Even if you have a large, complete first aid kit at home it is nice to have a few smaller ones with you when you are away from home. The Adventure Medical Kits Pocket Medic First Aid Kits are great for camping, and to keep in your purse, glove compartment, diaper bag and kids backpacks. Why Buy Adventure Medical Kits Pocket Medic First Aid Kits?These kits are nice and compact, only 5" x 4....

In my first aid kit I always keep some adhesive bandages. My favorite brand of adhesive bandage is Johnson & Johnson's  Band-Aid. Those fast-aid adhesive bandages are just perfect for sudden and minor cuts and scrapes. They gives protection against dusts and faciliates quick healing in case of minor cuts. From my childhood I'v been using this product and I love it. I keep all t...

Ouch! Ever get a nasty cut right on the tip or side of your finger? A bandaid just won't cover it! The skin gets worse and worse. It won't heal because you keep using that finger to complete your work or chores. I found Flents First Aid Cots to be an alternative to the good old bandaid especially for the finger. Cots are made of latex and slip right on your finger to cover the cut. This...

If you have active kids, whether they love to play sports inside or outside of your home, chances are they are bound to get injured or scratched. Also if you work fast and tend to get paper cuts, working in the kitchen getting wounded with a sharp knife, or by doing yard work you get cut or splinters, etc; all of these so called minor scratches and open wounds would need to be addressed quickly...

I've had insomnia for almost 10 years unfortunately so I frequently buy sleeping pills so I can get to sleep at night. First off, Equate's brand of softgels are extremely reasonably priced which I like. For 32 soft gels, it is just $3.45 at Walmart which will last me at least one month. Each softgel has 50 mg of Diphenhydramine HCI. I usually sleep soundly for a good six hours and somet...

I purchased Equate's Night Time Sleep Aid at my local Walmart for $1.99. Each mini-caplet contained 25 mg of Diphenhydramine HCI. There are a total of 24 caplets in the package. On the packaging it says that you can compare these to the product, Simply Sleep Nighttime Sleep Aid. These are a cheaper version of it. I've always had a problem with sleeping so I usually purchase over the cou...

My work schedule begins at 5:00 am everyday so I am usually in bed by 7:30 or 8:00 the previous night. Because I go to bed so early it is very hard for me to go to sleep right away so I use over the counter sleep medications to help me fall asleep at a decent amount of time. For a while I would try Tylonal PM in which I was paying a lot more for the pills than store brand. One day, I my mom and...

Unfortunatly there are a lot of stray cats in my neighborhood.  They don't bother me except when they pee on our doors.  Summertime is here so we leave our doors open to get some air.  I have two cats of my own and they love sitting at the door to look outside.  Well, the outdoor strays see them then decide to spray on our door to mark their territory.  Now if you&#...

I am on what they call maintenance drugs or pain management for my back issues and RA, one of the medications is a morphine patch that I wear, much like a band aid that I change every 72 hours. During that time I am moving, walking, showering, so in order for the patch to be effective it needs to stay in place. I found out the hard way, that the only way for that to happen is to tape the patch ...

I was chopping onions at work the other day and I didn't realize that the knife I was using had recently been sharpened.  When we get our knives sharpened at work, they are really very sharp.  You only have to touch the blade to your skin and it will cut you.  Now I am rushing to the first aid kit for a band-aid!  The kit has the usual brown band-aids that are plastic.&n...

The grout surrounding my kitchen tiles is looking very ‘tired' and grey.  When we had the tiles put in, we never had the grout sealed so it looks terrible now!  I couldn't stand it anymore!  Although I've tried everything under the sun, I still wasn't giving up.  There HAD to be something that would bring life back to that grout.It just so happens I was...

Your first aid kit doesn't have to be so boring & drab.  Get some pretty band aids to cute it up!  They're not just bandages, they've now become a fashion statement.  In the band aid aisle at Target, there is such a selection to choose from. There are boys & girls band aids with their favorite characters on it & also more mom & dad geared one...

  I was given the plus antibiotic bandaids. I have the neon colors box with twenty bandaids per box. These bandaids will help minimize the apperance of scars, and its easy one step protection. The antibiotic ointment is right there on the pad. I like these because the application is not messy. The colors are great for kids. They also come in different sizes. These are great for minor cuts,...

In April I decided to try again to quit smoking.  I had been smoking for about 25 years and had tried several times to quit and actually quit for 8 months in about 1992.  So, I knew I could quit but was also aware of the temptations to start smoking again.  I had used the patch before but this time I tried the Commit Lozenges.  I have a history of heart disease so I talked t...

This is truly something that I am an expert in.  I have to tend to atleast two cuts, scrapes or boo-boos a day.  In my purse I carry my keys, wallet, bandages and a tube of Neosporin with pain releaver.  It is the one and only medicine that my children ask for.  Neosporin is not only a great antibiotic but it also helps the injury heal faster.  When my youngest had to h...

Wow, I love little accessories that you give to others as gifts and it makes them think "Wow, why didn't I think of this?" This is great, the little tools are things that are small enough to fit in this poly plastic bottle and take up no room in the car, trunk - or even a console, or back pocket of the vehicle. The tools are exactly what you will need to be stuck in a jam, and the...

When I was taking a physical education class I had to have a first aid kit for extra credit so I bought a Johnson & Johnson first aid kit. It is well stocked and organized. I figured once that class was over I would stick it in the closet and never see it again but it has come in quite handy over the the last year or two. The thing is most people think if they need something like this they ...

Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages have always done a great job for my family and myself.  My husband is a diabetic, and recently he developed a sore on the bottom of his foot.  As any diabetic knows, this can be really dangerous.  So he started wearing the Sheer Extra Large Bandages on it, since they were big enough to cover the area and not stick to the wound itself.  There ...

Well I decided to buy a first aid kit from wal-mart. I picked up the 70 piece Johnson and Johnson first aid kit. It was pretty funny that I bought this because I am a paramedic. But I needed something smaller for the boat. So when I got home I opened this kit up. It comes with all kinds of small stuff. And has alot of room to fit more. So I took the gloves that they give you out. (The...

Recently I had a bad cut on my finger that I managed to re-injure a few times because of the location of the cut. When you cut your fingers or hands, it is hard to keep the location of the cut clean and impact free. As most people are, I am always busy with my hands and especially at work. I split my eight hour shift between bookkeeping and floral work. Surprisingly, the bookkeeping is alm...