First Aid Kit at Home

Let’s talk about your First Aid Kit at home (apart from the virtual First Aid Kit that you can get on our website at the bottom of every page 😉).

We take a look at the items that are necessary in case of an emergency and list the items you can use to make your own, very decent, first aid kit at home without spending a huge amount of money, and using a lot of things you already have!

The first aid kits that you can buy ready-made in shops are fine, but they usually have a lot of supplies you don’t actually need, like band-aids.

For a basic first aid kit supply, we suggest the following:

• Sanitary Towels — these are really handy for any kind of bleeding since they are designed to capture heavy blood loss and works great for head injuries and nose bleeds.
• Clean Towels and Linen — anything to mop up spills and blood. Or can be used to keep someone comfortable, or to cover a wound / open fracture.
• Tape — any type will work — it can be normal sticky tape or Sellotape or electrical tape. It is used to keep something in…