The medicine cabinet is the most important first aid tool at home.
Injuries are quick to happen at home. A properly filled medicine cabinet should, therefore, always be ready to hand for first aid.
Contents of medicine cabinet:
• Disinfectant • Cleansing wipes • Adhesive tape • Various wound plasters and precut plasters • Abrasion plasters with hydroactive wound pad • Burn plasters with special hydroactive wound pad • Blister plasters • Sterile gauze dressings • Gel dressings • Standard dressings • Elastic conforming bandages (e.g. gauze bandages) • Forceps • Bandage scissors • Emergency blanket • Disposable gloves
The most important telephone numbers, e.g. the numbers for ringing the emergency services, should also be ready to hand. The medicine cabinet is a good place for keeping these numbers.
Important telephone numbers are:
Ambulance service/emergency doctor (also international emergency call number) Police Fire service
In the event of any injury, be it to an adult or child, the most important basic rule is: keep calm!
No one is able to react appropriately to a new situation when excited or even in a state of panic. As a result, precious time is lost. Children also feel extremely insecure and become frightened.
