An individual first-aid kit is known to representatives of the older generation of people very well. In the days of the Soviet Union, when we were all in a state of permanent cold war, this remedy should have been in every enterprise, in every educational institution, and even in houses. An individual first-aid kit was a minimal set of medicines that could be useful to people in case of war.
But every year the requirements for protecting human health are changing. So, until recently, an individual AI-2 first-aid kit was required, which was intended to provide mutual assistance and self-help when exposed to weapons of mass destruction. She was supposed to help with some infectious diseases, fractures, burns and wounds. It contained an antidote (a radioprotective agent in case of a nuclear attack), an antibacterial agent, and an anti-chemical package designed to repel an attack with nerve agents.
In 2005, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation issued an order under which all formations were required to purchase individual AI-4 first-aid kits for the staffing of their people. They should have all the power structures, emergency services, army units.
The individual AI-4 first-aid kit has a set of medicines necessary for the protection of civilians. It contains a radioprotective, antibacterial, anti-chemical and anti-toxic agent.
An individual first-aid kit, the composition of which is represented by the most modern and most effective means of protection, can be used as a reserve in case of emergency. It, like AI-2, is a plastic box of bright orange color (9x10x10 cm) with a cross on the lid. Inside it in separate cells are small plastic pencil cases with medicines and detailed instructions for their use. It is packed in a plastic bag, which indicates the date and place of its production. There are 3 types of configuration AI-4. The first-aid kit, in addition to the above drugs, includes the following medicines: analgesic, antibacterial agent No. 1 and No. 2, antiemetic, reserve antidote.
Unfortunately, the domestic representatives of the rescue services for many years have not even tried to somehow diversify the composition of the individual first-aid kit. Unlike Russian medical products designed to minimize the consequences of emergencies, much more attention is paid to the packaging of drugs abroad. Unlike ours, an individual first-aid kit (equipment varies from country to country) contains not only drugs that protect against weapons of mass destruction, but also many other means of protecting human health, which are more likely to be useful in any
extreme situation, for example, natural or
man-made disaster.