| Emergency medical supplies are something that | | | | - Plasters (a selection of different shapes and |
| will always be of paramount importance. We | | | | sizes) |
| often forget just how fragile we all are and | | | | - Triangular bandages. |
| having access to the correct equipment in a crisis | | | | - Crape rolled bandages. |
| can mean the difference between life and death. | | | | - Safety pins. |
| If you run a business and you are looking to buy | | | | - Sterile gauze dressings (Small, medium and large) |
| EMS medical supplies to keep on the premises, | | | | - Some sterile eye dressings |
| there are a few important things that you should | | | | - Sterile gloves (disposable) |
| bear in mind. Remember, organizing this correctly | | | | - Tweezers |
| could help to save someone's life. | | | | - Scissors |
| Here are some of the things that you need to be | | | | - Alcohol-free cleaning wipes |
| thinking about: - | | | | - Sticky tape |
| - Access. | | | | - Thermometer (digital ones are more accurate) |
| Your emergency medical supplies need to be kept | | | | - Antiseptic cream. |
| somewhere that is easily accessible. You do not | | | | - Painkillers - Paracetamol (including infant |
| want to be having to move things out of the | | | | paracetamol for children), aspirin and ibuprofen. |
| way in a crisis. Make sure that nothing is left in | | | | - Distilled water to be used for cleaning wounds |
| the way of them. | | | | and as an eye bath. |
| - Awareness. | | | | If you work alongside anyone who suffers from |
| Make sure that everyone knows where your EMS | | | | asthma, epilepsy or diabetes then it is advisable to |
| medical supplies are kept. You may only employ | | | | keep suitable medicines for treating these |
| two members of staff or there could be a couple | | | | conditions. |
| of hundred on your books; just be certain that | | | | When you are stocking up on your emergency |
| everyone is aware of where the equipment is | | | | medical supplies one of the best items to get is a |
| kept. | | | | defibrillator. Heart attacks are a frighteningly |
| - Visibility. | | | | common occurrence and these things are a |
| Wherever it is that you have decided to situate | | | | brilliant item to have in the workplace. A fire |
| your emergency medical supplies should be clearly | | | | blanket is definitely a good thing to have too, |
| marked. When there is a crisis people tend to | | | | along with dressings that are specifically for |
| panic. If there are large and bold markings it will | | | | treating burns. |
| be much easier for everyone to find the | | | | Ultimately, the items that you keep in your |
| equipment that they need. | | | | emergency medical supplies should reflect your |
| After all of these factors have been considered | | | | working environment. If there is a greater risk of |
| you will need to decide on exactly which | | | | burns in your workplace then you need to bear |
| emergency medical supplies you are going to be | | | | this in mind. Or perhaps you work with certain |
| keeping. In this situation it is a case of "the more, | | | | toxins that can cause respiratory problems. |
| the merrier". Ideally you want to have the correct | | | | When you are choosing the most suitable |
| equipment to deal with any type of emergency | | | | emergency medical supplies to keep, put plenty of |
| that may arise. Firstly you need to make sure | | | | thought into it; these items could be needed to |
| that you have the fundamentals such as: | | | | save a colleague's life. |