Topic: First Aid Kit

[Kea]

After today I'm going to get an old biscuit tin and make up a first aid kit for the allotment. i used to have one in the car but it's disappeared anyway it didn't have what i needed today. I was weeding my raspberries and managed to flick a bit of dirt straight into my eye. I was only there an hour and planned to stay another hour but I had to leave. I tried washing out the dirt with water from my water bottle but the water was icy and didn't help much. My fingers weren't very clean so I packed up and went home via a chemist so I could get an eye bath and wash. I have an eye bath somewhere but knew I wouldn't find it. It feels a bit better now but looks terrible and lots of black stuff washed out but it feels like there's more it could be a scratch though. It's not quite as bad as the time an insect got itself stuck on my eyeball!
So I recommend First aid kits including an eyewash.

[Mrs Ava]

Agreed - have one in the car and one on the plot - even the basics are better than nothing and a bottle of clean water is essential...and the one thing I never have!  :-\

[Kea]

I usually have the water and the first aid kit must have walked! But it didn't have an eyewash it's getting one now!

[asbean]

it's in the rules of our site - must have one on the plot (in the shed if you have one) or accessible in the car if you've driven there, which most people have.

[manicscousers]

we have 2 in the big shed but we don't have an eye bath  :)

[flossy]

  Did a stupid thing and grovelled around on the plot with no gloves
  on ---   met a razor blade !!??,    poured bottled water on it --  had plasters on the
  plot, carried on regardless.    Just as well I had had a tetnus jab,

   Keep everything in a bag or your shed to keep you safe.

   floss xxx

[grannyjanny]

Can I suggest a bottle of t tree & lavender oil. Both can be used neat. T tree for cuts & grazes & lavender for bites & stings.
Janet.

[flossy]

  Wise words Janet, should have known better, did have some Germaline but
  coudn't find it !

   And I was a Girl Guide ---  shsme on me,        :-[

    floss x

[Fork]

We have 4 kits at various places around the site which you can get at if need be.

They are not locked away so its easy if you are on your own.

[Melbourne12]

Good idea.  I'm sorry to say that I don't carry even some Elastoplasts.  I think a little shopping expedition is called for this weekend.

[Kea]

Well my eye is better today. I have learnt my lesson though.......my husband wants me to wear safety glasses!!!