A first aid kit contains basic supplies like bandages, antiseptics like betadine and hydrogen peroxide. Tape is used to fasten bandages while elastic bands provide compression and support for injured areas. Scissors are included to cut bandages. Ice packs reduce pain, swelling and spasms. Tweezers remove foreign objects from wounds. Gloves protect hands during wound treatment or when chemicals are present. Betadine and hydrogen peroxide have antiseptic properties to reduce bacteria. Cotton cleans uninjured areas and applies antiseptics. Antibiotic cream treats minor skin infections.

2. WHAT DOES A FIRST AID KIT HAVE?
What a firts aid kit carry are basic things
like:bandages,vetadine or hydrogen peroxide.

3. WHAT IS THE TAPE USED FOR?
The tape is a cloth or
plastic tape that has an
adhesive face and
serves to fasten
bandages.

4. WHAT ARE THE ELASTIC BANDS USED FOR?
The elastic band provides a
smooth and even
compression on the tissue
surrounding an injury, to
decrease pain and
inflammation. The elastic
band also supports an injured
area.

5. WHAT ARE THE SCISSORS USED FOR?
The scissors are a
manual tool that is used
to cut fabric, paper, hair,
etc. It is formed by two
steel blades that rotate
around a common axial
screw, on which the
cutting edges are placed
on one side and the
handles on the opposite
side.
And in a first aid kit are
extremely useful for
cutting the bandages, for
example.

6. WHAT ARE THE ICE PACKS USED FOR?
Ice packs are best for ice in
larger areas of pain,
swelling, or spasms (such
as an inflamed knee, thigh
bruising, muscle tension,
shoulder tendonitis, or neck
or back spasms).

7. WHAT ARE THE TWEEZERS USED FOR?
A clamp or tweezers is a
simple machine tool whose
ends are approached to
hold something. It works
with the mechanism of
simple levers, which can be
operated manually or with
hydraulic, pneumatic or
electric mechanisms. There
are clamps for different
uses: cutting, clamping,
press.

8. WHAT ARE THE PLASTIC GLOVES USED FOR?
Latex, rubber or rubber
gloves are a type of glove
made of elastomers.
They have their main use
in work related to
chemical elements and /
or requiring cleaning.
They can be worn when
washing dishes to protect
your hands from the
detergent and hot water
and so that when you
operate do not stain
yourself with blood or
when you heal a wound
do not catch the
infections.

9. WHAT IS THE BETADINE USED FOR?
The betadine is an
antiseptic based on
iodine used to fight
against the
multiplication of
bacteria (this
medicine is an
antiseptic that is not
sterilizing, it only
exerts a temporary
action to reduce the
number of
microorganisms).

10. WHAT IS THE PEROXIDE USED FOR?
Taking into account
that hydrogen peroxide
has disinfectant,
bleaching and
antiseptic properties,
the recommended
formula only contains
about 5% hydrogen
peroxide or less. In
small lesions you can
soak a piece of cotton
with the solution and
then apply gently on
the affected area.

11. WHAT IS THE COTTON USED FOR?
In all cases the use of the
elements of the kit should be
the task of the adult cotton is
used to clean the uninjured
parts or to moisten the
antiseptics with which to
disinfect the unopened areas
of the skin.

12. WHAT IS ANTIBIOTIC CREAM USED FOR?
It is an ointment
with several
antibiotics and is
usually
prescribed when
there is a small
skin infection.

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