The Definitive First Aid Equipment Checklist

11 January 2023

The Definitive First Aid Equipment Checklist

First aid kits are needed in workplaces and are recommended in the home, on the move in vehicles, and anywhere else that hazards pose a risk to people or animals. So what needs to go in your first aid kit?

Luckily we’ve made it simple for you with these first aid kit checklists you can use as quick guides for shopping for first aid supplies. Use these checklists when putting together your first aid kit or carrying out use-by-date checks.

If you want to know more about each of the items found in a first aid kit, read our guide Types of First Aid Kit Equipment and Their Uses or our First Aid FAQs Answered by the Experts.

First Aid Supplies and Equipment Checklist for Home Use

Our first aid supplies and equipment list covers our recommendations for supplies needed to handle all common household accidents, injuries, and emergencies. Use this first aid kit equipment and supplies list as guidance for filling your own first aid kit.

Item	Recommended Quantity	Use
Conforming bandage 5cm x 4.5m	2	Holding dressings in place.
Conforming bandage 7.5cm x 4.5m	2	Holding dressings in place.
Sterile eyepad	2	Dressing eye injuries.
Instant ice pack	2	Reducing swelling and pain from soft tissue injuries.
Non-woven triangular bandage	2	Immobilising injured limbs, bandaging head injuries, creating make-shift tourniquets, applying pressure and stopping the bleeding of wounds.
Sterile saline wipes	8	Cleaning wounds before dressing them.
Hypoallergenic adhesive washproof sterile plasters	30	Dressing minor wounds.
Pairs of medium gloves	2	Protection when tending to wounds and injuries and maintaining a hygienic wound-treating environment.
Safety pins	12	Fastening bandages.
Roll of microporous tape	1	Fixing dressings and bandages to the skin.
Sterile low adherent dressing	2	Dressing wounds.
Steropore 7cm x 6cm	2	Dressing wounds.
Tweezers	1	Extracting debris from wounds.
Foil first aid blanket 140cm x 204cm	1	Protecting casualties from exposure and keeping them warm.

Download this home first aid kit checklist as a PDF.

See our guides for in-depth details on what to include in other personal-use first aid kits and why these items are important.

Complement your first aid box equipment list with a first aid box or bag keep your supplies in good condition, here are some of our recommendations.

First Aid Supplies and Equipment Checklist for Home Use

Item	Conforming bandage 5cm x 4.5m
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Holding dressings in place.
Item	Conforming bandage 7.5cm x 4.5m
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Holding dressings in place.
Item	Sterile eyepad
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Dressing eye injuries.
Item	Instant ice pack
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Reducing swelling and pain from soft tissue injuries.
Item	Non-woven triangular bandage
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Immobilising injured limbs, bandaging head injuries, creating make-shift tourniquets, applying pressure and stopping the bleeding of wounds.
Item	Sterile saline wipes
Recommended Quantity	8
Use	Cleaning wounds before dressing them.
Item	Hypoallergenic adhesive washproof sterile plasters
Recommended Quantity	30
Use	Dressing minor wounds.
Item	Pairs of medium gloves
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Protection when tending to wounds and injuries and maintaining a hygienic wound-treating environment.
Item	Safety pins
Recommended Quantity	12
Use	Fastening bandages.
Item	Roll of microporous tape
Recommended Quantity	1
Use	Fixing dressings and bandages to the skin.
Item	Sterile low adherent dressing
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Dressing wounds.
Item	Steropore 7cm x 6cm
Recommended Quantity	2
Use	Dressing wounds.
Item	Tweezers
Recommended Quantity	1
Use	Extracting debris from wounds.
Item	Foil first aid blanket 140cm x 204cm
Recommended Quantity	1
Use	Protecting casualties from exposure and keeping them warm.

Download this home first aid kit checklist as a PDF.

See our guides for in-depth details on what to include in other personal-use first aid kits and why these items are important.

Complement your first aid box equipment list with a first aid box or bag keep your supplies in good condition, here are some of our recommendations.

Free Form First Aid Box which has a complete, empty interior so you can arrange supplies in any way you want.

First Aid Travel Bag, a portable compact bag with a zip closure.

First Aid Box Deluxe, a hardshell box with a perspex lid for easy viewing of the individual inner compartments.

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First Aid Room Equipment List

The Health and Safety Executive recommends that a first aid room contain the following supplies and equipment.

Item	Details	Use
First aid signage.	Signage must include names, locations, and contact details of appointed first aiders and relevant persons of assistance. First aid station's are also ideal to ensure that supplies are easily accessible.	Direct people to the first aid room, and provide information in the room for further assistance.
A sink.	Hot and cold running water.	Washing hands, wound washing, equipment washing.
Drinking water and disposable cups.	Either potable water from a tap, bottled water, or a water cooler.	Hydrating casualties and first aid administrators
Soap and paper towels.	Pump-action or motion-sensor soap bottles are ideal.	Washing hands, wound washing, equipment washing.
Storage.	A cabinet, cupboard, or enclosed shelving.	Storage of first aid supplies to keep them in good condition and well organised.
First aid supplies.	Supplies should be in a portable container that is easy to carry to a casualty within 60 seconds. Find out how to determine the number of first aid kits you need and where to install them.	Treatment of injuries and immediate medical conditions, e.g. cuts, bruises, abrasions, burns, eye injuries, exposure, fractures and broken bones, and concussions.
Refuse containers.	Bins should be foot pedal-operated and lines with yellow clinical waste bags.	Safe disposal of potentially infectious waste.
An examination bed or couch.	The bed or couch should be covered with a protective waterproof covering and have clean pillows and blankets. Paper couch roll may be used to keep the surface clean between casualties.	Examining the casualty, easier first aid treatment, allowing the casualty to rest.
A phone.	Telephone or another form of communication technology.	Contacting people for further assistance such as emergency services.
A record or report book.	An accident report book with space to record the details of the accident or emergency. What do business owners need to know about accident report books?	Keeping a record of the details of the emergency.

