First Aid Box
Regularly seen in offices, hotels and more, first aid boxes in our opinion should become mandatory in every home.
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It may seem trivial, but the medicines and aids inside this box and minimize the seriousness of the situation before the doctor can be present.
We recommend that you have this box in an easily accessible location in your home and also mark the medicines and aids inside clearly.
Some of the most common problems that can be treated with the first aid box contents are:
- Burns
- Cuts
- Fever
- Allergic reactions
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Fever
- Sprain or related muscle injuries
- Insect bites
Our recommended contents of the box (this is not an exhaustive list)
- Sterile dressings
- Bandages
- Adhesive bandages
- Tweezers
- Torch light with a set of spare batteries
- Cotton wool
- Antiseptic alcohol based liquid
- Thermometer
- Sprays for common sprays and aches (not to be used on open wound)
- Calamine lotion
- Pain killer tablets
- Aspirin/Paracetamol tablets
- Cough syrup
- Burn ointment
It would be wise to give everyone a crash course in first aid at your home.
Couple of points to be noted:
- The expiry date of each of the contents inside has to be checked periodically. For your convenience, place a paper on the inside of the lid and have it list the expiry dates for all the contents inside.
- First aid should not be treated as a joke. It should be administered with care with proper adult supervision.
Hope you have learnt some thing from this post.
For more detailed article, please refer to wikipedia
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I think even more vital than having a first aid box is to store the medicines in the right places at the right temperature and even the right lighting (believe it or not).
And though expiry date has been mentioned , this is one area where we get complacent and another trouble is that some of the pills we get either doesnt have the exp date coz u bought one or two and not a whole strip or in some cases , becoz you threw away the accompanying wrapper or carton
i agree with most of what you say