It is recommended that you stock your medicine cabinet or first-aid kit with the following:
. Sterile latex gloves
. Wound cleaner or antiseptic solution
. Hydrogen peroxide to help prevent infections in minor wounds, such as scrapes or small cuts
. Gauze swabs for cleaning wounds and sterile gauze for dressings
. Cotton wool for padding
. Scissors, forceps (also known as tweezers) for removing splinters
. Bandages of different sizes and safety pins for securing
. A roll of elastic adhesive tape
. First-aid dressings
. Alcohol swabs
. Burn-shield dressings
. Povidone-iodine broad spectrum antiseptic cream for topical application
. Antibacterial creams or ointments containing hydrocortisone and fusidic acid in combination for treating an infected wound.
