BASIC FIRST AID KIT
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1) BANDAIDS OR COTTON BALLS
2) GAUZE OR COTTON SQUARES
3) SURGICAL TAPE / COMPRESSION TAPE / COMPRESSION WRAP OR ANY STERILE MATERIAL TO SECURE BANDAGE
4) ASPIRIN FOR ACHES AND FEVER
5) OINTMENT OR VASELINE
6) TWEEZERS OR IMPROVISED VERSION MADE FROM A CANNED GOODS LID
7) SMALL CONTAINER OF BLEACH/WATER SOLUTION 1/5 OR HAND SANITIZER OR 90% ALCOHOL OR IODINE FOR WOUND SITE STERILIZING
8) WATER PROOF CONTAINER
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST = $5 - $8
BASIC SURGICAL KIT
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1) GAUZE OR COTTON SQUARES
2) SURGICAL TAPE / COMPRESSION TAPE / COMPRESSION WRAP OR ANY STERILE MATERIAL TO SECURE BANDAGE
3) ASPIRIN FOR ACHES AND FEVER
4) OINTMENT OR VASELINE
5) TWEEZERS OR IMPROVISED VERSION MADE FROM A CANNED GOODS LID
6) SMALL CONTAINER OF BLEACH/WATER SOLUTION 1/5 OR 90% ALCOHOL FOR WOUND SITE AND EQUIPMENT STERILIZING
7) DENTAL FLOSS OR THREAD
8) SEWING NEEDLES
9) LATEX GLOVES (OPTIONAL)
10)FACE MASKS (OPTIONAL)
11)LED LIGHT (OPTIONAL)
12)WATER PROOF CONTAINER
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST = $8 - $12
COMBINED AND ENHANCED FIRST-AID/SURGICAL KIT
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1) BANDAIDS OR COTTON BALLS
2) GAUZE OR COTTON SQUARES
3) DENTAL FLOSS OR THREAD
4) SEWING NEEDLES
5) SURGICAL TAPE / COMPRESSION TAPE / COMPRESSION WRAP OR ANY STERILE MATERIAL TO SECURE BANDAGE
6) LATEX GLOVES X3 PAIRS (OPTIONAL)(STERILIZE YOUR HANDS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WOUND SITE)
7) FACE MASKS X3(OPTIONAL)(CAN USE CLOTH OVER YOUR MOUTH)
8) ASPIRIN FOR ACHES AND FEVER
9) OINTMENT OR VASELINE
10)TWEEZERS OR IMPROVISED VERSION MADE FROM A CANNED GOODS LID
11)SMALL CONTAINER OF BLEACH/WATER SOLUTION 1/5
12)WATER PROOF CONTAINER
13)A SHARP KNIFE (OPTIONAL) ANY SHARP STERILIZED BLADE WILL SUFFICE
14)ANTIHISTAMINE (OPTIONAL) THE ASPIRIN CAN DEAL WITH THE ACHES CAUSED BY ALLERGIES
15)ANTI-DIARRHEA (OPTIONAL) EATING ASHES AND WOOD COAL WILL STOP DIARRHEA
16)LED LIGHT (OPTIONAL)
NOTE:TOURNIQUET MATERIAL IS USUALLY ON HAND DURING NEARLY ALL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (A BELT OR PIECE OF ROPE OR RUBBER TUBING OR STRIP OF CLOTH OR ARTICLE OF CLOTHING)
NOTE:SECURE WITH ROPE OR A BELT OR CLOTHING ANY RIGID MATERIAL AROUND YOU (STICKS, LEG OF CHAIR OR TABLE, BROOM HANDLE, LARGE SPOONS OR SPATULA, ANY THING REALLY AS BRACING FOR STABILIZING BROKEN BONES) NO NEED FOR INCLUDING IT IN YOUR KIT DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS.
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST = $10 - $17
3 IMPROVISED VERSIONS OF TWEEZERS MADE FROM A CANNED GOODS LID
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE THE KIT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LARGE AND THE ONE ABOVE IS THE COMBINED FIRST-AID/SURGICAL KIT.
THESE COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AND MAYBE HIGHER OR LOWER DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR HOME OR WHERE YOU GO TO PURCHASE THE MATERIALS FOR THE KITS.
ALL THE ITEMS SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIT IN YOUR KITS BUT MAY REQUIRE SOME ORDERLY PACKING. AS A WAY TO SAVE SPACE TRY USING ZIPLOCK BAGS TO STORE PILLS INSTEAD OF SPACE HOGGING BOTTLES AND DON'T FORGET TO PLACE ABOUT (15) OR SO GRAINS OF RICE IN WITH THE PILLS TO ABSORB MOISTURE AND KEEP THE PILLS FRESH FOR LONGER.
PLACE THE KIT SOMEWHERE EASY TO GET TO BUT OUT OF REACH OF SMALL CHILDREN AND NOT IN A PLACE THAT RECEIVES DIRECT SUNLIGHT. YOU CAN EITHER PAINT THE CONTAINER OR USE ONE THAT IS OPAQUE TO PROTECT THE PILLS AND LATEX GLOVES FROM THE EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
