| First aid kits provide us easy access in providing first | | | | give first aid to cuts, bruises, sprains, headaches, and |
| aid treatment for minor injuries and accidents. Basic | | | | other common injuries suffered during such trips. |
| first aid kits are most common for household use. | | | | More extreme camping activities such as hiking, |
| First aid kits are sets of important supplies used to | | | | mounting climbing, biking, kayaking, hunting and other |
| provide first aid in case of injuries or emergency. The | | | | activities may require additional supply for first aid kit. |
| composition of a first aid kit can differ depending on | | | | In this case it is very important to bring along first aid |
| its purpose. Some first aid kits include basic supplies | | | | kits to be prepared in case of injuries and accidents. |
| while others may include medical equipments. | | | | This is helpful especially if the camp site is in a |
| The most basic supplies in first aid kits include cotton, | | | | remote area far from hospitals. |
| bandages, alcohol, tweezers, antibiotics and painkillers. | | | | Consider the place, environment, nature of activities |
| It is enough to treat minor injuries such as minor | | | | and how many people joining as you prepare your kit. |
| cuts, burns and insect bites. | | | | Make sure you not only have complete items inside, |
| Specialized first aid kits are equipped with modern | | | | but more importantly an adequate supply to |
| medical equipments on top of the basic supplies. | | | | accommodate everyone. |
| These are intended for emergency disaster rescue | | | | Be ready with different sizes of gauze bandage, rinse |
| units and medical teams. Some of the supplies and | | | | solutions, mosquito repellant, antibacterial ointments, |
| equipments included are disposable gloves, face | | | | cottons, various medicines, syringe, scissors, cotton, |
| shield, manual aspirator, pocket mask, butterfly | | | | towels, ice bags, sun burn ointments and other |
| stitches, goggles, emergency blanket and portable | | | | essentials. Check the medicines for their expiry date |
| oxygen tanks. | | | | and immediately replace them with new stocks. It is |
| Emergency kits are commonly contained in durable | | | | also ideal to put labels to all the supplies included in |
| plastic containers. There are also improvised | | | | your kit so as to make it easier for everyone to |
| containers. The commercially available containers | | | | distinguish the use of each supply. |
| come in different sizes depending on its purpose and | | | | Try to learn also the basic first aid treatments. This |
| content. Some commercially manufactured containers | | | | will provide you enough knowledge in performing first |
| are waterproof to protect the items inside. It is | | | | aid treatments for any type of injury or other |
| usually green with a printed white cross in accordance | | | | emergency situations when it happens. If possible, |
| to the ISO standard. However, some organizations | | | | include some booklets of basic first aid procedures in |
| use the Red Cross symbol also. The uniform design | | | | your kit. |
| makes it easy to be recognized in cases of | | | | Soon as you arrive in the camp site, you must show |
| emergency situations. | | | | everybody where you are going to place the first aid |
| These kits are necessary and come in handy in | | | | kit so everyone will be informed. It is best to place it |
| outdoor activities. Camping is an enjoyable and | | | | in a secure place away from moist and dust. It is |
| adventurous trip but the activity opens the | | | | must also be placed in an area where everyone can |
| participants to danger also. You could have insect | | | | see it easily. |
| bites, be scratched with thorny leaves, get a | | | | Remember that having a complete first aid kit can |
| headache because of changing weather conditions, or | | | | help prevent serious injuries and can even save lives. |
| get a stomach ache. | | | | First aid kits provide everyone a safe and exciting |
| These are unpredictable circumstances you should be | | | | camping adventure. |
| prepared for. Your kit should contain items that could | | | | |