First Aid 101

Welcome to First Aid 101, the comprehensive, easy to use internet guide to first aid kits and products. Here, you will find:

• an overview of products in every area of first aid.
• background and historical information about first aid treatment and first aid products.
• precautions and warnings about common first aid supplies
• overview of the pros and cons of numerous consumer first aid products
• comparisons of first aid supplies for everything from sunburn to spinal injury.
• discussions of recent and upcoming innovations.
• advice on what to include in consumer and business first aid kits
• profiles of respected first aid supply companies you can put your trust in
• basic first aid advice.

Some examples of the kind of specific information you can find in First Aid 101:

• Learn about blood pressure and blood borne pathogens (HIV and HBV).
• Learn about intelligent first aid kits, clotting bandages and CPR prompts.
• Find out how hot packs and cold packs work
• Compare cervical collar brands or spinal injury first aid products.
• Learn what epinephrine is and how to find the best EpiPens.
• Get quick outlines of OSHA and ANSI guidelines.

We also offer discussions of many different types of first aid kits and an overview of what you might include in an outdoor first aid kit, an office first aid kit or a herbal first aid kit.

We invite you to read all our pages in order to get a full, balanced, independent overview of all the first aid products on the market today. For advice on everything from tweezers and bandages to AEDs, drench showers and eye wash stations, bookmark First Aid 101.