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First-aid kits: Stock supplies that can save lives
Basic supplies
- Adhesive tape.
- Elastic wrap bandages.
- Bandage strips and "butterfly" bandages in assorted sizes.
- Super glue.
- Rubber tourniquet.
- 14 French catheter.
- Nonstick sterile bandages and roller gauze in assorted sizes.
- Eye shield or pad.
- Large triangular bandage, which may be used as a sling.
- Aluminum finger splint.
- Instant cold packs.
- Cotton balls and cotton-tipped swabs.
- Disposable nonlatex examination gloves, several pairs.
- Duct tape.
- Petroleum jelly or other lubricant.
- Plastic bags, assorted sizes.
- Safety pins in assorted sizes.
- Scissors and tweezers.
- Hand sanitizer.
- Antibiotic ointment.
- Antiseptic solution and towelettes.
- Eyewash solution.
- Thermometer.
- Turkey baster or other bulb suction device for flushing wounds.
- Sterile saline for irrigation, flushing.
- Breathing barrier or surgical mask.
- Syringe, medicine cup or spoon.
- First-aid manual.
- Hydrogen peroxide to disinfect.