Protection for yourself Includes hand sanitizers, gloves and artificial respiration masks and shields. All our glove are powder free.
The first step in building your own kit is to protect yourself and the person who is injured. If the person is not breathing and you need to do artificial respiration use a mask or shield with a one way barrier. Hand sanitizers will remove the germs from your hands to prevent infection in both yourself and the injured person. Gloves are also for preventing infection in both yourself and the patient.
Dressings for the Wound Products include bandages, gauze and tape for covering the injury after you have cleaned it.
Cleaning the Wound It is important to clean the wound to remove any foreign matter. After cleaning an antibiotic ointment will help prevent infection.
If you are using a liquid antiseptic you will need some non sterile gauze to wipe the wound.
Products for Burns - Treatments and Dressings A burn means your tissue is cooking, and it's important to stop that cooking as quickly as possible to minimize the damage and provide proper dressings. Then assess the degree of burn.
To stop the cooking process you can put the burned area into water, use Cold Spray, or a cold pack. DO NOT put anything on a burn that might have to be scrubbed off later.
All burn products on this page are water soluble and can be used on broken skin. For minor burns use BURNFREE gel. It is a water soluble product that cools and soothes a minor burn. For more major burns use Burn Relief. It is a treatment and dressing in one. Burn Relief cools by process of evaporation.
Care of Eyes When eyes are irritated due to dust, use a saline (or sodium chloride) solution to flush the eyes to soothe them.
If the irritation is caused by a chemical, either an acid or a base, a buffered saline would be used to bring the PH of the affected area back to normal.
Strains, Sprains and Splinting Most sprains respond well to cold to reduce the swelling, however sometimes alternating cold with heat is recommended. Once the swelling is reduced an elastic bandage is used to provide support. Elastic bandages come in a variety of widths. Keep in mind the size of the person and body part. A 2" elastic bandage is great for a small child but not for the average adult.
Splints are used to immobilize a body part, whether it's a finger, arm or leg. Triangular bandages are used as slings to support an injured arm.
