A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond effectively to common injuries and emergencies.
It’s that time of year. The time of year, I start stocking up on first aid essentials that will hopefully last us throughout the summer. We already had our first cuts and scrapes and I don’t see an end in sight for those. So, as a mom, I have to be prepared.
Earlier this month with the start of baseball season, I made two summer first aid kits: one for the house, one for my car! You should store your kits someplace easy to get to. There are many times we are at a baseball game and need a bandaid or tweezers for a splinter or an ice pack for a boo boo. Having these first aid kits handy has saved me more than a few times!
While you should store your first aid kits out of the reach of small children, you should make sure children old enough to understand the purpose of the kits know where they’re stored.
Creating a Summer First Aid Kit
You can buy first-aid kits already assembled but I have found putting together my own to be more effective. I like to tailor my kit based on my activities and needs (like baseball or summertime activities).
Let’s take a look at what’s in my summer first aid kit!
Creating a Summer First Aid Kit
It is packed with all the boo boo essentials!
Neosporin Original Antibiotic Ointment
First-aid ointment nourishes skin to minimize the appearance of scars after healing.
Neosporin Wound Cleanser For Kids To Help Kill Bacteria, 2.3 Oz (Pack of 2)
Cleanser helps kill infectious bacteria and germs.
Wet Ones Antibacterial Hand Wipes
Perfect for quick clean-ups of dirt and messes.
Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissues
Compact facial tissue box for living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, offices and more.
Tweezers
Ideal for splinter or small particle removal from skin surface
Tru-Absorb Gauze Sponges for Cleaning Wounds
Use these first aid gauze sponges for cleaning and prepping wounds, or for applying medication. They can also be used as absorbent wound dressing.
Waterproof First Aid Tape
Designed to help protect and prevent blisters, this waterproof tape stands up to your favorite activities by stretching and flexing with your body.
Hand Sanitizer
Whether you’re at home or on the job, our original formula is by your side wherever you need it most.
Cooling Towel
Simply remove the Chill Pal, soak it in cold water, wring it out, and its ready to drape around your neck.
Exam Gloves
Ideal for almost any application including basic medical procedures, lab work, hair coloring, tattooing, food preparation, painting, cleaning, pet care, home improvement, hobbies, arts and crafts.
Petroleum Jelly
Vaseline Petroleum Jelly Original has a variety of preventative and protective uses, including dry skin relief, and protection of minor cuts.
Multipurpose Scissors
Adjustable brass and stainless-steel blade pivot for strength and smooth opening and closing
Digital Medical Thermometer
Digital Thermometers provide an accurate and fast reading of your child’s temperature in 10 seconds.
Eye Wash Solution
Helps to clear eyes of foreign material such as dust and pollen and chemicals to relieve itching and burning.
Face Shield Mask
The emergency face mask is one-way valve that can protect the rescuer during first aid.
Aloe Vera
Nature’s own first aid—naturally anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal! Fluid consistency means more aloe for you!
Benadryl Ultratabs Antihistamine Allergy Medicine
Works when you need it most with an allergy medicine in small, convenient antihistamine tablets that put your allergies to rest.
Benadryl Extra Strength Cooling Anti-Itch Gel
Provides relief from itching associated with most outdoor itches such as with insect bites, sunburn, scrapes, and minor skin irritations, burns, and cuts.
Advil Pain Reliever
Whether you have a headache, muscle aches, backaches, menstrual pain, minor arthritis and other joint pain, or aches and pains from the common cold, nothing's stronger or longer lasting.
Advil Junior Strength Chewables
Multi symptom pain medicine temporarily reduces fever and relieves aches and pains due to the common cold, flu, headaches and toothaches.
Hydrocortisone 1% Cream
Treats eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, poison ivy, oak, sumac, and more
Bug Bite Stick
Handy pocket size twist up stick is easy to carry so you can always be prepared when insect bites happen (and they always do).
After Bite Plus
After Bite Plus contains antihistamine to quickly stop the itching and discomfort from mosquito, flea, and other insect bites.
Some other emergency items you should include in your first aid kit:
- Emergency phone numbers, including contact information for your family doctor and pediatrician, local emergency services, emergency road service providers, and the poison help line, which in the United States is 800-222-1222.
- Medical consent forms for each family member
- Medical history forms for each family member
- Small notepad and waterproof writing instrument
I am totally prepared for whatever the summer may bring us! In fact, I have a few of these packed, one to keep in the house by the front door and one that stays in the baseball bag. While the baseball fields may have their own first aid kits, they are often kept pretty far away from the actual fields. And you never know when someone is going to need a band-aid or help removing a splinter from a hand.
I have two active little boys, so a first aid kit is a MUST in our house.
This is a great idea because accidents are bound to happen. Walgreens has great products.
These are all great things to have especially those Neosporin and wipes ( to stay fresh and cool ) in this heat.
We always have to bring a first aid kit with us- between the 3 of my kids someone is always needing something 🙂
My daughter made up a first aid kit for her babysitting bag. Now I need her to get some jobs.
These are for sure the essentials! We had a similar kit prepared at all times.
We use Listerine all the time in our household! My favorite is the original.
This is so important! It’s not even summer and we’ve already had splinters, bug bites and gashes. I love Listerine!
This is a great idea. I have a first aid kit too. I’m glad I rarely have to use it.
How fitting that I am reading this post as I am watching Grey’s Anatomy and Derek is needing a good first aid kit
We just updated both ours and the dog’s and thanks for putting this informative post out!
I love your first aid kit! I am definitely going to be taking some inspiration from you and creating my own! 🙂
We have the same thing going on here for tooth care, our youngest has his adult teeth coming in now. We have well water and that worries me too, a bit, for his teeth.
This is a great reminder. I like to keep emergency items on hand when the kids are around.
Great idea to put together a Summer First Aid Kit! I will definitely be doing this.
My younger boys love the Smart Rinse as part of their nighttime oral hygiene routine. And, I need to check out first aid kids to get them replenished before heading out on summertime adventures. You never know when you might need it!
It is a great idea to keep one of your first aid kids in the car, that is always when I end up needing one!
Very good items to have on hand. Easy to gather up for a first aid kit
These are such great ideas for a first aid kit. My little ones fall sometimes and this would be very convenient to have. Thanks!
What a great idea. Perfect to have in the car, boat or RV for all the boo boos during those fun summer adventures! Thanks for the tips.
I keep a first aid kit like this in my car. We need one because it seems like someone is always getting hurt where ever we go.
It’s a smart idea! I fill up on what I can from the dollar store and then buy some of the name brand stuff on bandaids, etc.
I have one of these kits in each of our cars. Thanks for the reminder to refill! Goodness knows we go through it fast!