APPENDIX C EXAMPLE OF CONTENTS FOR A FIRST AID KITS – For most workplaces, a first aid kit should include the following items: Kit Item contents Quantity Instructions for providing first aid including Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation 1 – (CPR) flow chart Note book and pen 1 Resuscitation face mask or face shield 1 Disposable nitrile examination gloves 5 Gauze pieces 7.5 x 7.5 cm, sterile (3 per pack) 5 packs Saline (15 ml) 8 Wound cleaning wipe (single 1% Cetrimide BP) 10 Adhesive dressing strips plastic or fabric (packet of 50) 1 – Splinter probes (single use, disposable) 10 Tweezers/forceps 1 Antiseptic liquid/spray (50 ml) 1 Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 5 x 5 cm (small) 6 Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 7.5 x 10 cm (medium) 3 Non-adherent dressing/pad 10 x 10 cm (large) 1 Conforming cotton bandage, 5 cm width 3 Conforming cotton bandage, 7.5 cm width 3 bandage 10 cm (for serious bleeding and pressure application) 1 Scissors 1 Non-stretch, hypoallergenic adhesive tape 2.5 cm wide roll 1 – Safety pins (packet of 6) 1 BPC wound dressings No. 14, medium 1 BPC wound dressings No. 15, large 1 Dressing Combine Pad 9 x 20 cm 1 – Plastic bags - clip seal 1 Triangular bandage (calico or cotton minimum width 90 cm) 2 Emergency rescue blanket (for shock or hypothermia) 1 Eye pad (single use) 4 Access to 20 minutes of clean running water or (if this is not available) hydro 5 gel (3.5 gm sachets) Instant ice pack (e.g. for treatment of soft tissue injuries and some stings). 1 Medication, including analgesics such as paracetamol and aspirin, should not be included in
APPENDIX C – EXAMPLE OF CONTENTS FOR A FIRST AID KITS For most workplaces, a first aid kit should include the following items: Item Kit contents Quantity Instructions for providing first aid – including Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) flow chart 1 Note book and pen 1 Resuscitation face mask or face shield 1 Disposable nitrile examination gloves 5 Gauze pieces 7.5 x 7.5 cm, sterile (3 per pack) 5 packs Saline (15 ml) 8 Wound cleaning wipe (single 1% Cetrimide BP) 10 Adhesive dressing strips – plastic or fabric (packet of 50) 1 Splinter probes (single use, disposable) 10 Tweezers/forceps 1 Antiseptic liquid/spray (50 ml) 1 Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 5 x 5 cm (small) 6 Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 7.5 x 10 cm (medium) 3 Non-adherent dressing/pad 10 x 10 cm (large) 1 Conforming cotton bandage, 5 cm width 3 Conforming cotton bandage, 7.5 cm width 3 bandage 10 cm (for serious bleeding and pressure application) 1 Scissors 1 Non-stretch, hypoallergenic adhesive tape – 2.5 cm wide roll 1 Safety pins (packet of 6) 1 BPC wound dressings No. 14, medium 1 BPC wound dressings No. 15, large 1 Dressing – Combine Pad 9 x 20 cm 1 Plastic bags - clip seal 1 Triangular bandage (calico or cotton minimum width 90 cm) 2 Emergency rescue blanket (for shock or hypothermia) 1 Eye pad (single use) 4 Access to 20 minutes of clean running water or (if this is not available) hydro gel (3.5 gm sachets) 5 Instant ice pack (e.g. for treatment of soft tissue injuries and some stings). 1 Medication, including analgesics such as paracetamol and aspirin, should not be included in