What do you have in your First Aid kit?

[dikkertjedap]

Just wondering ...
I have:
a few types of bandages, including eye bandage and those things to put around toe or finger
mepore, various sizes, instead of plasters
Savlon spray
TCP (use it for adults in the house in case of sore throat, not for kids)
eye wash with eye bath
those special plasters for very deep cuts which keep the wound together
paracetamol, nurofen, antacid, sinutab and loratadine for adults
pholcodeine for adults
calpol, calprofen, piriton, dioralyte, sudafed (for kids)
paracetamol suppositories (not used yet, but in case of high fever and vomiting)
eurax lotion
Sterimar spray

TBH a lot of the stuff is 'just in case' because I don't want to have to rush out with a sick child but it is quite wasteful, because I recently checked the dates and had to replace lots.

Wow you're prepared. I don't have a first aid kit in the house as such but in the medicine cabinet:

Calpol, calprofen, piriton, dioralyte,
Spare inhalers for me and ds
Thermometer and shield things for it
Syringes and spoons
Eurax cream
Bandage
Antiseptic wipes
Plasters
Rennies
Paracetamol, co-codamol for adults
I did used to have an eyebath but don't anymore I don't think.

Errrr I think that's it. In the one in the car I have plasters, antispetic wipes, mini bandage, tweezers, and I keep meaning to get some of those sachets of calpol. Oh and scissors.

Unfortunately, if I need to go to OOH or A&E it is more than 1 hour drive (all local hospitals have been closed down over the years and the OOH has moved to the main hospital in the area ...), so yes, I feel that I have to be as prepared as I can.

However, always good to see what other people do as it may give me some idea what else to include or not to include.

Yes, I got also a thermometer. I think the problems with calpol and calprofen sachets (or bottles) in the car is that they might get hotter than 25 degrees celsius and it tells you to make sure it stays below that (not sure how you can do that in a car). Luckily, in the UK you can buy it almost everywhere when you are out and about, quite different compared with the continent.

Its so rarely above 25 degrees here, even in the car :)