1 Ordinary family non-elderly family
Family first aid kit is best placed at the bedside
Japanese families are equipped with a "disaster preparedness and emergency supplies bag", containing drinking water, compressed food, radio, commonly used medicines, commonly used equipment, simple tents and so on. Many families in Europe and the United States will always have a first aid kit, put mineral water, cookies, whistles, torches and towels. Every family in our country should prepare a first aid kit, in addition to dealing with a variety of sudden disasters, usually accidental injuries can also be used. First aid kit should be placed in the usual activities of the most places, the first choice is the bedroom bedside, in case of earthquakes or fires and other occurrences in the night, you can sleep in the shortest possible time to get the first aid kit on the run. General first aid kit to 1-15 kilograms is appropriate.
Gauze bandages are essential medical items
The most important thing that should be placed in the first aid kit is some emergency medical and hygiene supplies. You can put the following ten essential emergency medical items:
1. triangular bandage: a large piece of triangular gauze, fracture can be tied to the head and back and other places, but also can be fractured or injured hand fixed on the neck.
2. Medical elastic bandage: commonly used medical bandages, used when bandaging wounds.
3. Medical skimmed gauze: commonly used medical gauze, compression to stop bleeding, used when covering wounds.
4. Iodophor cotton swabs: an individually packaged disinfectant swabs, cotton swabs on the top, hollow tube in the middle, iodine in the tube, used for cleaning and disinfecting small wounds, there will be no cross-infection.
5. Band-Aid: 10 pieces.
6. Medical tape: ordinary medical tape for bandaging wounds.
7. Cleansing wipes: for cleaning the skin.
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9. Topical spray: to activate blood circulation.
10. Cooling stickers or chilled mineral water: mainly for children, children's body temperature regulation system is not perfect, easy to high fever convulsions, when the body temperature is 38.5 ℃ or less, you can use these items cold compresses on the forehead, arteries, and other places, to play the role of physical hypothermia.
How to cope with accidents
Eye blowout - do not wash with water
Blowout, cuts, burns, fish pointer stuck in the throat, etc. are common accidental injuries at home, experts say, every family member should have first aid common sense, in case of accidents.
Being blown up can easily cause eye foreign body injury, eye rupture, traumatic cataract, increased intraocular pressure glaucoma, intraocular hemorrhage, retinal detachment, eye atrophy. Once an injury occurs do not panic, a clean gauze can be used to gently cover, they must not use water to wash the eyes; do not force pressure has been blown eyeballs, because under pressure has been broken eyeballs eye contents may be out of the eye, the medical skills of the doctor, has been most of the eye contents of the eye loss of eyeballs are also incapable of saving, can only be regretted to carry out the eyeball removal surgery.
Finger cut - do not advocate self-medication
If the finger cut is bleeding less and the injury is not serious, you can use a band-aid to cover the wound after cleaning. It is not advisable to apply medication such as red potion or hemostatic powder to the wound, as long as the wound is kept clean. If the wound is large and bleeding, stop the bleeding first and then go to the hospital immediately. Specific methods to stop the bleeding is: the wound with a clean gauze bandage, pinch both sides of the root of the finger and raised above the heart, because the blood vessels are distributed in the left and right sides, take this gesture can effectively stop the bleeding. The use of a rubber tourniquet will be more effective, but be careful, every 20-30 minutes must relax the tourniquet for a few minutes, otherwise it is easy to cause ischemic necrosis of the finger.
Cerebral hemorrhage -- to ensure that the vomit out of the smooth
Home someone has a cerebral hemorrhage, family members to restrain feelings, do not wake up the patient in order to shout or violent shaking of the coma, otherwise it will only make the condition deteriorate rapidly. To the patient lying flat in bed, due to elevated brain pressure, such patients are very prone to projectile vomiting, such as not timely removal of vomit, may lead to cerebral hemorrhage coma due to vomit blockage of the airway suffocation and death. Therefore, the patient's head must be turned to the side so that the vomit can flow out of the mouth. At the same time, immediately call 120, 999 emergency telephone.
2 elderly people living in the family
Now nine out of ten elderly people are suffering from cardiovascular disease,
In addition to the need to comply with the medical advice to take the drug, you may wish to prepare a little more nitroglycerin, once you feel tightness in the chest, cardiac discomfort, or angina pectoris, will be immediately contained service. Li Qubing said, now nitroglycerin has a new spray, as long as the spray on the two on the pipe, more convenient. If the parents suffer from cerebrovascular disease, children can be home to prepare some Angong Niuhuangwan, if you find signs of stroke, such as sudden slurring of speech, can not speak, it is best to let them take a grain.
Digestive drugs: Poor gastrointestinal function is also a common problem for the elderly. On the one hand, they are prone to flatulence after eating, you can prepare some morpholine such as gastrointestinal power medicine; on the other hand, constipation is not a big problem, but because of this there are many elderly people who died suddenly. Therefore, you should prepare some laxatives, such as Kaiser Permanente.
Blood pressure meter, blood glucose meter: for blood pressure agent, the ear is not good for the elderly would be best to choose electronic, accuracy is generally no problem. When feeling dizzy, chest tightness and other uncomfortable symptoms, it is best to measure in time. In addition, usually after getting up in the morning, it is best to also measure the blood pressure, in order to detect abnormalities earlier. Blood glucose meter is a must-have for diabetic patients, and you can measure it anytime and anywhere when you are uncomfortable.
Oxygen bag: For patients with heart disease or poor lung function, it is recommended to have one on hand. But note that the oxygen bag can only solve the "temporary pain", once the symptoms are relieved, be sure to go to the regular hospital.
Thermometer: The sensitivity of the elderly to changes in their own body temperature is not as great as before, and most of the time they do not feel that they have a fever. Therefore, when the elderly spirit is not good, no appetite, it is best to measure the body temperature, to see if the fever "trouble". Moreover, fever is the "front line" of many major diseases, not to be careless.
In addition, cold, fever, cough, asthma drugs can also be a long time to spare.
Many of the elderly disease came suddenly, so the family medicine box in the placement and use of small attention should be paid to: First, the children should be placed in the medicine box at the bedside of the elderly, if the onset of the night, a reach out to be able to reach. Second, every three months to check whether there is no expiration date of the drug. Third, try to choose over-the-counter medicines, because they are generally effective, simple usage, and commonly used drugs are best to be less precise, the amount does not have to be too much, the most important thing is to see if it can "medicine to the disease".
I hope this helps!