 You don't want to get caught in a emergency on the road [or anywhere else for
that matter] without a First Aid Kit.
It is easy and inexpensive to put your own first aid kit together. Find an old
lunch box or ice cream container and make up a kit which suits your family, or
you can purchase one from:
St Johns Ambulance Australia,
6 Hunt Street
SURRY HILLS NSW 2010
Telephone: (02) 9212 1088
Email: customerservice@stjohnnsw.com.au
The Red Cross
Red Cross House
159 Clarence Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Telephone: (02) 9229 4117
Email: firstaid@nsw.redcross.org.au
Here are some common items you will require to make up your own first aid kit.
- Anti-bacterial gel for hand washing
without water
- Antiseptic ointment
- Insect repellent
- Sunscreen
- Ointment for insect bites and
sunburn
- Band-Aids
- Bandages
- Tissues
- Medication consider
pain fever, headache
[children/adults]
- Travel sick medication
- Disposable wipes
- Vaseline
- Plastic thermometers
- Scissors
- Tweezers - needle [for removing splinters]
- Cotton wool or buds
- Sling
- Saline [don't forget to replace once
it has been opened]
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