Do you remember a time when you were out of a first-aid supply and you really regretted it?
A well-stocked first aid kit is essential for emergency preparedness at home, at the ball field, on the job and at the office. Your first aid kit may be your medicine cabinet. Not only is it important to have a well-stocked first aid kit, you need to make sure the items are not out of date or expired.
First Aid Supplies Plus has everything you need to stock or replace important items in your first aid kit or medicine cabinet. Visit our First-Aid Supplies, Kits and Cabinets page for more information about new or refill kits.
The American Red Cross recommends the following items be in a kit that will be used for the medical needs of a family of four people:
- 2 absorbent compress dressings (5 x 9 inches)
- 25 adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)

- 1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
- 5 antibiotic ointment packets (approximately 1 gram)
- 5 antiseptic wipe packets
- 2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)
- 1 blanket (space blanket)
- 1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
- 1 instant cold compress
- 2 pair of nonlatex gloves (size: large)
- 2 hydrocortisone ointment packets (approximately 1 gram each)
- Scissors
- 1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)
- 1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
- 5 sterile gauze pads (3 x 3 inches)
- 5 sterile gauze pads (4 x 4 inches)
- Oral thermometer (non-mercury/nonglass)
- 2 triangular bandages
- Tweezers
- First aid instruction booklet


















