First Aid Kits, Fire Alarm Checks and Chocolate

First Aid Kits, Fire Alarm Checks and Chocolate

This week according to PreparedLDS Family it is oils and fats months, I have these kinda covered, we use cooking spray and I have 10L of veg oil in the cupboard.  As for peanut butter, it isn't really loved in this house.  So instead this week I will be sorting out my first aid kit.

Its a bit of a process because first I have to go through the house and see what we have already ( I'm not organised naturally so I'm hoping this exercise on preparedness will help me.

Things I would like to have in my first aid kit are :

Assorted plasters                                     

Alcohol wipes                   

Bandages- stretch          

Bandages- gauze                                   

Gauze pads                                           

Paracetamol                                             

Ibuprofen                                                           

Antacid                                                   

Activated charcoal                                  

Antiseptic cream                                   

Butterfly stitches ( steri strips)                   

Sudocrem ( itch, rash, burn cream in one)

Suntan lotion

After Sun                                                  

Alcohol handwash                                 

Medicine spoons/ oral syringe                  

Calpol for all ages                                  

Colpermin tabs( peppermint, helps to ease wind etc)

finger splints

Bite cream

sterile water

Blunt Tipped Scissors

Non- Latex Gloves

A childs kit might include :

Assorted plasters

Alcohol wipes

Alcohol handwash

They are not expected to be treating walking wounded unless it is themselves or their siblings, so I won't be adding any gloves or anything elaborate as it is just for the odd grazed knee.

As yet we don't have a first aid kit in the car, despite trying and buying them!   So this time I will include these items, and find a good place for it to go in car :

Car first aid kit

Assorted plasters

Alcohol wipes

Bandages- stretch

Bandages- gauze

Gauze pads

Paracetamol

Ibuprofen

Antacid

Antiseptic cream

Steristrips

After Sun

Suntan lotion

Medicine spoons/oral syringe

Bite cream

Calpol or all ages

alcohol handwash

Sterile water

Blunt Tipped Scissors

Non-Latex Gloves

The clocks change this weekend, tomorrow in fact, so its time to check the smoke alarms are working. It is a simple test - push the red button and it will beep if all is in order.  If it beeps regularly you without pushing the button or there being a fire you need to check/ change the battery.  

Finally we get to chocolate, Next weeks prep items are 12 Oz. chocolate/baking chips AND 4oz. baking cocoa (source)

I'm going to add some single serve hot chocolate sachets to my preps this week as well, they are good for BOBs/GOOD bags and are currently 4 for £1 at ASDA for Cadburys Highlights, Options and Horlicks, including the Maltesers, Galaxy and Wispa flavoured ones. I think they make a good home comfort for 72 hour kits and their small size and light weight make them ideal.

I think this week it would be a good idea to bag up some of my BOB preps, they are in a cardboard box in the kitchen at the moment.  I also have 8x2 Litre bottles and 12x1Litre bottles of water in the boot of my car waiting to make their way to my understairs cupboard where i intend my water to be stored.  Its nice and dark in there, stays cooler with a quite stable temperature and most importantly its NOT IN THE WAY!

Please comment below if you see anything I may have missed in the first aid kits and why not let me know what you are doing to prepare this week!