Emergency First Aid

Emergency assistance may not be available for 72 hours or more after a major earthquake or other wide spread disaster. Those who are uninjured will be relied upon to provide aid to familiy, friends and co-workers who are not so fortunate. Take first aid courses offered by the American Red Cross and other organizations to help you function more effectively in an emergency. Assemble and store an emergency first aid kit.

FIRST-AID SUPPLIES

An alphabetical list of first-aid supplies follows. Items considered especially useful after an earthquake are in bold:

Adhesive bandage strips
Anatacid
Antibiotic ointment
Anti-diarrhea medication
Antiseptic*
Aspriin & acetaminophen**
Bags (plastic & resealable)
Bandage (3" elastic)
Bandage (2" roller gauze)
Bandage (4" self-clinging roller gauze)
Basin for washing hands
Blankets
Butterly (adhesive bandage)
Calamine lotion
Cups (small for drinking)
Eye patches
Eye wash
First-Aid Textbook
Flashlight with extra batteries & bulbs
Gauze dressing
Guaze dressing (8" x 7 1/2" pads)
Gloves (surgical latex)
Green soap
Ice packs
Matches
Needles for splinters
Paper for writing
Pencil & small sharpener
Petroleum Jelly
Pitcher
Safety Pins
Sanitary Napkins
Scissors
Soap for washing hands
Splints (can be improvised by tightly rolling newspaper, cardboard or magazines)
Sugar cubes/hard candies
Swabs (cotton alcohol wipes)
Tape (2" & 3" non-allergenic adhesive)
Tissue (facial)
Thermometer (oral)
Tongue depressor
Triangular bandage (large)
Tweezers (pointed)
Wash & wipes

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