A first aid kit in your car is important to have for any minor injuries as well to clean a wound and prevent infection.Since few people think to carry a first aid kit in their car, if there is an accident, chances are, your first aid kit might be the only one available for everyone involved. Do you know how many people go into shock due to an accident? When a person goes into shock, their blood pressure drops drastically, the cells do not receive enough oxygen and become damaged quickly and organs cannot function properly. Additionally, their legs should be elevated to increase blood flow to the heart and their head should be turned to prevent any inhalation of vomit.
A quality first aid will help with small cuts and scrapes as well as severe injuries.Most people tend to overlook the importance of carrying a first aid kit in their car. You also always want to keep a few peppermint candies either in your glove box or in your first aid kit for anyone diabetic that has had an accident, as their blood sugar can be affected drastically after trauma. A person in shock without proper immediate treatment can die. Even if you're a person that only travels 10 minutes to work, a lot can happen in those 10 minutes.
A first aid kit in your car is not only for accidents either. A well equipped first aid kit will have an aluminum blanket that is an ideal item to keep the person's body temperature warm. It is so incredibly important that they're body temperature is maintained. Perhaps you are at the beach and step on glass that someone carelessly left in the sand, with your bare feet or maybe you went running, rollerblading or cycling at the park, fell and skinned your knee.
Even if you are not involved in the accident and you are only the witness, you could save someone's life.Also if you have children then you know that they can obtain an injury just about anywhere you go, especially at the park. If you didn't have your first aid kit, the person that you're helping could die. A properly stocked first aid kit can really go a long way in preventing what could be a minor injury into becoming something more serious. Having a kit in your car could potentially save someone's life; that life could be yours. Children running, playing, swings and jungle gyms are always an invitation for injury. You never plan for an emergency to happen but you should always be prepared for one
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