(VIDEO) Essentials you should have in your medical first aid kit

Almost everyone will need to use a first aid kit at some time. If you are travelling or staying at home, take the time to prepare a kit to have available for small emergencies. Ready-made first aid kits are commercially available from any pharmacy, but you can make a simple and inexpensive first aid kit yourself… In this video Gomie Seabi, (stage 1 first aid) will explain what you need in a basic first aid box.

For the first aid kit, you’ll need:

• tweezers
• alcohol wipes
• antiseptic hand cleanser
• Adhesive, hypoallergenic tape
• sterile gauze (four inch squares are best)
• several sizes of elastic/adhesive bandages
• bandage scissors
• exam gloves
• Sterile trauma burn dressing
• Burn shield hydra gel
• eye pads/eye bath
• Sling
• cotton wool
• Plasters – all shapes and sizes

For more information on extras that can be added to the medical first aid kit click here.