Motorists are not recommended to drive without a car first aid kit, if only for the reason that the law provides for a fine for this. However, many car owners understand the importance of its presence, since in the event of an emergency or health problems on the road, it is quite difficult to do without a first aid kit. So which of the obligatory means should be present in it?
The main composition of the first aid kit
First of all, a car first-aid kit must necessarily consist of sterile and non-sterile bandages of various widths, a dressing bag, tourniquets to stop bleeding, gauze napkins, adhesive plasters, scissors and medical gloves. The optional medicines in the medicine cabinet should be represented by pain relievers such as aspirin and analgin. It is also advisable to put one cooling bag, anti-inflammatory eye drops and heart remedies in the form of "Corvalol", "Validol" or "Valocordin" in it.
The first-aid kit should be kept in an accessible place and its locks should be monitored so that medicines do not scatter around the cabin in the event of an accident.
From the first aid for fainting in the first-aid kit should be ammonia, and to help with diarrhea or poisoning - "Almagel", "Linex", "Enterosgel", "Enterodez". The life of a car first aid kit is limited to five years, after which its contents will have to be completely renewed. Medicines and dressings can be purchased at any pharmacy, but remember that the law does not require medicines to be kept in a car medicine cabinet. However, it is better to insure against emergencies and fill it with all the necessary first aid equipment.
Additional recommendations
From medicines for a car first aid kit, it is advisable to choose drugs that the driver usually takes for chronic or other diseases. Devices such as a tonometer and a glucometer - devices for measuring blood pressure and determining the level of glucose in the blood - will not be superfluous. In addition, you should always remember about the possibility of allergic reactions, therefore, antihistamines should be in the first-aid kit.
The driver can use his car first aid kit to help other people who may need medical attention.
It is also necessary in the first-aid kit to have iodine, brilliant green and hydrogen peroxide to disinfect possible wounds. To combat fever or headache, spasmolytics or analgesics, a thermometer and antipyretic drugs should be put in it. A bag of potassium permanganate, which can help in disinfecting the intestines after questionable snacks in roadside cafeterias, will not interfere with a car first aid kit. If the driver goes on the road with an elderly person, it is advisable to take with him, in addition to "Corvalol", also more effective heart drugs such as "Nitroglycerin" or "Nitrosorbit".
