Picture of a fully fitted first aid kit, taken in a clinic's recuperation area somewhere in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
A was snoring peacefully one night, probably dreaming of the next serious and major big break in my life when my wife shook me rather too violently, forcing me to abandon my pleasant sojourn in dream's wonderland and come back to the harshness of reality. I was vexed. I was vexed because I love my sleep and do not take kindly to being woken up suddenly from it, but when I saw the sad and concerned look on her face, I quickly brightened up my countenance, forced a reassuring smile to quickly cross my face, and then asked her what the problem was. She told me that my son's forehead was terribly hot! I felt his head and remembered that I had a cold-pack in my first aid box, I grabbed it fast, read the instructions and followed them meticulously, applying the now cold-pack on my boy's forehead. In a matter of minutes, his temperature started to drop. It did not rise again until the next morning when we took him to see a physician, who said he was just reacting to the vaccination shots he got for his 9th month immunization.
The first aid box had come in handy, because without it, the boys temperature may have continued to rise and we would have been compelled to drive out of the house in the middle of the night in search of medical assistance. This is exactly what a first aid box does, it preserves and sustains life until medical help comes. Imagine that your son fell while practicing his football skills outside, and then starts to bleed, what would you do if you do not have a first aid box kit? Some may try to stop the bleeding by placing a dirty piece of cloth on it, whereas a gauze or sterilized cotton wool from the first aid box could have been used to stop the bleeding, before cleaning it with methylated spirit, and dressing it with plaster. There are many other small accidents that can happen at home that first aid boxes can help prevent from causing life threatening illnesses.
First aid boxes are not expensive, and are generally easy to maintain or replenish.
The items required for a basic first aid box are: sterilized cotton wool, methylated spirit, iodine, an antiseptic, plaster, crepe- bandages, triangular bandages, plastic tweezers, a pair of scissors, disposable rubber gloves, disposable nose masks, insect sting ointment, safety pins, pain killers, thermometer, aspirin, oral rehydration salts, and dermazine ointment. It is important that you also understand what the items are used for. For more information on the importance of keeping a first aid kit handy at home, the basic contents of a first aid box, and how to use the contents of a first aid box, am sure that the kind folks at +American Red Cross, +Red Cross Training, +New Zealand Red Cross, +RedCrossENC +Emergency Response USA, +SeniorDevices EmergencyResponse, +Emergency Medical Associates, +Emergency Medicine Physicians, +bagudodivision nigerianredcross, +canadianredcross, +HealthCare.gov, +Paramedic Association of Canada, +paramedicalshop.com, +Paramedics Unlimited, +Paramedic Training Spot, +Paramedic Aid Co. Ltd, +Paramedic Help, +World Health Organization, and +EMERGENCY may be willing to answer your questions.
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Onwuka Chukwuemeka,
Health Safety & Environment,
Procter & Gamble | Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria | +2347043319172 | +2348057044512
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