But space is not an issue when you’re living at home. You can have the luxury of filling your medicine cabinet with everything you might need—in the amounts you want. You don’t need the convenience of prepackaged first aid kits. You can buy all the items you need in a drugstore or supermarket. You can either keep them in a medicine cabinet or in a childproof container that’s readily available in a kitchen cabinet or a closet. Be sure to store it where anyone can locate it quickly, and make sure everyone knows where it is! And, no matter what type of kit you have, make sure you place a list of emergency phone numbers inside the lid. Include numbers for your doctor, the local hospital, poison control center, and more. In order to have a useful first aid kit, you will need to purchase the following items:
