Road Transport
Tips
First aid kit
Every truck on the road should have a first aid kit safely stored away in case of emergencies. If you don't currently have one, here are some suggestions for components you may need:
- Dressings. Sterile gauze, 10 x 10 cm (4x4 in.) for cleaning and covering wounds.
- Adhesive tape for securing dressings.
- Bandages. Large triangular bandage for sling and head injuries; gauze roller bandage for securing dressings over other wounds; wide elastic bandage for sprains; box of assorted adhesive bandages for minor cuts and scrapes.
- Tourniquet. Use only as a last resort for badly wounded or severed limbs.
- Antiseptic. Mild cleansing agent such as iodine or rubbing alcohol. Replace with fresh antiseptic once a year.
- Calamine lotion or baking soda for relief from sunburn, insect bites, and rashes.
- Petroleum jelly for minor burns and scrapes, sunburn, chapped lips, and dry skin.
- Aromatic spirits of ammonia for fainting spells.
- Scissors for cutting gauze, bandages, and clothing.
- Tweezers or packet of needles for removing splinters.
- Thermometer for measuring temperature.
- Aspirin or acetaminophen for headache or fever.
- Disinfectant soap to clean and sterilize hands.
- Wooden splints. Two boards or pieces of heavy cardboard measuring 10 x 75 cm (4x30 in.) for leg fractures; two measuring 8 x 35 cm (3x14 in.) for fractured arms.
- Blanket to cover an injured person or serve as a makeshift stretcher.
- Eye dropper.
Assemble your first aid supplies in an airtight container to protect medicine and sterile dressings from dust and moisture. Never lock it up, because in an emergency -- when every second counts -- you might not have time to unlock it or you might forget where you put the key.
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