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The kitchen and the laundry are the two rooms where most household injuries happen, so one of those walls is usually the right answer. The SURVIVAL Family First Aid KIT PLUS comes with a wall bracket for exactly this reason.

Whatever you choose, tell everyone in the house. A KIT nobody can find is not a KIT.

WHAT SIZE FOR A HOUSEHOLD

The SURVIVAL First Aid KIT - Large is the flagship and the right answer for most families. It carries the depth to treat three or more people, which matters because household emergencies rarely involve only one person staying calm.

The SURVIVAL Family First Aid KIT PLUS adds to that and was rated #1 by CHOICE® experts in 2022.

If you are a couple or living alone, the SURVIVAL First Aid KIT - Medium covers you and leaves less sitting unused.

THE KITCHEN IS WHERE IT HAPPENS

Knives, oven trays, kettle steam and hot oil. Cuts and burns are the two injuries a home KIT earns its keep on.

For a burn, cool running water for twenty minutes is the treatment and there is no substitute. The KIT handles what comes after: a dressing that will not stick to the burn, and something to cover it while you decide whether it needs a doctor.

For a deep cut, pressure and a proper dressing beat a handful of tissues every time.

SNAKES DO COME INTO YARDS

Especially in summer, especially near water, long grass, sheds and chook pens. It is not only a bush problem.

The SURVIVAL Snake Bite KIT lives well next to the back door or in the shed. It carries a SMART Bandage with a pictogram printed along it that changes from a rectangle to a square when you reach the right tension, so you can see it instead of guessing. SURVIVAL recommends proper first aid training alongside any KIT.

CPR IS THE ONE PEOPLE FORGET

A cardiac arrest at home is the emergency where what you do in the first minutes decides the outcome, and most people hesitate because of the mouth-to-mouth.

The SURVIVAL Pocket CPR KIT and Mini CPR KIT both carry a resuscitation shield, which removes that hesitation. Small, cheap, and the one item you hope stays unused.

ONE KIT IS RARELY ENOUGH

The house KIT should stay in the house. The moment it starts travelling to the beach and the sports field, it comes back incomplete.

The Family First Aid Bundle pairs a large KIT for home with a smaller one that lives in the car, which is how most households should be set up.

Also see Family, Baby and Car.