Having a first aid kit at home, in the car, or in evacuation scenarios is essential for dealing with emergencies and minor everyday accidents, ensuring a quick and safe response when it matters most.

Items to include in the kit:

• 1 pack of 0.9% saline solution: for cleaning wounds
• Sterile gauze: to cover wounds
• Disposable gloves, ideally latex-free: to protect against direct contact with blood and other bodily fluids
• 1 pack of cotton: facilitates the application of products to the edges of the wound
• 1 blunt-tip scissors: for cutting adhesive tape, gauze, or bandages.
• Safety tweezers
• Ice pack: practical and ready to use, ideal for applying to injuries, swelling or emergency situations where immediate cold is needed.
• Band-aids: to cover small cuts and wounds
• Betadine: important for disinfecting wounds and preventing infections
• Wound closure strips: porous surgical tape strips that can be used to close small wounds
• 1 bottle of lubricating eye drops: for rinsing eyes in case of contact with irritating substances.
• Burn ointment: moisturizes the skin while soothing the burning sensation
• It is recommended to keep generic medications such as paracetamol and ibuprofen on hand, as they help relieve pain, fever, inflammmation, or mild allergic reactions.

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