First Aid Kit... Your 3 Stage Injury Kit

So what do you REALLY need when selecting your first aid kit?

Aren't they expensive?

Not any longer.

A sports injury kit can be one of the LEAST expensive but most valuable tools in your fitness locker, making it a must-have for the muscle building trainee.

Let's go see what you need...

Sports Injury Kits... and why you must have one

Accidents happen. It's a universal law. Furthermore, this universal law becomes more prevalent the more active you become.

What does this mean to you?

Simply, the more sports you and your family participate in, the MORE you need to be prepared.

THIS is where your sports injury kit comes in.

If there is one essential standby in the home and workplace, or for the sportsman or sportswoman, it has to be the injury kit.

Indeed, such is its importance, EVERY family should have one.

But don't injury kits cost a lot of money?

They don't have to.

While there are some excellent first aid kits available on the market, it's just as easy (and cheaper) to assemble your own!

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Your 3 Stage First Aid Injury Kit

Below you will find your 3 stage injury kit, with stage 1 a recommended minimum. As you become more proficient or more serious about your fitness or sport, add stage 2, and finally stage 3.

Stage 1. Home

• Box of different sized plasters
• Sterile gauze pads (a clean and ironed handkerchief will do)
• Gauze bandages
• Box of bandages of various sizes
• Plastic bags for ice (or packet of frozen peas - ideal for applying to injuries) - see Injury Rehab
• Scissors
• A First Aid book

Stage 2. Workplace

• Safety pins
• Sling
• Scissors (2 inch medical blade scissors)
• Needle
• Cotton wools
• Antiseptic fluid/wipes
• Tweezers
• Rubber bands
• Aspirin/painkillers
• Adhesive tape
• Butterfly bandage
• Eye-bath and eyewash
• Thermometer
• Antacid tablets

Stage 3. Recreation

• Strapping tape and/or brace
• Aerosol coolant spray
• Plastic or 'second skin' product for blisters
• Fluid replacement drink
• Nail clippers
• Petroleum jelly
• Baby oil/massage cream
• Elastic knee/ankle/elbow support
• Foot powder
• Anti-inflammatory drugs

In Summary

A first aid kit doesn't have to cost a fortune. Your sports injury kit can begin with a handful of essential, basic items.

And while accidents WILL happen, for very little cost, you can be safely prepared :-)

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