Contents of a basic first aid kit

First aid kit contents vary according to their particular use. For example, a first aid kit for a farm will contain a few different items to a first aid kit for a city-dwelling family.

A basic first aid kit should contain:

• Triangular bandages
• Crepe (‘conforming’ or elastic) bandages of varying widths
• Non-adhesive (non-stick) dressings of varying sizes
• Disposable gloves (medium and large), preferably made of non-latex material
• Thermal blanket
• Notepad and pencil
• Plastic bags of varying sizes
• Adhesive tape (2.5 cm wide – preferably a permeable tape such as Micropore)
• Resuscitation mask or face shield.

Other equipment can include:

• Medium combine dressing pads (9 x 20 cm)
• Large combine dressing pads (20 x 20 cm)
• Adhesive dressing strips (bandaids)
• Medium gauze dressing (7.5 x 7.5 cm)
• Four sterile tubes of saline solution (minimum 10 ml)
• One pair of scissors
• One pair of tweezers
• First aid booklet.