First aid kit is a collection of equipment which is putting together to act quickly and help to treat injured in emergency cases.
Selection and assembling of items as a first aid kit depend on the area and the predictable needs there.
First aid kit contents (Common):
1- Container: It must be weather proof to keep the items clean, dry, cool and healthy. Also according to ISO standard, background colour must be green with a white cross.
Note: Using the Red Cross sign on white background is illegal because it’s a protected sign for ICRC (Committee of the Red Cross).
- Plastic box
- Metal cabinet
- Fabric pouch
- Nylon bag
2- Common first aid items:
- First aid guidance (leaflet)
- Bandage
- Triangular
- Roller
- Tubular
- Adhesive bandage (medical plaster)
- Sterile gauze pads
- Antiseptic wipe
- Adhesive dressing
- Cotton ball
- Sticky tape
- Swab
- Saline
- Antiseptic solution (disinfectant)
- Hand sanitizer
- Medicine: pain killers (acetaminophen, ibuprofen etc.), aspirin (for heart attack), antihistamine
- Anesthetic spray or lotion
- Skin rash cream (hydrocortisone, calendula etc.)
- Ice pack
- Disposable sterile gloves
- Safety glasses (goggles)
- Eyewash
- Surgical mask (N95)
- Pocket mask (for CPR)
- Tourniquet
- Tissue
- Tweezer
- Safety pin
- Scissor
- Trauma shear
- Knife
- Lighter
- Thermometer
- Penlight
- Emergency blanket
Note: Equipment expiration dates should be checked at regular intervals.
First aid kit applications:
- Residential area
- Industrial area
- Vehicles
Related standards:
- ISO 7010
- DIN 13157
- DIN 13164
- DIN 13167
- DIN 13169
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