blossom's Suggestions for a First Aid Kit

Go through to a local medical supply store...there are many things that can be purchased by anyone there without a perscription that are useful in one way or another...I'm going to take this time to describe my first aid kit which resides in a fishing tackle box (one of the ones with a see-through upper lid and then another lid to a larger compartment with a lift-out tray)...these things are handy when you're playing and contain a surprising number of toys...how many can you find?

First layer (eg transparent lid...easiest to access):

bandaids...plain, cloth, fingertip, knuckle, in
various
sizes
butterfly bandages (holds together a straight cut)
ammonia inhalant (in case someone faints)
themometer & covers
kling gauze
2x2, 3x3 gauze pads...some non-stick
emergency scissors & small scissors for cutting pads
& tape
hemostats
twizers
pen light w/locking on/off so you can hold it in
your mouth
eye pad & tape
forehead themometer
pen (writing)
tongue depressors
long cotton tipped applicators
small sewing kit
gloves
2" offset compress bandage
lanolin tube
triple antibiotic tube
zinc oxide tube
assorted types of tape (except my favorite :-( which
I'm
missing)
alcohol swabs
microbicidal swabs
antiseptic wipes
premoistened towelettes
glucose tablets (have a diabetic friend)

Inside the lift-up tray:

tylanol
ibuprofen
decongestant
tiger balm (topical pain relief w/camphor etc)
hydrocortisone
water purification tabs (don't ask me, I don't know
either)
salt tablets (Kent's on lithium)
afrin (spray decongestant)
anti-nausea liquid
pepto-bismol caplets (stomach upset)
naproxen
immodium (anti-diarrheal)
matches
interdental cleaners
condoms
clear nail polish
sore throat lozenges
waterless antibaterial hand cleaner
peppermint oil
children's tylanol & motrin
stick of cocoa butter
ipecac syrup
eye wash
Merthiolate (topical antiseptic tincture)
Benedryl itch relief spray
royal jelly lip balm (used for slight burns)
lip balm
tea tree oil
sleep tabs (same ingrediant as a popular
antihistimine)
goldenseal powder
antiseptic anesthetic pump spray
contact lens remover & case
hand lotion

Large compartment:

elastic bandages in 3", 4" & 6" widths
another waterless hand cleaner
arm sling
muslin bandage
safety glasses
tube-bandage
5x9 & 8x10 absorbant pads
3 cold packs
heat pack (need more of these!)
stethescope
K-Y jelly
finger splint
wire insta-splint 4" wide
3" tape
tourniquet (velcros!)
cpr pocket mask
2 patrolatum dressings
4x4 cover sponges (need some more...only have two)
very, very big sterile dressing
11-3/4" dressing
collapsible cup
off skintastic bug repellant spray
surgical scrub brush
tampons
eye dressing
small notebook
medicated plaster (gets hot)
finger splint material
calamine lotion
universal splint

Obviously I'm missing stuff...like burn cream, my favorite tape (it's called something like duropore...I know it when I see it!), cough syrup for kids as well as some type of decongestant for them, potassium, L-lysine & my lip balm with allicin in it for incipiant cold sores, cotton balls....<grin> going to a medical supply store is like a candy store for me!