100 Items for Your First Aid Kit

While the basic first aid kit I always carry with me consists of not much more than aspirin, a couple of bandaids, and an alcohol wipe (which, BTW makes an excellent fire starter), the first aid kit I keep at home is far more extensive.  Here are the 100 items you should put in your first aid kit:

1. A bottle of rubbing alcohol
2. A bottle of hydrogen peroxide
3. A box of bandaids (assorted sizes)
4. A thermometer
5. A bottle of Tylenol
6. A bottle of baby aspirin
7. A bottle of motrin
8. Sudafed tablets
9. Antiseptic wipes
10. Antibiotic ointment
11. Antibiotic powder
12. Needles
13. Thread
14. Safety pins
15. Tweezers
16. Non-latex gloves
17. A blood pressure cuff
18. A stethoscope
19. Scissors
20. Sterile gauze pads (assorted sizes)
21. Sterile rolled gauze
22. Sterile wound dressing tape
23. Hydrocortizone cream
24. Benadryl tablets
25. Acidophilous
26. Instant cold packs
27. Instant heat packs
28. A small flashlight
29. Space blankets
30. Ace bandages (the elastic-roll type for setting sprains)
31. Cotton balls
32. Cotton swabs
33. Instant hand sanitizer
34. Suction bulb (the kind for babies noses)
35. First aid manual
36. Eye goggles
37. Face masks
38. Duct tape
39. Sterile eye wash
40. Triangular bandages
41. Butterfly bandages
42. Soap
43. Sterile towels
44. Ziploc bags
45. Large, heavy duty plastic trash bags
46. Burn cream
47. Activated charcoal
48. Imodium
49. Vitamin C
50. First aid manual
51. Extra supply of prescription meds
52. Epi-pen
53. Nitroglycerin tablets
54. Prescription pain killer tablets
55. Prescription antibiotic tablets
56. Blood sugar test kit
57. A check off sheet of the contents of your first aid kit (review at least every six months)
58. Sugar pills or paste
59. Oral rehydration salts
60. Amonia inhalent
61. Antacid tablets
62. Splints (assorted sizes)
63. C-collar
64. AED (if someone in the household has a history of heart problems)
65. Adult diapers
66. Suction syringe
67. Super glue
68. Moleskin
69. Forceps
70. Scalpel/extra blades
71. Petroleum jelly
72. Iodine (liquid)
73. Iodine pills (for disinfecting water)
74. Calamine lotion
75. Aloe vera gel
76. Eye drops
77. Mineral oil
78. Snake bite kit
79. Oil of clove/dental kit
80. Pregnancy test kit
81. Yeast infection medication
82. Tampons/feminine pads
83. Tourniquet
84. Advanced first aid equipment that you have been trained to use (ET kit, bone gun, quick clot, injectible medicines, needles and syringes, IV bags, etc)
85. Pen and paper
86. Urine test strips
87. Magnifying glass
88. Tea tree oil
89. Herbs that you have been trained to use (chamomile, lavender, fox glove, etc)
90. Plastic food wrap
91. Sun block cream
92. DEET bug repellent
93. Standard disposable razor
94. Large bandanna (for making a sling)
95. Sterile water pouches
96. Matches/lighter
97. Small dental mirror
98. Dental probe
99. Teething gel
100. A comprehensive first aid class (obviously this doesn't go in the kit but the materials from the class can)

Well that about covers every conceivable medical supply you could use in the field.  While it is a good idea to have as many of these items in your first aid kit as possible, the most important thing you can do in regards to medical emergencies is to take a hands-on first aid class.  Also, practice using these items.  Finally, just because an item is on this list, doesn't mean you should use it unless you know exactly when/where/how to use the item.  For example, and EpiPen can literally be a lifesaver but if it is not used properly, it can have the opposite affect.  Ditto for pescription medications and advanced life support items.