A first aid kit is essential for every household and there should be one at a reachable place. When a person is hurt severely, finding all the things that you need in one single box is a time saving and convenient thing to have.

A first aid kit should not be very complicated with hundred things in it. In fact, it should be simple and quick. It prepares you to face minor injuries and take immediate care for major injuries. It should contain essential tools, bandages and emergency medicine. You cannot have the whole medicine cabinet in your first aid kit. Also keep small amounts of it because you can refill supplies as they get used up.

Here is a brief list of first aid tools you would need to put in a kit.

• A pair of scissors to cut crepe bandages and gauzes. Keep the size of scissors compact and small.
• Cotton swabs or a ball of cotton to clean wounds and cover them.
• One gauze bandage so that you can dress the wound.
• Doctor's adhesive tape to stick the bandage, if necessary.
• One tube of antibiotic cream to apply on wounds after cleaning them
• One antiseptic solution to be used while cleaning the wounds

That is it and you are done building your first aid kit. However, use a white plain box that is in a good shape and sturdy enough to last you long. There are several readymade kits available in the market in case you find it difficult to make one yourself.

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