A
first aid kit is an important part of your general emergency kit. This
month, using the list on the website (linked below), look around your house for the
necessary first aid items. You will likely have most of what’s
on the list and perhaps even use the items regularly (our family uses bandaids
all the time!). If you’ve already got a first aid kit you
use, relocate it to be right next to your emergency kit. That
way you can still use your existing supplies while maintaining the
grab-and-go benefits of the emergency kit. Going in with
friends to purchase supplies is a great way to save money—you can
get them in bulk and split up a big package.
As
with emergency kits, first aid kits can be purchased pre-made.
Here are some examples of stores that sell them: target.com
, rei.com
, Emergency
Essentials: beprepared.com
, redcrossstore.org
, cvs.com
.
*
Purchase, or make from the list provided, a good first aid kit to add
to your emergency kit
*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply
*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month
See
“First Aid Kit” under Emergency Preparedness on the Document
Website.
