First Aid KIt

Dear friends,

We all suffer from major or minor injuries and illness in our daily life. We adjust and take care of them very well in our routines life .Whenever we are out on journey or trek, smaller problems can create big obstacles .When small children at house develop minor injuries, a small first aid box can help to cure 90% of problems.

Prevention is better than cure

Is an old and fruitful saying. Though we can not eliminate problems, we can prevent most of them with the help of simple tips.

Take water with you or drink only purified water.
Try to eat hot or fried food as frying kills germs.
Eat at known or quality hotels.
Eat at regular intervals instead of only having food only at lunch and dinner.
Prefer vegetarian food.
Always carry a first aid kit.
Use sports shoes for travel.
Sit on the left side of vehicle as right side is usually damaged in accidents.

First aid Kit

Band aid –For minor injuries eg. Scratch.
Dettol/savlon -- To clean wounds and apply band aid or other bandages.
Injection TT (Tetanus Toxid) -- Usually all of us take injection TT in our childhood .The usual course is one injection stat and than next one in six month and than one every ten years.
Betadine Ointment – To cover the wound before bandage.
Cotton Roll – To clean the wound secretions
Gauge piece – To apply on wound with Betadine Ointment.
Cotton Bandage – To tie the gauge piece at place.
Crape Bandage – To support swelled joint or fracture in maximum comfortable position with hard support (e.g. stick)
Chlorine water disinfectant solution -- To neutralize the drinking water
Tablet Lomofen – To stop watery loose motions, 1 tablet should be taken maximum 2 tablets can be taken in gap of 2 hours
Tablet Avil – For itching and allergic reactions
Tablet Crocin – For headache and minor fatigue
Tablet Norflox TZ – For pain in abdomen and diarrhea
Tablet Voveran (25) – For severe pain
ORS packet – For loose motions, vomiting and fatigue after long workout
Glucose powder – For fatigue after long workout
Tourniquete (Nylon rope) – Usually any rope can be used for stopping of bleeding or after snake bite

Simple problems & treatments

1. Small scratch – Clean with dettol and apply band-aid.
2. Cut or medium size wound – Clean with dettol, apply betadine ointment on gauge piece and tie with cotton bandage. See a doctor.
3. Large wound – Stop bleeding with gauge piece, apply Tourniquete if necessary and see a doctor immediately.
4. Loose motions – Take lot of ORS and Tablet Lomofen, repeat Tablet Lomofen only once and see a doctor.
5. Fever & headache – Take Tablet crocin, if no improvement in half hour, see a doctor.
6. Vomiting – Take lot of ORS, if no response, take Tablet Dompan and see a doctor
7. Fracture or joint swelling – Support the area in maximum natural and comfortable position with hard structures like stick and crape or cotton bandage. Do not massage or apply any ointment. See a doctor immediately.
8. Snake bite – Apply Tourniquete above the snake bite, minimize the movements of the patient. See a doctor immediately.
9. Animal bite (e.g. Dog bite) – Clean the area with dettol. Stop the bleeding, see a doctor.
10. Sting bite or Allergy or Itching – Clean the area with dettol and take Tablet Avil. See a doctor.



Dr. Dhananjay Gambhire.
MD. DPM.
Consultant Psychiatrist.
Mob no. 9323187784.
E.Mail-dhananjayg@gmail.com