First Aid Kits

[oldgirl]

quote:Originally posted by Austin Ainsworth

quote:Originally posted by kevin wooldridge

Personally I would include aspirin (to give to heart attack or stroke victims - remember the overweight machine driver, as I was told on a recent first aid course), eye bath, some kind of skin cream to relieve sunburn or wind chafe, salt tablets, charcoal tablets and one of those survival blanket things that marathon runners always have over their shoulders. I would also be happy to see condoms, tampons, sun cream, wet wipes and even Davids emergency dental equipment included in a site-related supplementary kit to the basic first aid box (dependant of course upon the location and specific project difficulties).

I think I'll stay within the HSE guidelines for holders of the 'First Aid At Work' certificate, I wouldn't want to invalidate the free personal liability insurance that goes with it; so no pills, potions, lotions or creams - One persons skin cream is another person's allergic reaction.

You beat me to it! Also, some people have a very bad reaction to asprin, especially if they have stomach ulcers.

On the eyes, I may be wrong but although eye baths are not recommended, I believe that sterile eye wash solution is, the idea being that you rinse the eye under a stream of sterile solution. (And chuck the bottle once you've used it).

I'm prepared to be wrong though! Haven't done a first aid qualification for quite a few years!