Today I was refilling the first aid kit I carry in my purse (or diaper bag) and realized that although many of us carry first aid kits in our car and go bag, few people keep one at hand at all times.
Oftentimes we don’t carry one because it’s inconvenient and the prepackaged options just never seem to have what we need.
What I did was take a small (3″X4″) hard sided box I found in a Johnson & Johnson baby pack. In truth, an Altoids case would probably carry most of what you need. If you have any other suggestions, I’d love to see them in the comments so we could all benefit.
Inside the box I have:
3 Butterfly Cosures (Steri-Strips)
10 full size band aids
1 2X2 gauze
2 diabetes lancets
2 Triaminic cough and cold dissolving strips (nicely packaged in individual servings)
2 cough drops
1 small tube of triple antibiotic cream
If you are using something small, like an Altoids or Sucrets tin, the triple antibiotic will be the hardest thing to include. I suggest checking for individually packaged “packs”.
Since I have two toddlers that spend an entire season with sinus problems, the cold medicines are a necessity. We also need the full size triple antibiotic cream for all the resulting scrapes and bug bites. No matter how much bug spray I use, Mosquitos will find my kids in the dead of winter.
I use the lancets for all kinds of things like splinters and blisters (they make a hole large enough to release pressure, but heals quickly enough to leave the spot protected).
Although you can get a snack size ziplock, I really suggest something hard sided to make sure everything stays in good packaging.
Thinking about it I should keep one set of all of my normal daily medications and I’ll look around the house for something to separate them in the box.
Keep in mind, I have a backpack in the car with a “full size” first aid kid. That one has a weeks worth of my meds, stretchy wrap, pain killers, and even up to stitching materials. There’s a few other good ideas in that one, so I may share that later.
Hope this helps you come up with a few other good ideas.
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