These are the basics that you ought to have in your FIRST-AID KIT.
Adjust it according to your individual needs and circumstances.

FIRST-AID KIT

i) Bare essentials

• anti-diarrhoea medicine
• antiseptic ointment
• broad-spectrum antibiotics
• disinfectant
• insect repellent
• painkillers
• plaster strips
• rehydration agent
• sunscreen
• tweezers (large and small)
   

ii) The hardware

• burn dressing
• contact lens solution
• disposable contact lenses
• elastic bandages
• elastic plaster
• emergency tooth sealant
• facemasks
• first-aid manual
• latex gloves
• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation apparatus
• protective glasses
• safety pins
• sanitary towels
• scissors
• space blanket
• spare spectacles
• splint
• sterile needles
• surgical blades (scalpel)
• grip for blades
• surgical forceps
• thermometer
• tourniquet
• triangular bandage
• water purification tablets
• wound glue
   

iii) The software

• antifungal ointment
• antihistamine ointment
• anti-inflammatories
• antiseptic solution
• compress (cold and warm)
• cortisone ointment
• cotton wool
• disinfecting alcohol
• dropper tube
• earbuds
• eardrops
• eyedrops
• eyerinse
• multivitamins
• nose spray
• probiotics
• tissues
   

iv) Medication for….

• allergies/hay fever
• bladder infection
• burns
• colic
• constipation
• drowsiness
• dry cough
• heartburn
• insomnia
• malaria (prophylactic)
• malaria (self-treatment)
• motion sickness
• muscle relaxant
• nausea
• pain/fever
• shock and bruises
• sore throat
• stomach cramps
• sunburn
• wet cough