First Aid Kits for Children
Things You'll Need
- Lunch box First aid supplies
Instructions
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First Aid Kit for Children
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Find a small metal or plastic lunch box at a thrift store, if you don't have a container at home. A lunchbox has a handle and makes the kit easier for toting around. If you can't find a lunch box, any cardboard box or medium-sized, sealing plastic container will work for a first aid kit.
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Assemble your first aid supplies. Staples include different sizes of bandages, gauze pads, paper tape, wrap-around Ace bandages, ipicac (to induce vomiting), peroxide, rubbing alcohol, thermometer, moist towelettes, tweezers, cuticle scissors, antibacterial lotion, calamine lotion, bug spray and cortisone cream.
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Add secondary items, if you want a deluxe first aid kit, such as: heating pads, Icy-Hot, ibuprofen or Tylenol, cold medicines, antifungal cream, cotton swabs, fingernail clippers and A&D Ointment.
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Affix a pamphlet to the inside lid of the kit detailing Infant/Child CPR. A free pamphlet is easy to get at your local fire station. Attach a sticker on the front of the kit with your pediatrician's phone number, your child's health insurance information and the closest hospital address.
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Store the kit in a safe and easily accessible spot, such as a bathroom cabinet.
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