Tips For The Best Travel First Aid Kit
- First Aid Quick Reference Hand Book – If you are prone to having mind blanks, or are afraid you might forget an important piece of information under a stressful situation, carry one of these handbooks. Will give yourself or a bystander some great tips.
- Disposable Gloves – It is very important to have these in your first aid in order to protect yourself and the patient from spreading diseases. To be safe always put them on if you are applying first aid, even if there are no open wounds.
- Scissors – Great for everything, to cut bandages/ tape, clothing if need, etc.
- Tweezers – What you need for removing larger splinters, metal shavings, etc.
- Safety Pins – Great for pinning bandages or holding your clothes together. Sometimes you can even use them to keep your pants up!
- Splinter Removal Tool – Easiest and cleanest way to get out a splinter out if you are uncomfortable with using tweezers.
- Saline Solution – Great for an eye rinse or to clean out a wound. Can even be used as contact solution if you run out unexpectedly.
- Band-Aids – Good for small cuts, blisters, and much much more.
- Alcohol Wipes – To disinfect a wound quick and easy, as well as sterilising tweezers and other metal objects. Single use.
