When faced with an accident or disaster it is the nature of most people to want to help. When these happen at home or to our loved ones, it is essential we are equipped to assist. Where injury has occurred or life is threatened, competently delivered first aid can save a life and maintain that life until emergency services can arrive.

In the situation where Emergency Services take time to arrive to your location we must also be confident that we can best assist with first aid for others and for ourselves.

Good comprehensive first aid training and a well stocked first aid Kit, which is easily accessible, can mean the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

It is the function of first aid Treatment to provide life saving assistance to a person until Emergency Services arrive. The trained first aid person knows that they must keep themselves safe first – assess the Danger, check the victim for a Response, send for help, Check Airways, Check for Breathing, if necessary start Compressions and if available use the Defibrillator. (DRABCD)

But which Kit? There are so many to choose from! Your choice will depend on your situation: from a backpack first aid kit for hiking, to a cabinet kit for business or industry, or a soft satchel kit placed under the seat in a car.

In each of these kits there should be some common essential supplies which include but are not limited to

• Current first aid Book
• Notebook and Pen
• Zip-loc plastic bag
• Saline Solution
• Band Aids of various shapes and sizes
• Gauze Pads
• Eye Pads
• Non stick dressings
• Conforming bandages of various sizes (minimum 6 for snake bite)
• Triangular Bandages
• Safety Pins
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Splinter probe
• Eye bath
• Space Blanket
• CPR mask
• Low allergy adhesive tape
• Latex free protective gloves
• Wound wipes
• Antibiotic Cream
• Burn aid gel

Where a first aid Kit can be exposed to water, a waterproof container is of benefit, otherwise the container should be practical for your application, sturdy enough to protect the contents and allow easy access so that you can get on with the business of saving and maintaining a life.
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While there is no substitute for good preparation and training when faced with an emergency situation it is better to do what you can to help than to do nothing. At the very minimum you can phone emergency services and get them on their way to your scene.