First Aid Kit Checklist for Your Home
My mind shutters when I think back to the time I was heating a diy eyebrow waxing kit in the microwave, pulled the tub of wax out to stir it and the wax exploded all over my hand. At that very moment I felt very unprepared! Right before my eyes the wax was both burning and adhering to the skin on my hand. I had nothing in our tiny little first aid kit to deal with burns and I felt panicked.
After a quick text, my nurse neighbor came running over with everything in hand to help remove the wax and deal with the burn. Her first aid kit was well stocked, for sure.
Lesson learned, it’s not a great idea to be reactive in a medical emergency situation. Instead, it’s easy to be prepared in case anything happens.
First Aid Checklist
Below is a first aid checklist, a complete comprehensive list you can use to to build out your own first aid kit. You can get get this complete list in a printable version by clicking on the download button at the bottom of the post.
General Items
- Sterile surgical gloves
- Sterile Saline Irrigation Solution
- Bandages in assorted sizes
- Gauze pads in assorted sizes
- Ace bandages
- Rolled Gauze
- Bandage tape
- Tweezers
- Sterile alcohol wipes
- Iodine
- Triple antibiotic ointment
- Reusable Ice bag
- Thermometer
- Instant Cold-packs
- An assortment of splints for fingers, arms, ankles, and legs
Burns
Poisoning
- Ipecac syrup to induce vomiting
- Activated charcoal to absorb poisons
Eye Care
Dental First Aid
- Toothache and gum remedies like Orajel
Allergic Reactions
- Benadryl
- Chlorpheniramine
- Inhaler
Skin Conditions
- Topical skin relief spray like Solarcaine for insect stings and sunburn
- Moleskin for blisters
- Hydrocortisone
Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medicines
- Aspirin
- Acetaminophen
- Ibuprofen
- Cough syrup
- Sudafed
- Anti-histamine
- Sore throat spray
- Dramamine
- Laxatives
- Triple antibiotic ointment
Starting a first aid kit from scratch can take a bit of time and money to compile. If you feel like you can’t purchase all your items at once, that’s ok. I suggest starting by purchase 1-2 items per week. Start with the most commonly used items on the list.
Get the download here.
Also, don’t forget if an accident occurs and you need more than a first aid kit, please go to the emergency room. Be sure to track all of your medical expenses too.
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Thank you ! A list is essential for filling the emergency kit. May I suggest that after your list is checked for all supplies needed, that you put this list IN your emergency kit. After an emergency and you’ve taken things out. Take the list and circle the supplies you used. This will remind you that you need to resupply your kit. Fill out another list after you’ve boughten the supplies to refill and put it your kit !own ( you may use this if you please)
Do you have printable on emergency First aide? I guess, I mean a booklet type of what to do in an emergency or first aid.
Ex; List of items needed, and step-by-step instructions how to deal with the emergency. Allergic reaction
1)Give Benadryl (maybe a dose chart) 2) watch for difficulty breathing, blue lips, severe swelling, etc.. 3) administer EpiPen if patient has this Etc… Etc… This would be nice to have for someone (like my hubby) that only knows how to apply a bandaids!
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