If you are an instructor, do you have a first aid kit for your class? If you are a student, do you know if your instructor has a first aid kit, or do you carry any first aid supplies with you?
What do you think should be in your first aid kit? I found out (the hard way) that the YMCA where I teach has nothing beyond band-aids, even though they told me that they had a first aid kit - it turned out that all the contents had been used, and had been replaced by a box of cheap band-aids... I found this out after one of my students slipped on the stairs, hit his head on the metal doorframe, and split his forehead open. Luckily, my assistant instructor carries a selection of first aid supplies with him, including gauze and alcohol wipes.
I am in the process of building a first aid kit for my class that I can carry in my gym bag, as my class meets in 2 different rooms, and one has no secure storage, and things have gone missing before. I've looked at the premade ones, and they seem to be charging an awful lot for the contents and a plastic box. Here's what I've got so far to put in it:
- ace bandages, in a couple of standard sizes
- fabric bandaids, the standard variety box
- gauze pads
- first aid tape
- alcohol wipes
- gel ice pack (the kind you puncture to get them cold)
What else would you put in your kit?
What do you think should be in your first aid kit? I found out (the hard way) that the YMCA where I teach has nothing beyond band-aids, even though they told me that they had a first aid kit - it turned out that all the contents had been used, and had been replaced by a box of cheap band-aids... I found this out after one of my students slipped on the stairs, hit his head on the metal doorframe, and split his forehead open. Luckily, my assistant instructor carries a selection of first aid supplies with him, including gauze and alcohol wipes.
I am in the process of building a first aid kit for my class that I can carry in my gym bag, as my class meets in 2 different rooms, and one has no secure storage, and things have gone missing before. I've looked at the premade ones, and they seem to be charging an awful lot for the contents and a plastic box. Here's what I've got so far to put in it:
- ace bandages, in a couple of standard sizes
- fabric bandaids, the standard variety box
- gauze pads
- first aid tape
- alcohol wipes
- gel ice pack (the kind you puncture to get them cold)
What else would you put in your kit?