because I like my first aid stash portable, I like my first stash to be easy to dig around with one hand, and I like my first aid stash to be contained.

so i have two clear acrylic boxes, and they hold allllllllll our first aid stuff.

actually I have four clear acrylic boxes - two for our home, and two for our Airstream.

we keep a few things in the car, too. see more on that here.
in my bag and in my stroller, I also keep this awesome tiny first aid kit with basic necessities. for playground scrapes and neighborhood walk falls, and the like. learned this the hard way. (I also keep premeasured, single-use vials of allergy medicine.)

and all this took a significant amount of work to set up, but we’ve reaped the benefits over and over since then. i thank Past Haley for our first aid boxes multiple upon multiple times a year - especially with our adventurous, active, accident-prone crew (dogs included). not to mention when we’re camping we have to be potentially self-sufficient, and when we’re at home we’re not super close to a hospital.

on our Yearly Tasks and Expenses list, under September and March, I have “check medicine inventory + first aid stash.” this is my easyyyy way to always make sure our first aid stash (and our medicine inventory!) is current and replenished.

ready to see what I keep on hand?

you may have more, you may have less, you may have totally different needs. and that’s okay.

psst! making (or buying) a good first aid kit is one of my 10 easy things you can do right now for emergency preparedness.
psssssst! Brett and I are taking a refresher CPR Class + First Aid class as a date night - it was one of the 5 things I’m doing this year for emergency preparedness.

this is what we keep on hand:

first aid basics:

this antiseptic liquid
- or this to-go spray
- or this kid-friendly foam
neosporin
liquid bandage
assorted bandages
blister band-aids
butterfly bandages
adhesive wound-closure strips
bleed stop powder
various sizes of gauze pads
rolled gauze
nonstick sterile pads
medical adhesive tape
rubbing alcohol + hydrogen peroxide

Tools:

huge tweezers
lighted precision tweezers with a magnifiying glass
splinter remover kit
safety pins
scissors
thermometer
small gel ice packs
refillable ice bag
gloves
cotton tipped applicators
hand sanitizer
disposable vomit bags
blueberry pediatrics membership + their at-home medical kit
- the online pediatric membe rship that saves my bottom time and time again. read more of my thoughts - and why I appreciate this membership so much - here. I love using them for ear infections, strep throat, rashes, pink eye, cuts, and more.
- they’re not available in all states yet, but they’re expanding very quickly.
cpr mask + choking rescue device
- Brett and I are also taking a refresher CPR Class + First Aid class as a date night - it was one of the 5 things I’m doing this year for emergency preparedness.

Wounds/injuries:

Stings/bites/burns/rashes:

venom extractor + suction pump kit for snake bites, bee stings, etc
- I also have this bug bite suction tool
- luckily I have no idea yet if either of these tools work well :)
tick remover kit
burn gel
sunburn relief of some sort
- we have this but I haven’t tried it yet
calamine lotion
hydrocortisone cream
poison oak/ivy treatment:
antihistamine to treat allergic reactions
- we love these pre-measured, single-use vials for kids
blueberry pediatrics
- the online pediatric membership that saves my bottom time and time again. read more of my thoughts - and why I appreciate this membership so much - here. I love using them for ear infections, strep throat, rashes, pink eye, cuts, and more.
- they’re not available in all states yet, but they’re expanding very quickly.

Aches/Pains:

this xl heating pad
- or gosh, I love this neck/shoulder specific heating pad
our theragun mini
and my SIL gave us two Warmies - we keep one at home and one in the Airstream

Dogs:

dogs could use a lot of what was listed above, but I keep these on hand just in case, too:
I keep multiple bottles of skunk shampoo on hand, too
- supposedly there’s a way to DIY this, but if I’m dealing with a skunk spray, I’m not adding a DIY project to my plate

medications:

ibuprofen/other pain-relief medication
tummy medicine, diarrhea medicine, antacids
cold medicine + cold relief things
- click HERE for the 20 things we keep on hand for when we don’t feel well.
- click HERE for my favorite cold and flu things for kids.
allergy medicine + antihistamine to treat allergic reactions
- we love these pre-measured, single-use vials for kids

in our Airstream, we keep our medications in these perfect tackle boxes: one for us, one for the kids.

at home, we keep our medications in these lazy susans.

in both our Airstream and at home, we use blueberry pediatrics - the online pediatric membership that saves my bottom time and time again. read more of my thoughts - and why I appreciate this membership so much - here. I love using them for ear infections, strep throat, rashes, pink eye, cuts, and more. they’re not available in all states yet, but they’re expanding very quickly.

details you may have missed:

making (or buying) a good first aid kit is one of my 10 easy things you can do right now for emergency preparedness.
we keep our first aid stuff in clear acrylic boxes - two for the house, two for the airstream. because I like my first aid stash portable, I like my first stash to be easy to dig around with one hand, and I like my first aid stash to be contained. this took a significant amount of work to set up, but we’ve reaped the benefits over and over since then. i thank Past Haley for our first aid boxes multiple upon multiple times a year - especially with our adventurous, active, accident-prone crew (dogs included).
in my bag and in my stroller, I also keep this awesome tiny first aid kit with basic necessities. for playground scrapes and neighborhood walk falls, and the like. learned this the hard way. (I also keep premeasured, single-use vials of allergy medicine.)
click HERE for the things we keep in the car for emergencies.
click HERE for the 20 things we keep on hand for when we don’t feel well.
click HERE for my favorite cold and flu things for kids.
on our Yearly Tasks and Expenses list, under September and March, I have “check medicine inventory + first aid stash.” this is my easyyyy way to always make sure our first aid stash (and our medicine inventory!) is current and replenished.
we love blueberry pediatrics - the online pediatric membership that saves my bottom time and time again. read more of my thoughts - and why I appreciate this membership so much - here. I love using them for ear infections, strep throat, rashes, pink eye, cuts, and more. they’re not available in all states yet, but they’re expanding very quickly.
Brett and I are taking a CPR Class + First Aid class as a date night - it was one of the 5 things I’m doing this year for emergency preparedness.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.