The Perfect First-Aid Kit Suitable for Many Uses

When you become a parent, your awareness of lurking dangers peaks. Suddenly, every object and every situation has the potential to harm your child. While it’s best to keep things in perspective and remember that bruised knees and (gulp) even broken bones are common features of childhood, you’ll go a long way to assuaging your fears if you have the perfect first aid kit at your disposal.

With long summer days on the horizon, you can expect to be spending a good deal more time in the great outdoors. For children, this often involves hours of crazed running around the sprinklers- naturally, without shoes. Bare feet and grass are the perfect storm where bee stings are concerned. If your child’s never been stung before, you’re not going to know what sort of a reaction they’ll have. By ensuring you have a supply of antihistamines in your first aid kit, you’ll be able to swiftly attend to any allergic reactions. Antihistamines can slow (though not stop) the anaphylaxis response, buying you precious time while you seek proper medical attention. This is just one example of where having a well-stocked first aid kit can prove an absolute godsend.

Let’s take a look at some of the other things a kid friendly first aid kit should contain. You can bet you’ll be bandaging more than a few knees before your kids fly the coup. So your first aid kit should contain plenty of sterile gauze dressings in different sizes, Band-Aids in various sizes and shapes, elastic rolled bandages, safety pins, surgical adhesive tape, alcohol free cleansing wipes, and antiseptic solution.

To find out more about how you can protect your family with a well-stocked first aid kit, visit First Aid Management.