Every family usually has a first aid kit to deal with common diseases and emergency treatment of bruises. So, what should the family first aid kit be prepared for? Precision medical equipment, of course, do not need to prepare the general family, usually do not need, but some small devices are very cheap, and the use of a very high frequency, should consider the purchase.

Common tool

1.Thermometer for measuring body temperature. After SARS, almost every family will prepare some thermometers, especially the mercury thermometer and infrared ear thermometer, please note that to comply with the correct use of a variety of thermometers.

2. Sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure purposes, the more common is the electronic and mercury-type sphygmomanometer. Although the mercury-type sphygmomanometer measurement results are more accurate, but in operation may be more difficult. Therefore, it is recommended to give priority to the use of electronic blood pressure test.

3. Small flashlight is mainly used to see the deeper wounds or eyes, throat, ear canal and the like, and sometimes can be used to check the size of the pupil, the light reflection.

4. Wounds or bandaging equipment such as tweezers, bandages, scissors and so on. Scissors gauze bandage scissors are usually blunt-type design, the general will not hurt the skin, if the general scissors to replace, in the use of extra attention to safety issues. Tweezers are mainly used to clip out the foreign body, also recommended the use of blunt-type design of the product, so as not to cause further damage to improper operation.

5. Round scissors relatively safe, can be used to cut tape or bandage, if necessary, can also be used to cut clothing, but also to be properly matched.
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Topical items

1. Alcohol cotton used to give hands or pliers before disinfection tools.

2. Gloves, masks can prevent the rescuers from being infected.

3. Sterile gauze is used to cover the wound. It is not the same as cotton, cotton thread may remain in the wound, remove, it will not affect the wound.

4. Bandages Bandages are elastic and are used to wrap wounds and prevent blood circulation. 2-inch for the hand, 3-inch for the feet.

5. Triangle also known as triangular bandage, with a variety of purposes, can support the injured upper limb, fixed dressing or fracture and so on.

6. cotton swabs used to clean the area of small bleeding wounds.

7. Ice bag placed in bruises, muscle strain or joint sprain site, so that microvascular contraction can help reduce swelling. When the nosebleeds, placed in the injured forehead, can help stop bleeding.

8. Secure the button with a triangular bandage or bandage.

9. Adhesive tape can be fixed gauze, as does not stimulate the skin, suitable for most people use; zinc oxide tape can be fixed bandage.

10. Band-Aid to cover small wounds.

11. Preservation paper use it will not close to the characteristics of the wound, wrapped in the hospital before sending burns, burns.

12. Bag mask or artificial respirator mask to artificial respiration, to prevent infection.