PracticalHealth’s Customised First Aid
Every Family should have a first aid kit in their home. But not every family’s kit should be the same, according
to the Singapore Health Promotion Board. The board has a few suggestions to get started.
- Thermometer – Either the traditional glass type or the new electronic kind is an important tool for monitoring fever.
- A small torch – This can be used to find small objects embedded in an ear or nostril, and to look at the back of the throat.
- Materials for treating small wounds – Cotton swabs, antiseptic solution, antibiotic ointment, gauze bandages and adhesive tape to secure it, and bandage scissors.
- Tweezers – For removing splinters and things lodged in the skin.
- Simple medications – Paracetamol, antacids, antihistamines for allergies and runny nose, cough medicine and diarrhea medicine.
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