Monday, February 6, 2012

Safer Child Products


Recently at Basketball practice, my daughter fell and scraped her knees; Better than getting a concussion for sure.  Then I was preparing food with a friend and she cut her finger.  My daughter seemed to have a reaction yesterday to some fruit she was eating, for the first time in 11 years!  

Before we know it spring will be here and there will be many more scrapes and bruises from outdoor play.  Do you keep a First Aid Kit with you?  Perhaps you should.  I always have Band-Aids in my purse, but I’ve often thought about how I could be better prepared for emergencies while we are on the go.  

When we are out and about, we are not always near running water and soap, so I try to   keep antibacterial hand gel in my purse and in my car.  However, that is not what I would use for cleaning a scrape.  I think I’ll put antiseptic wipes on the list.  And after the food reaction yesterday, I realized that I should keep anti-histamines on me too.  I never have something to help headaches when I need it, so perhaps I should include that.  I believe we have CPR masks in our cars, but would I have the courage to use it if I needed to?  I hope so; definitely include that in the kit, as well as rubber gloves.  But Band-Aids alone only do half the job.  We need to keep antibiotic ointment on hand for those scrapes and scratches as well. What else should we pack in our First Aid Kits?  How about Tweezers?  These come in handy when trying to remove a splinter or ticks. 

 For a more comprehensive list and more emergency preparedness go to http://pediatrics.about.com/od/firstaid/a/05_firstaid_kit.htm

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