It's preparedness month... day 14

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Preparedness Tip #14
Take a minute to check your family’s first aid kit, and note any depleted items — then, add them to your shopping list. 

Don’t have a first aid kit? Add that to the list or build a kit yourself.  Just add the following items to your shopping list and assemble a first aid kit. 

Have a car? We recommend creating a kit for each of them as well.

We recommend each first aid kit have:

--(20) adhesive bandages, various sizes

--(1) 5" x 9" sterile dressing

-- (1) conforming roller gauze bandage

--(2) triangular bandages

--(2) 3 x 3 sterile gauze pads

--(2) 4 x 4 sterile gauze pads

--(1) roll 3" cohesive bandage

--(2) germicidal hand wipes or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizer

--(6) antiseptic wipes

--(2) pair large medical grade non-latex gloves

--Adhesive tape, 2" width

--Anti-bacterial ointment

--Cold pack

--Scissors (small, personal)

--Tweezers

--CPR breathing barrier, such as a face shield

--First Aid Manual

--Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever

-- Anti-diarrhea medication

--Antacid (for stomach upset)

--Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by the Poison Control Center)

--Laxative

--Activated charcoal (use if advised by the Poison Control Center)

--Prescription drugs, as recommended by your physician, and copies of the prescriptions in case they need to be replaced

For more information about first aid kits, visit www.redcross.org.