Small First Aid Box

You need to always have a first aid box handy. Here are some tips what your first aid box should contain.

First Aid has been practised ever since the beginning of humanity. Learning First Aid is the civic responsibility of every citizen. Methods of first aid have been practised ever since one person desired to help another in sickness or after an injury.

But, an organised world-wide effort at recognising the importance of first aid came only in the year 1877 with the formation of the St. John Ambulance Association of England named after the great apostle St. John.

But at individual level, at home, you need to always have a first aid box handy. Here is some tips what your box should contain.

Size :(5" × 3 ½ “ × 2 ½” )
For Haversack & pocket

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Contents

1.   Cetavalon	1	tube
2.   Sterilised Finger Dressings	1	No
3.   Sterilised Hand or Foot Dressings	1	No
4.   Sterilised Body or Large Dressings	1	No
5.   Sterilised medium burn dressing	1
6.   Adhesive plaster (1.25 cms×90 cms)	1	spool
7.   Safety pins	6
8.   Roller bandage 1" (2.5 cms)	1
9.   Roller bandage 2" (5.0 cms)	1
10. Cotton wool	1	pkt
11. Eye pad	1
12. Small scissors	1	pair
13. Disposable hand gloves	1	pair

(Source: Webhealthcentre.com)