First Aid Kit is a must have in homes and while traveling especially if you have a child.
First-aid kit Checklist
1. Prescription medications.
Also bring a copy of the prescriptions and your doctor's phone number, just in case, but bear in mind that some pharmacies accept only local prescriptions. Include a medicine dropper or oral syringe as well.
2. Thermometer.
You'll probably want a digital rectal thermometer for an infant and a digital oral thermometer for an older child.
3. Baby acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
For lowering fever and easing pain
4. Liquid soap.
Get the gel kind that doesn't require water. Useful for cleaning up scrapes as well as messy diaper changes when your child has diarrhea.
5. Antibiotic ointment.
To help heal cuts and scrapes and keep them from becoming infected
6. Sterile bandages.
You may also include sterile gauze pads to clean up scrapes and staunch bleeding.
7. Tweezers.
For removing splinters or ticks
8. Sunscreen and lip protection with SPF 15 or higher, with both UVA and UVB protection.
For use on babies 6 months and older, and in small amounts (on the face and back of the hands) in babies under 6 months.
9. Insect repellentUse 5-10% DEET for babies, 25% for adults.
10. Calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream.
To soothe insect bites, rashes, and sunburn.
11. Cold pack.
To reduce swelling from bumps, bites, and minor burns. Get the kind you just squeeze to start the cooling reaction.
12. First aid pocket guideTry Janet Zand's Parent's Guide to Medical Emergencies.
Optional items
1. Electrolyte replacement solution. Helps prevent diarrhea-related dehydration; some brands are made just for babies.