FirstAid

Personal First-Aid Kit

The Boy Scout Handbook recommends that personal first aid kits include:

___Adhesive bandages 6 ___Sterile gauze pads, 4-by-4-inch 2 ___Adhesive tape 1 small roll ___Moleskin, 3-by-6-inch 1 ___Soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizing gel 1 small bar or travel-sized bottle ___Antibiotic ointment (Bacitracin) 1 small tube ___Scissors 1 pair ___Tweezers 1 pair ___Disposable non-latex gloves* 1 pair ___Mouth-barrier device for rescue breathing 1 ___Pencil and paper 1

'* Use medical gloves from your first aid kit to protect yourself whenever first aid emergencies involve blood or other body fluids.