| A first aid kit is a collection of
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| | If you anticipate the patients will come
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| supplies and equipment for use in giving
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| | to the kit, you may want to invest in a
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| first aid, particularly in a medical
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| | wall-mountable metal emergency kit. A
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| emergency. Most first aid kits contain
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| | suitable place to mount such a kit might
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| bandages for controlling bleeding,
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| | be in the bathroom near a sink or a wall
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| personal protective equipment such as
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| | in the kitchen out of the line of
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| gloves and a barrier for performing
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| | traffic. If the kit contains medications
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| rescue breathing and CPR (cardiopulmonary
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| | or other dangerous chemicals, you may
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| resuscitation), and sometimes
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| | want to mount it out of the reach of
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| instructions on how to perform first aid.
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| | children. They can have a smaller kit of
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| Experts strongly urge homeowners to
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| | their own filled with bandages and other
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| purchase an emergency kit for the
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| | harmless items.
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| treatment of minor household accidents,
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| | Another element to consider is expansion.
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| but these experts may not have visited a
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| | Can other items be added to the basic
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| department store's pharmacy area lately.
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| | emergency kit as the need arises? Some
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| One element to consider in an emergency
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| | homeowners may need to add glucose
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| kit is versatility. Some kits offered in
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| | tablets for diabetics or blood pressure
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| stores contain little more than various
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| | monitors for those with hypertension.
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| adhesive bandages and a few antiseptic
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| | There are even home versions of cardiac
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| solutions. This may be okay for a travel
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| | defibrillators and CPR breathing masks
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| emergency kit in the glove box or in a
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| | available. Check to see if the
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| backpack, but not enough for a
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| | manufacturers of an emergency kit also
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| comprehensive home first aid box.
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| | make additional items or refills.
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| Think of the different types of accidents
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| | Emergency kits have ingredients which
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| that could occur in your home and then
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| | need to be replaced periodically, so make
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| match the emergency kit to the
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| | sure you can purchase these items
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| hypothetical need. Kitchen burns could
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| | independently.
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| require burn creams, gauze pads, and tape
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| | Overall, a good emergency kit should
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| or freeze packs. Cuts and scrapes require
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| | contain enough medicine and medical
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| antiseptics and bandages. Body aches and
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| | supplies to handle everyday household
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| sore muscles could require analgesics or
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| | emergencies from burns to cuts to
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| heat-generating creams. Look for an
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| | accidental poisonings. It should allow
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| emergency kit that contains the largest
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| | you to make the victim stable enough for
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| variety of healthcare items.
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| | medical professionals to take over
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| The emergency kit may have to be portable
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| | treatment. Nothing in a home emergency
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| enough for a first responder to take to
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| | kit can take the place of a trained
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| the victim. Look for first aid kits
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| | physician, so all you can do in some
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| designed to be carried like luggage if
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| | cases is stop the bleeding or reduce the
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| you think you may need to bring it to the
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| | pain until help arrives.
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| accident scene.
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