First Aid Room Equipment List

The Health and Safety Executive recommends that a first aid room contain the following supplies and equipment.

Item	First aid signage.
Details	Signage must include names, locations, and contact details of appointed first aiders and relevant persons of assistance.
Use	Direct people to the first aid room, and provide information in the room for further assistance.
Item	A sink.
Details	Hot and cold running water.
Use	Washing hands, wound washing, equipment washing.
Item	Drinking water and disposable cups.
Details	Either potable water from a tap, bottled water, or a water cooler.
Use	Hydrating casualties and first aid administrators
Item	Soap and paper towels.
Details	Pump-action or motion-sensor soap bottles are ideal.
Use	Washing hands, wound washing, equipment washing.
Item	Storage.
Details	A cabinet, cupboard, or enclosed shelving.
Use	Storage of first aid supplies to keep them in good condition and well organised.
Item	First aid supplies.
Details	Supplies should be in a portable container that is easy to carry to a casualty within 60 seconds. Find out how to determine the number of first aid kits you need and where to install them.
Use	Treatment of injuries and immediate medical conditions, e.g. cuts, bruises, abrasions, burns, eye injuries, exposure, fractures and broken bones, and concussions.
Item	Refuse containers.
Details	Bins should be foot pedal-operated and lines with yellow clinical waste bags.
Use	Safe disposal of potentially infectious waste.
Item	An examination bed or couch.
Details	The bed or couch should be covered with a protective waterproof covering and have clean pillows and blankets. Paper couch roll may be used to keep the surface clean between casualties.
Use	Examining the casualty, easier first aid treatment, allowing the casualty to rest.
Item	A phone.
Details	Telephone or another form of communication technology.
Use	Contacting people for further assistance such as emergency services.
Item	A record or report book.
Details	An accident report book with space to record the details of the accident or emergency. What do business owners need to know about accident report books?
Use	Keeping a record of the details of the emergency.

First Aid Training Equipment List

First aid training equipment helps people to learn how to perform life-saving first aid using replica supplies and anatomically correct props.

Training AED

AED training helps people understand how an automated external defibrillator works to make them feel more confident and proactive when someone goes into cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest can be fatal in just ten minutes, and a defibrillator must be used to return the heart to a normal rhythm, so knowing how to use a defibrillator is crucial.

Our training defibrillators work exactly like the real thing, but without administering the shock, so you can train in close-to-life situations.

Zoll AED Plus - Trainer 2

iPAD-SP1 - Defibrillator Training Unit

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CPR Manikins

When someone is in cardiac arrest or has stopped breathing, CPR is the first thing you must do to try and save them. CPR training is one of the most important parts of first aid training but it’s not safe to carry out training on a real person, so a manikin is needed.

CPR manikins are anatomically accurate dummies with a face with airways and a chest that responds to being compressed.

Brayden Pro CPR Manikin

Laerdal Little Anne - QCPR Training Manikins

Laerdal Little Anne Manikin

Laerdal Little Baby QCPR Training Manikins

Laerdal Little Baby Manikin

Choking Charlie Manikin

First Aid Consumables

Training first aid consumables can be used to practice the proper application of bandages and dressings as well as other common and essential first aid treatment procedures. Here’s a list of supplies to consider.

We also offer a pack that contains some of the most used training materials on first aid courses. At just £19.70 per pack, it’s easy to stock up on several and hand them out on course days.

First Aid Training Pack

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First Aid Kit Supplies Checklist: Office and Workspace

All employers have a duty of care to keep their staff safe and look after others that come into contact with the business like customers and contractors that visit the premises. This means there must be accessible first aid provisions at all times.

The contents of your workplace first aid kit will be determined by your first aid risk assessment. HSE sets the following as a recommended minimum list for low-risk environments such as offices.

A leaflet with general guidance on first aid (for example, HSE's leaflet Basic advice on first aid at work)
Individually wrapped sterile plasters of assorted sizes
Sterile eye pads
Individually wrapped triangular bandages, preferably sterile
Safety pins
Large and medium-sized sterile, individually wrapped, unmedicated wound dressings
Disposable gloves

However, your risk assessment might require you to keep additional items in your first aid kit. For example, if your staff work in a kitchen or deli, there could be an increased risk of burns, and you may need to include burncare items.

A step up from the HSE minimum first aid list, the British Standard first aid kit meets standard BSI BS8599-1 to offer a more extensive selection of items for greater first aid support. These items include the following.

Burn dressing
Conforming bandage
Sterile eyepad dressing
Sterile finger dressing
Foil blanket
Gloves
Guidance leaflet
Large dressing (sterile)
Medium dressing (sterile)
Microporous tape
Plasters
One-way resus valve
Safety pins
Saline sterile wipes
Triangular bandage
Scissors
Wall bracket

Browse our guides for business owners about everything you need to know about workplace first aid.

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The Definitive First Aid Equipment Checklist

The Definitive First Aid Equipment Checklist

First Aid Supplies and Equipment Checklist for Home Use

First Aid Supplies and Equipment Checklist for Home Use

Visit our
Personal First Aid Online Guide

First Aid Room Equipment List

First Aid Room Equipment List