A first-aid kit is an item needed in every home. You can not do without it in cases where medical care is needed immediately or, if there is no way to contact a medical institution.
The first-aid kit for the home should have a permanent place so that in case of emergency you should not waste time searching for it. It will be more correct to allocate for her a small box in a closet or a separate cardboard box. In any case, you need to keep in mind that the drugs do not tolerate light, heat, and some of them must be stored in the refrigerator.
If the family has small children, then the first-aid kit should be inaccessible to them. Remember the many cases of poisoning children with medicines left in accessible places.
Do not stock up on large quantities of medicine. Carefully monitor the expiration dates, because an expired medicine will not only not have the proper therapeutic effect, but it can be harmful. Replace drugs with erased labels, on which it is impossible to read the name and expiration date, replace with new analogues.
So, your home first aid kit should contain the following tools:
- To lower the temperature. Domestic preparations of acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol, as well as foreign analogues (Aspirin-ups, Panadol, Efferalgan preparations) are suitable.
- To relieve headaches and toothaches. Spazmalgon and Trigan drugs do a good job of this. The No-Shpa drug will relieve stomach cramps and hepatic colic.
- From heartaches. Medicines Validol, Corvalol in drops or tablets, as well as a foreign analogue, Valocordin.
- From intestinal disorders. Adsorbent preparations activated carbon, Smecta absorb toxins. The tool "Enterodez" will restore the water-salt balance of the body.
- To improve digestion. Mezim-forte and Festal preparations can quickly cope with the consequences of overeating and eating dry food.
- From heartburn and stomach pains. You can purchase any antacids that neutralize hydrochloric acid in the stomach (preparations "Maalox", "Gastal", "Fosfalugel").
- To relieve allergy symptoms . Medicines Zodak, Tsetrin, Claritin will relieve itching, swelling, rhinitis and redness caused by allergies. In addition, they do not cause drowsiness.
- From a sore throat. You can choose drugs in the form of tablets “Faringosept”, “Neo-angin”, “Strepsils”. Among the anti-inflammatory aerosols, the most effective are Ingalipt, Kameton, Hexoral, Bioparox.
- From a cold. The drug "Pinosol" from an extract of herbs does not irritate and does not dry out the nasal mucosa due to the oil base. The popular drug "Galazolin" is available in various forms - in the form of drops, spray and gel.
- From burns. Aerosol preparations "Panthenol", "Olazol" will instantly relieve pain and swelling.
- For the treatment of wounds. Hydrogen peroxide will stop bleeding. Solutions of iodine and brilliant green disinfect the wound.
- Dressings. Bandages are sterile, non-sterile of different widths. Cotton wool, plasters, cotton buds.
- Thermometer, heating pad, tweezers, pipette, tonometer - an apparatus for measuring pressure.
- A drug that you take constantly because of a chronic illness. Do not forget to purchase it at the pharmacy on time and in sufficient quantities.
In addition, you must have a separate first-aid kit for your child in your home. We especially recommend it to families with children of preschool age. It is compiled taking into account medicines for children in which the concentration of the drug is lower than in adult drugs. This will avoid unwanted confusion in adults and children’s medicines.
You must remember that a competent home medicine cabinet in some cases can save a life. But it does not exclude further treatment at a medical institution.