First Aid Kit Assignment

By: Jocelyn I Waters

First Aid Kit Items

• 10-15 Adhesive Bandages (Band-Aids, various sizes)

First Aid Kit Items

• 5-10 Sterile Gauze Pads

First Aid Kit Items

• 1 Pair of Disposable Gloves

First Aid Kit Items

• 5-10 Alcohol Wipes/Bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide

First Aid Kit Items

• 1 Gauze Bandage/Ace (Tegaderm) Bandage

First Aid Kit Items

• 1 Pair of Tweezers (Plastic), 1 Pair of Scissors and 1 First Aid Book/Pamphlet

Additional First Aid Kit Items

• Antibiotic Ointment, Thermometer, and Aspirin (Pain Relievers)

3 Ways First Aid Kit is Used in An Emergency Situation

• 1.) Abrasions (Scrapes): You will need: gloves, gauze pads, and bandages. Put on gloves first, analyze the scrape or bruise, clean the area with a sterile clean gauze and apply bandage.

2.) Cuts: you will need: gloves, bandages, and alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic ointment. Put on gloves first, clean dirty wound or cut with alcohol wipe or hydrogen perioxide, then apply pressure to make sure bleeding has slowed down, apply antibiotic ointment. Then apply bandage.

3 Ways First Aid Kit is Used in an Emergency Situation

• 3.) Removal and First Aid for a Splinter: You will need Alcohol wipe/Hydrogen Peroxide, gloves, Tweezers, and a small bandage. First, put on your gloves, then clean the site with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, then carefully take the tweezers to grab the splinter and remove it. Clean site again. Apply with small bandage, just enough to cover up site.