Nutrition and Health
Contributed Pauline Myers
Be Prepared!
Home First Aid Kits
Every family needs to be prepared for the minor issues that we all can face from time to time. The time to get ready is before the emergency happens. Your first aid kit should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children. Medicines should be checked regularly to make sure that they are within their use-by dates. Include a list of family with full names, birth date and any known medication allergies. Also include the phone number of medical provider and a copy of the insurance card.
List of supplies recommended:
- Small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings.
- At least two sterile eye dressings.
- Triangular bandages.
- Ace wrap, large and small Safety pins.
- Disposable sterile gloves.
- Tweezers.
- Scissors.
- Alcohol-free cleansing wipes.
- Tape.
- Thermometer, preferably digital.
- Hydrocortisone cream.
- Antifungal Cream (Lotrimin, Micatin. Ect.)
- Calamine lotion.
- Hydrogen peroxide – for cleaning cuts and scraps, first time only Painkillers such as Acetaminophen, aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen.
- Cough medicine.
- Decongestant tablets
- Salt water nose spray.
- Antihistamine: Diphenhydramine pill for adults /liquid for children.
- Eye wash.
Phone number for poison control:
OREGON
Oregon Poison Center Oregon Health Sciences University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road , CB550 Portland , OR 97201 Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222
WASHINGTON
Washington Poison Center 155 NE 100th Street, Suite 400 Seattle , WA 98125-8011 Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222 TDD/TTY: (206) 517-2394 (TDD); (800) 572-0638 (TDD WA only)