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Wellington Region Emergency Management
First aid kits

We recommend having a first aid kit at home, at work and in the car.  The following list is recommended by the Order of St John as a minimum guide suitable for families. 

  • triangular bandages (2)
  • roller bandages - 50 mm (1 roll) and 75mm (2 rolls)
  • sterile gauze - 7.5cm x 7.5 cm (2)
  • adhesive wound dressing - 6cm wide x 1 metre long (1 strip)
  • plaster strip dressings (1 packet)
  • adhesive tape - 25 mm hypoallergenic (1 roll)
  • sterile non-adhesive pads - small (2) and large (3)
  • sterile eye pad (1)
  • eye wash container (1)
  • eye wash solution - saline steritube 30 ml (1)
  • antiseptic solution - chlorhexidine steritube 30 ml (4)
  • safety pins (1 card)
  • scissors (1 pair)
  • splinter forceps (1 pair)
  • disposable gloves (2 pair)
  • accident register and pencil
  • first aid manual
  • card listing local emergency numbers.

 

First aid kit suppliers

First aid kits can be purchased from a variety of suppliers including (but not limited to):

•       New Zealand Red Cross 

•       St John

•       Wellington Free Ambulance