Basic First Aid Kit

Your first aid kit should include:

• bandages – a roll of self-adhesive or crepe bandage

• conforming/open-weave bandages

• some non-adhesive absorbent dressings to cover open wounds

• surgical sticky tape

• a box of cotton wool

• a box of sterile absorbent gauze

• blunt ended scissors, preferably curved

• a thick towel

• a "buster" collar

• a bottle of water