What is the use of a home first aid kit

If you take good care of your body, symptoms of the disease will occur less frequently, but if you don't take good care of your body, symptoms of the disease will occur more often. In this case, it is very necessary to prepare some necessary medicines or therapeutic supplies at home. This way the disease can be treated and controlled in a timely manner. So what’s the point of a home first aid kit? Let us introduce it below.

Tools and Equipment

Of course, the average family does not need to prepare sophisticated medical equipment, and usually does not need it, but some small devices are very cheap and are used quite frequently, so you should consider purchasing them.

thermometer

For measuring body temperature. After SARS, almost every family will prepare some thermometers, especially mercury thermometers and infrared ear thermometers. Please pay attention to follow the correct use of various thermometers.

sphygmomanometer

For measuring blood pressure, the more common ones are electronic and mercury sphygmomanometers. Although the measurement results of mercury sphygmomanometer are more accurate, it may be difficult to operate. Therefore, it is recommended to give priority to the use of electronic blood pressure monitors that have passed inspection.

Small flashlight

It is mainly used to check deeper wounds or problems with the eyes, throat, external auditory canal, and sometimes it can also be used to check pupil size, light reflection, etc.

Wound treatment or bandage equipment

Such as tweezers, bandage scissors, etc. The scissors used to cut gauze bandages are usually blunt-tipped and generally will not hurt the skin. If you use ordinary scissors instead, you must pay special attention to safety issues when using them. Tweezers are mainly used to remove foreign objects. It is also recommended to use products with a blunt tip design to avoid further damage due to improper operation.

Consumable equipment

In the past, many sanitary equipment came in large packages, which made them more cost-effective to purchase, but inconvenient to use because they would no longer be sterile soon after opening, which was wasteful. Therefore, it is recommended to use small packages and sterile equipment.

In general, the following types of equipment must be prepared. The quantity can be determined according to the number of people in the family, the age of family members and the frequency of use.

Sterile gauze

Used to cover wounds, usually packaged sterilely, with products of various areas to choose from. Among them, 2-inch gauze is used most frequently, while larger gauze can be used for wounds with larger areas.

bandage

The main purpose is to fix gauze and other dressings on the wound. There are products of various widths, and you can choose according to the actual purpose. It is more convenient to use a mesh belt for injuries to limbs or fingers, but of course it is more expensive. There are also elastic bandages that can be used to apply pressure to injured limbs, prevent edema, etc., and can be used under the advice of a doctor.

adhesive tape

Used to fix dressings or bandages, such as the common 3M paper tape. There are also allergy-reducing tapes on the market, which generally do not cause allergies, but of course they are more expensive. If long-term use of paper tape causes skin itching or rashes, you may consider using desensitizing tape.

A home first aid kit is very useful. It can effectively control the symptoms of some relatively simple diseases, such as cuts on the hands. If there is a first aid kit at home, the wound can be effectively treated quickly. This can avoid wound infection and other situations, and effectively reduce the chance of serious illness.