So, last night at skate practice, one of the skaters went
down hard. Unfortunately, he split his
eyebrow open, needed stitches with a possible concussion. Thankfully this
morning he is doing better and the fall could have been worse. Believe me, I have seen worse.
As I was running out to our car to get the medical kit we
carry, that made me start to think. What
do you think is important in a medical kit?
What I have is basic. Scissors, Neosporin,
medical tape, athletic tape, large Band-Aid’s (because floor burns are never
small!), Duraplast Spray, New Skin (love to put this on my kids blisters), one
time use ice packs (I get the CVS Brand they come in a two pack for cheap),
VetRap (I love this stuff, works well to hold large bandages in place and it
also comes in lots of colors and designs), Kinesio Tex Tape (for shin splints),
Benadryl, Pepto Bismol, Tums, Tylenol,
Ibuprofen, anti-itch cream, I also have a gel that is for burned skin, that I
also use on floor burns. I try to cover
as much area as I can. If you can think
of anything else to add, please leave a comment.
On a side note: The skaters helmet was not tightened
securely which allowed it to slip back when he hit the floor exposing his
eyebrow/forehead area. There have been
many times that I have seen my daughter fall and swear she smacked her face on
the floor. And me standing there knowing
that she is going to get up off that floor with missing teeth. Fortunately, every time the helmet has saved
her from any marks on her beautiful face.
So just as a reminder it is very important to always double check your
equipment and make sure to wear it properly.
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