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Free home first aid kit

What to keep in a home first aid kit. Keep medicines in their original packaging and check age limits, doses and expiry dates. Ask a pharmacist if you're unsure.

Dressings

• Plasters or adhesive bandages
• Sterile gauze dressings
• Bandages
• Medical tape
• Sterile eye dressing

Tools

• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Disposable gloves
• Digital thermometer
• Instant cold pack

Cleaning

• Antiseptic wipes
• Saline solution

Medicines

• Adult pain relief
• Age-appropriate children's pain relief
• Age-appropriate antihistamine
• Rehydration sachets
• Insect bite cream

Other

• First aid guide
• Emergency numbers

Check

• Check expiry dates every six months
• Check medicine instructions
• Store medicines securely

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