Home Safety Kit

First Aid Kit/Supplies



• Sterile gauze – few sizes
• Adhesive cloth tape
• Non-stick wound pads
• Band-aids in different sizes
• Triple antibiotic ointment (ex: Neosporin)
• Ace bandage(s)
• Finger splints (small and large)
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Hydrocortisone cream (0.5%-face and/or 1%-everywhere else)
• Calamine lotion
• Thermometer
• Alcohol wipe pads
• Tweezers
• Tylenol/Acetaminophen (see medication dosing page)
• Motrin/Advil/Ibuprofen (see medication dosing page)
• Benadryl/Diphenhydramine (see medication dosing page)
• If you have a highly allergic child for whom an epi or epi-jr. pen has been prescribed, keep an extra pen in your kit.
• Medication dosing chart
• First aid instruction booklet
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Blanket
• Duct Tape
• Instant ice packs

-Monique Araya, MD, FAAP
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