What is the best first aid kit you can buy?
Here are the best first aid kits:
- Best overall: First Aid Only All-Purpose First Aid Kit.
- Best on a budget: Coleman All Purpose Mini First Aid Kit.
- Best portable kit: VSSL First Aid.
- Best for the office: Be Smart Get Prepared 250 Piece First Aid Kit.
- Best for disaster prep: Lightning X Products First Responder First Aid Kit.
What is professional first aid?
It includes initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional medical help being available, such as performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while waiting for an ambulance, as well as the complete treatment of minor conditions, such as applying a plaster to a cut.
What should be there in a first aid kit?
What should I keep in my first aid kit?
- plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes.
- small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings.
- at least 2 sterile eye dressings.
- triangular bandages.
- crêpe rolled bandages.
- safety pins.
- disposable sterile gloves.
- tweezers.
Does OSHA require first aid kits?
OSHA. OSHA does not require specific first aid kits for general industry, but states in 29 CFR 1910.151(b), “Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.” In other words, your first aid program must correspond to the hazards which can be reasonably expected to occur in the workplace.
Is it cheaper to make your own first aid kit or buy one?
There are benefits to buying a ready-made first-aid kit: it’s cheaper, and you’ll have everything you’re likely to need in a small convenient package. But building out your own kit allows you to tailor the contents to whatever activity you’re embarking on and ditch items you probably won’t use.
Does every business need a first aid kit?
The California Occupational Safety & Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulation Title 8 CCR Section 3400 specifies that first-aid supplies must be made available to all employees on every job.