First Aid Kits

Life is full of little unpredictability's. In fact, some are not so little. You just never know when you might need a Band-aid, or some antibacterial ointment. This is why first aid kits were invented. Do you keep one in your home? Now you may laugh at this question, but I guarantee at some point you will need one. That's just life for you. I recall back when I was a kid and my parents always kept a first aid kit in the home, and the car, and the other car. Okay, we were just safe people. These days I have to consider the well-being of my loved ones. With a family you can never be too safe. That tiny abrasion could get infected under the right circumstances. Isn't it better to take certain precautions and prevent it? They may sound obsolete, but I highly recommend first aid kits.

A few months ago my 7 year old daughter complained to me about a "boo-boo" on her shoulder. Well, first of all, I had to ask her why she was still using the term boo-boo. She scowled at me and asked me to have a look. It was just a tiny scratch. I didn't really think anything of it. However, I was curious how she got it over night, while sleeping in her bed. I knew it wasn't there the night before. In the end, I simply assumed she had scratched herself in her sleep. No biggie. It happens. Later that day when she came home from school, she still complained about the minute scratch. I kind of snickered and took a second look at it. I told her to wash it really well in the bathtub and it would be okay. However, that night when she was climbing into bed, she complained again about the little scratch. This is when I noticed the redness around it; like it was getting worse. It was time to break out one of the first aid kits. I cleaned it well with peroxide and then smeared on some Neosporin and a Band-aid. She was rather satisfied with this. The following morning I took another peek at the scratch. It looked as though it had started to become infected prior to my cleansing. There was a redness seeping down her arm that I could not see the night before in the dark bedroom. Anyway, I pulled out a first aid kit and repeated the cleaning and bandaging. When she returned from school, her wound looked much better. I took her to the family doctor for a check-up and it turned out that itty bitty scratch had become infected. The doctor told me that we followed the right procedure and fixed it with the aid of one of our first aid kits. Isn't it time you acquired a few first aid kits?