Lately I've been working hard to make sure we have decent first aid kits for both home and for hiking. All of the pre-made kits I've come across (except the majorly expensive first responders' type kits) have been rather lacking in a lot of ways (most are just collections of bandages a couple pill packets of pain relievers and some alcohol swabs) so I've decided to build up our own.
I've used the Red Cross and FEMA suggestions for their emergency preparedness kits for a lot of the basics and then added (or am planning to buy in the future) a few extras. Anyhow, here's a list of what our home first aid kit will eventually hold. Note that most items are purchased in boxes of individual use sizes in order to be easy to set aside hiking kits for the family as well as our home kit. Our home kit will likely have some larger size items like Neosporin since storage and size aren't an issue at home.
1 First Aid quick reference (I'm still debating on which quick reference to use, but it's a definite most have)
Pepto Bismol tablets
hand sanitizer
antiseptic wipes
aspirin
hydro cortisone cream
triple antibiotic ointment
saline solution/eye wash
antacid tablets
acetometophin (tylenol)
ibuprophen
alcohol wipes
activated charcoal
Quik Clot
Burn Free kit
Sting Eeze
Hiking kit additions
Emergency Mylar blankets
Chlor-Floc US Military Water Purifications tablets
Storm proof matches
Lighter
Sunscreen Wipes
hand sanitizer wipes
saline solution/eye wash (single use)
duct tape
ration bars (Datrex, Mainstay, or SOS)
Life Caps
a small pocket knife
an LED flashlight
This is just a start really to making sure we have good first aid kits for home and hiking, and I'm sure there's several more things I'll decide to add in the near future.
