You should have a first aid kit, so you will have first aid supplies when you need them.
The BSA recommends you have these things in your first aid kit:
- Six adhesive bandages
- Two 3-by-3-inch sterile gauze pads
- One small roll of adhesive tape
- One 3-by-6-inch piece of moleskin
- One small bar of soap or travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer
- One small tube of antibiotic ointment
- One pair of scissors
- One pair of non-latex disposable gloves
- Eye protection
- One CPR barrier
- Pencil and paper
For a home first aid kit you would want something closer to this:
- Tweezers
- Box of latex-free adhesive bandages (different sizes)
- Twelve each of 3-by-3-inch and 4-by-4-inch sterile pads
- Roll of 1-inch and roll of 2-inch latex-free adhesive tape
- Scissors
- Safety pins
- Two 1-inch roller bandages
- Two 2-inch roller bandages
- Three cravats, or triangular bandages
- Two 17-inch splints of thin board
- Antibiotic ointment
- Calamine lotion
- Latex-free, disposable gloves
- Mouth-barrier device
- Goggles
- Hand sanitizer
For cars you would also want:
- Small flashlight and spare batteries
- White handkerchief (to attach to the car so you can attract attention if the car is disabled)
- Blanket
- Large red and white sign that reads “Send help!” (Place in the front or rear window in an emergency.)