PRINCIPLES: Ezra Taft Benson, in General Conference, April 1967, taught that not only should a man be ready to physically protect himself, but that he should also store enough supplies to take care of his family in a crisis.
Ezra Taft Benson also said that, in regard to our storage programs, it would be well for us to store at least a year's supply of family medical supplies (General Conference, October 1973).
The booklet called Essentials of Home production and Storage, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1978, encourages all members to include first aid supplies as part of our storage program. Storage containers can be made of metal, wood, straw or plastic. They should have various storage compartments and should be closed with tightly fitting covers. Family physicians can suggest specific supplies that might be needed for a family in a crisis. Supplies in first aid kits need to be periodically checked. Some supplies need to be regularly rotated, with expired or degraded supplies being discarded. Supplies need to be labeled and easily accessible for quick use.
President Gordon B. Hinckley counseled us in General Conference, October 2005, to set aside not only food and water, but also medicine.
PRACTICES: The following items are among those suggested for storage in a first aid kit in the EHP&S (1978) booklet and/or at the American Red Cross (ARC) Web site (2009) . You may also wish to include a flashlight and batteries for nighttime work. Be sure to include medications prescribed by a physician and any other type of health or medical aids or remedies on which you depend.
Absorbent compress dressings (2, 5 x 9 inches)
Adhesive bandages (25, assorted sizes)
Adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
Antibiotic ointment packets (5, ~1 gram each)
Antiseptic wipe packets (5)
Aspirin (2 packets, 81 mg each)
Breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
Consecrated oil
Elastic bandages
First aid instruction booklet
Hydrocortisone ointment packets (2, ~1 gm each)
Instant cold compress
Knife
Matches
Measuring cup
Medications prescribed by physician
Medicine dropper
Needles
Non-latex gloves (2 pair, size large)
Oral thermometer, non-glass, non-mercury
Roller bandage (3 inches wide)
Roller bandage (4 inches wide)
Safety pins
Scissors
Soap
Space blanket
Sterile gauze pads (5, 3 x 3 inches)
Sterile gauze pads (5, 4 x 4 inches)
Triangular bandages (2)
Tweezers
The ARC (2009) list is found at http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/lifeline/fakit.html
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Graphics credits:
Gauze supplies:
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/gauze.jpg
First aid kit:
www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/images/first_aid_kit.jpg
Medicines:
www.cdc.gov/Partners/Archive/MedicationRecord/MedicationRecord_355px.jpg
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