Emergency Medical Supplies for Household

Emergency Medical Supplies in Dubai - Hospitals can handle medical emergency. In case of medical emergencies, a hospital will take you for initial treatment and may transfer you to a hospital better equipped to deal with your problem. But what to do before the patient reaches hospital? To handle this, you need an emergency kit

What is an emergency kit?
It is basically a collection of basic items your household or workplace may need in the event of an emergency/accident.

Majority of people don't realise how important having an emergency/first aid kit is until they need it. While having an emergency/first aid kit may appear small but at times of emergency it’s really astonishing to learn how important and impactful they can be.

Why is it needed? Why having emergency medical supplies is important?

We are living on a planet where there is no guarantee of physical safety. An injury will occur anywhere and anytime, so a handy emergency kit is a must in all situations. Not every injury includes blood loss but when its there immediate action is required. An emergency kit helps in such cases. If you have kids and elderlies at home, you definitely need one. As it enables you to give the first aid before the professional medical help. In case of emergencies every second counts and helps in saving life.

One should take the time to prepare this kit to have available for home and travel, it can be basic or comprehensive depending on your medical training and how far you are from professional medical help or facility. The three basic goals of a first aid kit are to save life, prevent any further injury and help in the recovery of the patient.

First aid kits at home are usually used for treating minor traumatic injuries like burns, cuts, scrapes, stings, splinters, sprains, strains, fever, sore throat etc.

A home kit should include some basic items like adhesive tape, anaesthetic spray or lotion for rashes and insect bites, sterile gauze pads - for covering and cleaning wounds, soft eye patch, ace bandages - for wrapping sprained or strained joints, adhesive bandages, oral antihistamine for allergic reactions, gloves - for infection protection, antibiotic cream - to apply to simple wounds, scissors, tweezers, etc. Anyone using the kit should be able to give first aid treatment during an emergency, injury or illness. You should always make sure to discard the items safely after its expiry date.

Most suitable place to keep your first aid kit is in the kitchen as maximum family activities take place in and around it. You should avoid keeping it in the bathroom as it has too much humidity which shortens the shelf life of the items.

Each & every family should maintain a first aid kit for family safety. First aid help is priceless. You can help somebody in need or may be even yourself. 

We at Oxymed provide medical supplies in Dubai and NCR in India and can be of help to you.