Home Health & Medical Supplies

When preparing for the safety and well-being of yourself and family, ensuring the proper health and medical supplies are present in your home should be a top priority, as the right equipment can be the difference between a quick recovery at home and hours in the emergency room.

Medicines

• Having a wide variety of over-the-counter medications on-hand can offer instant relief to mild or moderate aches, pains and illnesses. Nonprescription ibuprofen and other NSAID medications are used to relieve pain and inflammation from muscle aches, headaches and fever, and acetaminophens are used to reduce fevers as well as provide relief from aches and pains.

First Aid Supplies

• A well-stocked first aid kit is a good thing to have in your home, car or place of employment. Standard kits usually come equipped with many different-size bandages, sterile gauze, medical tape and topical antiseptics . Specialty instruments such as splints, cold compresses, burn relief materials and medications may also be included in larger home health and medical supply kit.

Household Resources

• Many of your household items can serve double duty as holistic health remedies if you're running low on conventional medical supplies. Old sheets, scraps of cloth or outdated T-shirts make for suitable wound dressings if proper bandages are unavailable, and belts wrapped around a couple of boards can make a simple splint in a pinch. Aloe plants are known worldwide for the natural relief they provide from burns and pain as well as their wound-healing properties, while honey has been used for its effectiveness in treating congestion, heart conditions and antiseptic properties for centuries.