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Almost everyone will need to use a first aid kit at some time. Make time to prepare home and travel kits for your family’s safety. First aid kits may be basic or comprehensive. What you need depends on your medical training and your distance from professional medical help. Ready-made first aid kits are commercially available from chain stores or outdoor retailers, but it’s easy to make smart, inexpensive first aid kits yourself.

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Try to keep your kit small and simple. Stock it with multi-use items. Almost anything that provides good visibility of contents can be used for a household first aid kit.

If your kit will be on the move, a water-resistant, drop-proof container is best.

Inexpensive nylon bags, personal kits, fanny packs, or makeup cases serve very well.

You do not need to spend a lot of money on a fancy "medical bag." Use resealable sandwich or oven bags to group and compartmentalize items.

Put wound supplies in one bag and medications in another.

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The best place to keep your first aid kit is in the kitchen. Most family activities take place here. The bathroom has too much humidity, which shortens the shelf life of items.

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You can buy all items for your first aid kits at a well-stocked drug store. Ask the pharmacist for help in selecting items.

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You can buy all items for your first aid kits at a well-stocked drug store. Ask the pharmacist for help in selecting items.

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A travel first aid kit may contain these items:

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A first aid kit for everyday use in the car should be just like the home first aid kit. For that matter, you could keep similar kits in your boat (inside a waterproof bag), travel trailer, mobile home, camper, cabin, vacation home, and wherever you spend time.

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First aid kits for travel need to be more comprehensive because a drug store may or may not be accessible. In addition to personal medical items, the kit should contain items to help alleviate the common symptoms of viral respiratory infections such as these:

Fever

Nasal congestion

Cough

Sore throat

It should also contain items to treat these ailments:

Cuts

Mild pain

Gastrointestinal problems

Skin problems

Allergies

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Home first aid kits are usually used for treating these types of minor traumatic injuries:

Burns

Cuts

Abrasions (scrapes)

Stings

Splinters

Sprains

Strains

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Make sure you know how to properly use all of the items in your kit, especially the medications. Train others in your family to use the kit. You may be the one who needs first aid.

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10 Things You Must Have in a First Aid Box - Parenting Tips

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The travel kit is for true trips away from home. Keep it in a suitcase, backpack, or dry bag, depending on the activity.

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Check the kit twice a year and replace expired drugs.

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Find out the phone number of your regional poison control center at the American Association of Poison Control Centers Website and keep the number with your kit