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• Common accidents in the kitchen

  • Knife injuries or cutting oneself with a knife
  • Slipping over spilled liquid
  • Scalding oneself on boiling water
  • Oven burns
  • Blender cuts
  • Getting a prick when washing up
• First aid kit or box

  Contains things you may need for helping an injured person before proper medical attention is given
• It is important to have a well-stocked first aid kit in the home so you can deal with minor accidents and injuries
• Items in a basic first aid kit

  • Plasters
  • Bandages
  • Sterile gauze pad
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Safety pin
  • Instant ice pack
  • Disposable gloves
  • Antiseptic wipes or soap
  • Pencil and note pad
  • Emergency blanket
  • Clinical thermometer