My third ABY: First aid kit
There are some ideas for a first aid kit here. Another list is provided here. If you have other ideas that aren't included, please feel free to comment. It would be difficult, to say the least, to find that you needed something in an emergency situation that you could have easily acquired for your kit if you had only thought to include it beforehand...
Recently I got a sliver in my foot, (little monster went right through my sock) and I was definitely grateful that we had a needle with which my husband could extract it. The placement was such that it would have been a definite struggle for me to try to extract it myself, and it took awhile to get it out. So, I'm thinking I should be sure that there are a couple of needles in any first aid kit that I put together, as well as means to disinfect said needles.
I am also thinking that if you have medicine you need to take on a regular basis, you should try not to let your supply get too low, so that if for some reason there is a delay in refilling it, you'll be able to wait out any unexpected supply interruptions (trucking/transportation supply problems, etc.) without a problem.
I'm also thinking that sunscreen would be a good addition to supplies--sunburn would be uncomfortable at best.
The usual disclaimer--I'm not an expert, and everyone is responsible for their own choices when it comes to this or any matter on this blog or my other blog--including making sure the supplies you get are stored safely and properly.
I'm thinking that thinking about first aid ahead of time might help people be better prepared in the case of an emergency....
What are you thinking? Hope everyone is doing well--best wishes with any ABYs you're doing!
There are some ideas for a first aid kit here. Another list is provided here. If you have other ideas that aren't included, please feel free to comment. It would be difficult, to say the least, to find that you needed something in an emergency situation that you could have easily acquired for your kit if you had only thought to include it beforehand...
Recently I got a sliver in my foot, (little monster went right through my sock) and I was definitely grateful that we had a needle with which my husband could extract it. The placement was such that it would have been a definite struggle for me to try to extract it myself, and it took awhile to get it out. So, I'm thinking I should be sure that there are a couple of needles in any first aid kit that I put together, as well as means to disinfect said needles.
I am also thinking that if you have medicine you need to take on a regular basis, you should try not to let your supply get too low, so that if for some reason there is a delay in refilling it, you'll be able to wait out any unexpected supply interruptions (trucking/transportation supply problems, etc.) without a problem.
I'm also thinking that sunscreen would be a good addition to supplies--sunburn would be uncomfortable at best.
The usual disclaimer--I'm not an expert, and everyone is responsible for their own choices when it comes to this or any matter on this blog or my other blog--including making sure the supplies you get are stored safely and properly.
I'm thinking that thinking about first aid ahead of time might help people be better prepared in the case of an emergency....
What are you thinking? Hope everyone is doing well--best wishes with any ABYs you're doing!
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