CPR + First Aid + BBP Certification Manual: Get to Know Your First Aid Kit
- 1. CPR Introduction
- 2. Recognizing Cardiac Arrest
- 3. Positioning & Pulse Check
- 4. Compressions for Adults
- 5. Compressions for Infants & Children
- 6. Ventilation Equipment
- 7. Ventilations for Adults
- 8. Ventilations for Infants & Children
- 9. AED Usage
- 10. AED Special Circumstances
- 11. Common CPR Mistakes
- 12. CPR Conclusion
- 13. First Aid Introduction
- 14. Get to Know Your First Aid Kit
- 15. Recognition & Protective Gear
- 16. Medical Emergencies
- 17. Medical Emergencies II
- 18. Trauma Emergencies
- 19. Trauma Emergencies II
- 20. Choking
- 21. Choking Procedures for Adults & Children
- 22. Choking Procedures for Infants
- 23. Aftercare
- 24. Common First Aid Mistakes
- 25. First Aid Conclusion
- 26. Bloodborne Pathogens Introduction
- 27. Protection from Pathogens
- 28. Protective Gear
- 29. Transmission
- 30. Exposure
- 31. Cleaning Exposed Areas
- 32. Reporting an Incident
- 33. Common BBP Mistakes
- 34. Bloodborne Pathogens Conclusion
- MyCPR Now™ Glossary
Get to Know Your First Aid Kit
A first aid kit provides supplies that may be useful during common injuries and medical emergencies. The contents of a kit should reflect the environment, number of people it may need to support, and activities being performed.
Common First Aid Supplies
A basic kit may contain:
- Disposable gloves
- Sterile gauze pads
- Roller gauze
- Adhesive bandages
- Medical tape
- Non-stick dressings
- Elastic bandages
- Cold packs
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- CPR barrier device
- Emergency blanket
- Eye protection
- Hand-cleaning supplies
- Commercial tourniquet
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Disposable gloves are a basic form of personal protective equipment (PPE) — equipment that reduces a rescuer's exposure to blood or body fluids during care. Eye protection included in a kit also serves as PPE.
Additional supplies may be appropriate for specific workplaces, activities or environments.
Know Your Equipment
Before an emergency occurs:
- Know where the first aid kit is located
- Become familiar with its contents
- Know how to use equipment included in the kit
- Replace expired or damaged supplies
- Replace items after they are used
- Keep the kit readily accessible
- Medications
Some first aid kits contain medications. Do not give or recommend medications unless doing so is appropriate to your training, workplace procedures, or instructions from a medical professional or emergency dispatcher. Do not use another person's prescription medication.
First Aid Kits Have Limits
Having supplies does not replace first aid knowledge. Use equipment only when you understand its purpose and proper application.