Category First Aid

Sterile dressings in bags for storage

Making Reusable Sterile Dressings

We have found that when there is a need for gauze pads, sterile dressings, and bandaging materials, we don’t usually have enough. Even when we think we have plenty stored, we end up not having enough. What if you found…

Small plastic tote filled with children's medicine

Kid Medicines

Children need child-size doses of over-the-counter medicines. In preparation for stocking a vacation home I asked some of my children what medicines they like to have on hand for their littler kids. Here is a list of things they include:…

A collapsed disposable vomit bag

Road Trip Bags

It’s that time of year when families make road trips. Most families have at least one member (either adult or child) that has a problem with motion sickness. Add to that, eating the wrong thing (or too much of a…

Home first aid kit in a plastic tool box, a purchased pocket first aid kit, and a homemade emergency first aid kit

First Aid Supplies

A good first aid kit should be serviceable every day as well as in disaster situations. A family first aid kit will be more practical if it is also a medicine chest. Storing all medicines and first aid supplies in…

Crowder peans and sterilized water in pint jars

Canning Sterilized Water

Sterilized water can be a valuable addition to your first aid supplies. It can be used for wound care, eye washes, and for mixing fluid replacement solutions for infants and young children. Make your own sterilized water by canning water…