Planning an emergency kit for your home
Do you have an emergency kit in your house? If you do, what’s in the kit? If not, do you have any idea what should be in your emergency kit?
Having asked these leading questions, there are many reasons why people should have an emergency kit in their houses. This includes not only the need to be able to deal with possible disasters like flooding or tornadoes, but also the ability to be able to deal with day-to-day home emergency situations. These could be as simple as an emergency kit you can use to deal with cuts and bruises, to an emergency kit you would need to be able to cope with heart attack or possible drowning.
But if there is an emergency that involves the need to be able to survive on your own after a disaster, you’re going to need an emergency plan, and a kit to go with it (including emergency food and water) that will enable you to survive without basic services like electricity, gas, water, landline telephones and so on. Keep a list of important numbers up on the fridge or notice board so that you have numbers on hand to deal with that emergency!
But let’s see what you should have on hand to deal with the average home emergency.
Plan for an emergency kit for first aid
Life happens. We all know this, but what we don’t always appreciate is that it often happens on our own front doorstep – or in our homes.
Most first aid kits are intended for minor injuries that you can treat yourself; but you should also be equipped to deal with more serious injuries that will stabilize sick or injured people until professional medical help is available.
The very least that an emergency kit for your home should contain will be:
- Antiseptic to clean wounds
- Cotton wool and antiseptic wipes, also to clean wounds
- Dressings including plasters, tape and bandages
- Sharp scissors and tweezers
- Safety pins
- Sterile dressings including eye dressings and dressings for burns
- Pain killers including aspirin and/or paracetamol
- Antihistamine cream for bits and stings
In addition, it’s a good idea to have a fire extinguisher, just in case!
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