PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS:
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FIRST AID KIT

Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid kit should include:

• Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
• 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
• 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
• Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
• Triangular bandages (3)
• 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
• 3-inch sterile bandages
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Needle
• Moistened towelettes
• Antiseptic
• Thermometer
• Tongue blades (2)
• Tube of petroleum jelly or other lubricant
• Sterile cotton balls
• Eye dropper
• Chemical cold pack/ice bag
• Blanket
• Sterile eyewash
• Antiseptic wipes
• Assorted sizes of safety pins
• Cleansing agent/soap
• Latex gloves (2 pair)
• Sunscreen
• Butterfly bandages
• Sterile eye patches
• Elastic bandage 3" wide
• Eye cup or small plastic cup
• First aid manual
• Calamine lotion
• Cotton swabs
• Paper cups

• Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever
• Anti-diarrhea medication
• Antacid (for upset stomach)
• Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by Poison Control Center)
• Laxative
• Activated charcoal (use if advised by Poison Control Center)