What is in the first aid kit on an airplane?

Each first aid kit fitted to each aircraft on passenger-carrying flights is equipped with at least the following medical supplies: bandages, dressings (gauze), triangular towels, adhesive tape, arterial tourniquets, topical burn ointment, arm splints, leg splints, medical scissors, and medical rubber gloves.

Skin disinfectant and antiseptic cotton, one-way flap mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mask, first aid kit manual (with list of items), incident log book or in-flight emergency incident report form.

Blood pressure monitor, stethoscope, oropharyngeal airway (three sizes), venous tourniquet, umbilical cord clamps, medical mask, medical rubber gloves, skin antiseptic, disinfectant swabs (balls), thermometer (non-mercury type).

Syringes, 0.9% sodium chloride, 1:1000 epinephrine single dose ampoule, benadryl hydrochloride injection, nitroglycerin tablets, acetate-based salicylic acid (aspirin) oral tablets, Emergency Medical Kit manual (with a list of medications and items), incident log book, or in-flight emergency incident report form.

Additionally, it also includes that "the number of hygiene kits for each aircraft in passenger flight shall not be less than one for every 100 passenger seats (one for up to 100 seats)".

Each hygiene kit should be equipped with the following medicines and items: liquids, excreta disinfectant coagulant; surface cleaning disinfectant tablets, skin disinfectant wipes, medical masks and eye masks, medical rubber gloves, impermeable rubber (plastic) aprons, large absorbent paper (wool) towels, portable pick-up spatulas, biohazardous materials, special garbage bags, a list of items and instructions for use, an incident book or an emergency report form on board. incident report form.

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The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) promulgated the "Rules for the Qualification and Validation of the Operation of Large-Size Aircraft Public **** Air Transport Carriers" in 2017 (CCAR-121- R5) , which clearly stipulates the requirements for onboard emergency medical equipment and training.

I. Passenger-carrying aircraft are equipped with the following emergency medical equipment: first aid kit, emergency medical kit, hygiene and epidemic prevention kit.

II. The training of crew members in handling in-flight medical emergencies shall include the following: procedures for handling in case of medical emergencies, including coordination among crew members; storage location, function and use of emergency medical equipment.

The purpose and use of items and medicines in the first aid kit, emergency medical kit, and sanitary and epidemiological kit; each cabin crew member shall also be trained in the knowledge and operation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and isolation and disinfection, and retraining shall be conducted at least once in every 24 months, including the operation of CPR practice. However, the actual practice and retraining of crew members do not need to be at or equivalent to the level of professional first-aiders.

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