FIRST AID KITS

Camping is an activity that sometimes seems to invite accidents. Fortunately, most of these tend to be minor, but occasionally somebody really gets injured. Suppose your son trips over a rock and skins a knee? Or your toddler takes a tumble into a patch of poison ivy? Or that you somehow knick your thumb while sharpening sticks for toasting marshmallows? Are you prepared for these situations? You are if you’ve planned ahead and brought along a first aid kit on this trip. A first aid kit can be assembled at home using items you already have in your house, but there are also many pre-packaged kits available. Buying a ready-made kit ensures that you have everything you need in an emergency. Listed below are three examples.

Lifeline Tune Up First Aid Kit

Lifeline markets a range of first aid kits for travel and camping. The AAA-brand Tune Up Kit contains 53 items, including a range of bandages and sterile gauze pads, sting relief pads, scissors, tweezers, and a first aid guide. It comes in its own red-and-white carrying case. Kits are available at national and regional sporting goods, automotive and department stores, as well as online.

Adventure Medical Kits

The Sportsman model Adventure Medical Kit is designed for recreational hunters and fishermen. It includes bandages and dressings in a variety of sizes and shapes, instructions for trauma care and bleeding, and a trauma pad. In addition, there are medications for inflammation, pain, allergic reactions, bites, stings, and even heart attack symptoms. The kit comes in a bright orange pack with reflective stripes for easy location, and is available at sporting goods retailers.

Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Safe Travels First Aid Kit

Created for travelers, this is a great kit to take on the road with you. Included are an assortment of bandages, an oral pain reliever, an anti-itch ointment, and supplies to clean up cuts and scrapes. The kit has 70 items in all, and will cover most of those ordinary injuries. Look at drugstores in your area or online to purchase this kit.