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

• Burn Kit with burn gel
• Bandages pre-soaked in burn gel
• Topical burn relief spray

Poisoning

• Ipecac syrup to induce vomiting
• Activated charcoal to absorb poisons

Eye Care

• Eye cup
• Eye-safe antibiotic ointment
• Eye drops
• Saline eye irrigation solution
• Eye pads and patches

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.