How to Put Together Your Own First Aid Kit

How to Put Together Your Own First Aid KitHow many of you have a current and updated first aid kit in your home? I know many people don’t and just rely on whatever they have sitting in their medicine cabinet. In my honest opinion, every home should have a first aid kit and it should include everything that you would need for a minor illness or minor home accident. Let’s face it, no one wants to run out to the corner drug store when they’re sick or to pick up supplies when they need them most.

Instead of purchasing a first aid kit, I decided to put together my own. Matter of fact, I have several of them. We take one kit with us when we travel, one that is kept in our home and a smaller one is kept in each vehicle. It’s always BEST to be prepared.

Depending on your needs, you’ll need a plastic storage container with locking lid or a storage bag to hold everything together. You’ll want to keep your kit out of the reach of children and away from pets.

How to Put Together Your Own First Aid Kit

How to Put Together Your Own First Aid Kit

10-12 Band-Aids
6 packs of 4″ by 4″ Guaze
1 Roll Medical Tape
Small Scissors
Tweezers
Mini Flashlight
Metal Nail Clippers
Thermometer
Fever Reducer
Pain Reliver
Anti-Itch Cream
Heartburn Medication
Anti-Diarrhea Medication
Benadryl (for allergic reactions & allergies)
Antibiotic Ointment or Cream
Aloe Gel (for burns & sunburns)
2 Disposable Heat Packs
2 Disposable Ice Packs
2 Pair Disposable Gloves
10 Cotton Balls and 10 Cotton Swabs
2 Packs Travel-Size Tissues
Travel-Size Hand Sanitizer
Cotton Washcloth

Caboodles Doctor Bag

Inside each of our kits we keep a laminated card with all of our doctor’s contact information, medical problems listed for each family member and our blood type’s. We also keep a copy of all of our medical insurance cards inside the kit too! In a true emergency, we can grab the entire kit and just go! If you don’t want to drag your kit with you when going out the door, store those type’s of items in a zipper-closure plastic bag and just grab that!

In my first kit which is shown in photograph #1 you’ll see that I have our supplies packed into a plastic storage container. I keep the smaller items separated by using plastic zipper-closure bags. This also ensures that items stay clean, dry and bug-free when in storage.

When you look at my second kit that I have put together, I have my items stored in a Caboodles Doctor Bag that I reviewed here on the blog. It has inside storage compartments and elastic straps which are perfect for all of the medical supplies to stay neatly organized. I call this our “grab-n-go” bag.

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Comments

  1. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    I have my own medical bag and have placed the items in it that I have collected. I make sure that it is ready for use.

  2. Thank you for posting this one I am so saving this great list. I sure need to update our first aid kit and also the one in my car. I also love that doctors bag that is super cool.

  3. What a comprehensive list that has everything one could possible need. I have one for the car but it is not anywhere near as complete or organized. This would be great for everyday and really something good to have along for road trips.

  4. When we lived in Germany years ago, it was a German law that you had to have an approved First Aid Kit in your car to get the tag. I always thought it was a good idea and have always done it.

  5. I already have a good first aid kit in my car. I don’t have a grab-n-go kit like yours, which is a great idea. I like the idea of keeping a mini flashlight in with the kit.

  6. I LOVE the Drs bag! Granted, I dont have oursin one of those though. I have ours in some plastic type tote kind similar to one you would store fishing gear in but it is deeper and the compartments adjust. I have one at home, a condensed one in each vehicle and also one in the garage The one on the garage is a bit more simple and it has a bottle of water to flush a wound.

  7. This will sound silly, but I have never considered making my own First Aid Kit. Every few years I pick up a first aid kit from Sam’s and then supplement the band aids as my kids use them. A homemade kit would save so much money as well as allow for customization based on household needs.

  8. Cathy Jarolin says

    Your DIY First Aid Kit is a Must.. Seems like you have all the ingredients in there to cover all non emergency incidents..When our girls were younger we used to go to Campsites, Parks etc. and we always had a First aid kit ready to take with us.. It really came in Handy and was needed several times. lol! My Husband has a DIY first aid kit in the Garage . He says you never know with the way things are going in our World .He wants to be prepared. Thank you for sharing your DIY First aid kit.