-aid kit yourself or buy it from the chemist but it is advised to consult a doctor before considering a first-aid kit’s use. If you travel frequently, you most definitely should have a first-aid kit because it is likely to happen that you may not find the chemist or a doctor around, you should be head well prepared always!