Posted 7 January 2024

First aid kit for car

Hi all,
Can uyou please recommend first aid kit for car?
Budget around £30 if possible, thank you.
We would like to go for a road trip and I want to get new one.
I don't wanna buy cheap / not worthy one, tried to check reviews and amazon and HUKD and still not sure which one to go for! There's always something what puts me off 😬 ie "best selling" label on one with actually only 2 reviews on amazon etc 🙈

M.

Thank you.
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  2. wayners's avatar
    Buy or make one. I'd make one.
    Aspirin. Antiseptic cream I'd add as first aid boxes miss bits like that because in work place your not allowed them. Well you are under certain circumstances.
  3. csmcr's avatar
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    Hi all, thank you for replies!

    "Cheap" first aid kid - few of my friends bought one (each differend ones) and there was out of date stuff in it. So i would like to avoid that if possible. Or, it was not up to that British first aid kid standard.

    I have first aid course certificate (well, it's due for reneval, just sorting it out) - not needed for work etc., done it "just beacause". Just want to be prepared just in case (fingers crossed i dont need it)

    Re aspirin - i carry it on me just in case anyway, in my purse. All my dads part of family had heart attack.

    That St. John's kit looks great, thank you! I want to get space blankets, looking for extinguisher atm as well. , i already have spare reflective jackets and warning triangles.

    Fyi i am not driver, too scared to drive in the UK 🙈 but i am the one making sure we are ready / have everything in a car.
    aLV426's avatar
    I annoy my wife with the statement "I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!"
    Depending on the length of your car journey a flask of hot tea can make a welcome addition (Handy in a emergency situation too)
  4. CynicalNurse's avatar
    If you don't mind me saying depends on your level of training.

    Personally I like to put together my own because some things which I find invaluable for emergencies like Hypafix are never in "off the shelf" kits. If you have done a first aid course and know the equipment you used there just buy it separately because it will be better quality and more useful then online first aid kits where the temptation is always go to for quantity rather than quality. There's no point having a 100 piece first aid kit where only ten things are usable.

    That said thank you for wanting to carry around a first aid kit with you. I always have, you never know when you will need it and even having a cheap one is better than having nothing. Assuming you're intending it for incidents encountered when driving please ignore the advice about aspirin or creams - hopefully your first aid instructor told you first aiders DON'T do medicine or creams! (Unlike in American where it's not uncommon to find a morphine syringe in first aid kits.)
    wayners's avatar
    Wrong.

    While dealing with a heart attack I was asked if I had any aspirin by emergency phone operator. I did not have any. Patient can take it themselves if advised by medial staff.
    That's my understanding having been in that situation and asked to clarify.

    You are correct that I can't administer though. But I can hand over a box of pills, and put the phone on load speaker so the patient can hear instructions (edited)
  5. aLV426's avatar
    Why not buy direct from St. Johns?
    sja.org.uk/fir…it/
    £21 (+ £5.94 delivery)
    It has everything you need (as listed in the first aid manual) and space to add extras as you see fit.
    If you really must have medication/creams I would recommend you store them seperately. If you get officially trained you are automatically insured - not that there have been any cases in the UK of a first aider being sued, but it does give you that piece of mind - it also gives you the confidence to use your skills.
    An emergency hammer (with seat belt cutter) and head torch are handy inclusions along with space blankets.
    Note in some European countries they stipulate that cars have certain safety equipment that can be requested by the emergency services. It's worth considering a fire extinguisher, reflective jackets for each occupant and warning triangles.
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