Duct tape! Keeps them out of trouble so they can't get hurt in the first place. KIDDING!

A long, broad, elastic compression bandage - in the event of snake bite - is pretty much the only thing I can think of that isn't usually standard in most first-aid kits that every Australian should have, kids or not.

Hey, I'll just put down what i have in my kit.

Burn cream-jhonsons brand, Bandaids in all sizes, face shields for cpr (adult &childrens sizes), dressing strips, eye pads, gauze swabs, island dressings, notepad and pen, gloves, cotton wool, ear buds, wound wipes, wound dressing, safety pins, medical tape, conforming bandages (small and large), alcohol prep pads, splinter pricks, betadine antiseptic cream, 1 arm sling, and eye irrigation.

I hope this helps you and ill be looking here to see if ive missed anything myself.

Dannii xxo

Hi there....this one isn't really first aidie....but I always keep a tube of catch a bubbles in by kit- if the kids are upset or hurt, and bubbles wont distract them..that's when it's time to see a dr.  Most kids love bubbles, and if they aren't interested in them- something's not right!  Good luck!

i know this suggestion isnt medical, but i have found thso have a at when treating cuts or waiting for stingos to dry, a lollypop is a great distraction.  It's not needed all th time, but if your child is in a squirmy mood, it can help.  I also have a book called home remidies - it has some good ideas for treatments you can find around the home.  hope that idea helps.

cheers,

thanks you guys are quick, i have a st john sm kit and I did do a first aid course plus have the books. but i am adding anything , anyone can recommend.  Didnt even think of calamine lotion, silly me

 Johnson & Johnson's Burn Dressing cream, fantastic cream for burns, puts a layer over the burn to help with the healing and eases the pain.

Cheers Janice

I have heard that pennies placed over a bee sting as soon as you are stung will stop the swelling and stop an allergic reaction. A lot of people swear by it but I've never tried it (thankfully I haven't been stung in a while). If you're in Australia 1 and 2 dollar coins would suffice. Simply tape the coin onto the sting for 15 minutes or just hold it there. I suppose it can do no harm to have a few in your first aid kit and if you're stung you can try the coin trick while you think of something else to take the sting away.

1) Aeroguard spray, and lotion for when you are out and about.

2) Sunblock, and cooling lotion (if she gets burnt)

3) Calamine Lotion

4) Nappy pins or pins, band aids, bandages...

thermometer, plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs)

• flashlight and extra batteries

           Blanket - if you can store it in..

There is heaps u can put in, and if you google first aid kit, it will tell ya what to do..

xx cazza

With our toddler, all we pretty much ever use is cotton wool, saline (or salt water if we don't have any) and bandaids.  But we do have a first aid kit with bandages and heaps of other things I don't even know.  We've bought a St John's Ambulance kit.