Kits and Plans

Your First Aid Kit

You should have a complete First Aid kit available in your home. If you can’t get a complete one or would prefer to make one up yourself, the following list is recommended by The Order of St. John as a minimum guide suitable for families:

  • Triangular bandages (2)
  • Roller bandages - 50 mm (1 roll) and 75mm (2 rolls)
  • Sterile gauze - 7.5cm x 7.5 cm (2)
  • Adhesive wound dressing - 6cm wide x 1 metre long (1 strip)
  • Plaster strip dressings (1 packet)
  • Adhesive tape - 25 mm hypoallergenic (1 roll)
  • Sterile non-adhesive pads - small (2) and large (3)
  • Sterile eye pad (1)
  • Eye wash container (1)
  • Eye wash solution - saline steritube 30 ml (1)
  • Antiseptic solution - chlorhexidine steritube 30 ml (4)
  • Safety pins (1 card)
  • Scissors (1 pair)
  • Splinter forceps (1 pair)
  • Disposable gloves (2 pair)
  • Accident register and pencil
  • First Aid manual
  • Card listing local emergency numbers

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