Childcare Providers, Childminders and Parents, Is your First Aid Box up to date???

Childcare Provider, Childminders and Parent, Is your First Aid Box filled with all the essentials?

Here is the recommended list of essential for your First Aid Box from Tusla

Recommended contents of first aid box and kits:

Materials	First Aid Travel Kit Contents	First Aid Box Contents

		1 -10 People	11 – 25 People	26 -50 People
Adhesive plasters	20	20	20	20
Sterile eye pads (No. 16 – bandage attached)	2	2	2	4
Individually wrapped triangular bandages	2	3	6	6
Safety pins	6	6	6	6
Individually wrapped sterile, unmedicated wound dressing Medium (No. 8) 10 x 8 cm)	1	2	2	4
Individually wrapped sterile, unmedicated wound dressing Large (No. 9) 13 x 9cm)	1	2	6	8
Individually wrapped sterile, unmedicated wound dressing Extra Large, (No. 3) 28 x 17.5 cm)	1	2	3	4
Individually wrapped disinfectant wipes	10	10	20	40
Paramedic shears	1	1	1	1
Examination gloves (pairs)	3	5	10	10
Sterile water where there is no clear running water	2 x 20mls	1 x 500mls	2 x 500mls	2 x 500mls
Pocket face mask	1	1	1	1
Water-based burns dressing – small (10 x 10 cm)	1	1	1	1
Water-based burns dressing – large	1	1	1	1
Crepe Bandage (7cm)	1	1	2	3

If more than 50 people are involved, supplies should be increased accordingly.