Ultimate Family First Aid Kit

A larger household, a rural property, or a family that spends weekends camping needs a kit that handles more than the everyday scrape, and needs enough of each item to treat more than one person. This kit is built for that: a deeper spread of dressings and bandages, a digital thermometer, vomit bags, and waterproof island dressings, with a contents sheet to keep it all stocked.

The contents go past a basic family kit in both range and quantity. You get waterproof island dressings for wounds that have to stay covered through a swim or a wash, vomit bags and a digital thermometer for the illness side of family life, a snake bite bandage with a compression indicator for properties out of town, and a deeper spread of wound dressings, conforming bandages, and plasters so the kit covers more than one injury before it needs restocking.

It suits larger families, rural households, and anyone who would rather be over-prepared than caught short on a road trip or at a remote campsite. The bag is organised with a contents sheet inside, so an item used is an item you can see and reorder rather than a gap you find at the wrong moment.

We design and assemble this kit in-house in Bendigo to meet Australian first aid kit requirements, and we ship from our East Bendigo warehouse and Sydney fulfilment centre. FAD has been family-owned since 2011, and the same account that carries this kit carries every item in it, so restocking after a big weekend is one order rather than a hunt across chemists. If you are weighing this against the smaller budget family kit, the team on 03 5443 2239 can help you match the kit to the household.

Features

• Deeper spread and higher quantities to treat more than one person
• Waterproof island dressings in 6cm x 7cm and 10cm x 12cm
• Digital thermometer and vomit bags for the illness side of family life
• Snake bite bandage with a compression indicator for out-of-town properties
• Contents sheet inside for at-a-glance restocking
• Suits larger families, rural households, road trips, and camping

Specifications

• Designed and assembled in-house in Bendigo
• Single configuration (no size variants)

What's in the box

• Aero Digital Thermometer x 1
• Alcohol Swab Single x 10
• Amputated Parts Bags (3) x 1
• Antiseptic Cleansing Wipes Single x 10
• Antiseptic First Aid Spray 50ml x 1
• Basic Dressing Pack x 2
• Burn Gel 3.5g Sachet x 5
• Burn Gel Dressing 10cm x 10cm x 1
• Chlorhexidine Ampoule 30ml x 2
• Combine Dressing 20cm x 20cm x 1
• Conforming Bandage Heavy 50mm x 1
• Conforming Gauze Bandage Light 25mm x 2
• Conforming Gauze Bandage Light 50mm x 3
• Conforming Gauze Bandage Light 75mm x 3
• Conforming Gauze Bandage Light 100mm x 1
• CPR Face Shield Disposable x 1
• Elastic Crepe Bandage Medium 75mm x 1
• Emergency Thermal Blanket x 1
• Eye Module x 1
• Fabric Plaster Dressing Strip 7.5cm x 1m x 1
• Fabric Plasters Assorted (100) x 1
• First Aid Guide Booklet x 1
• Gauze Swabs (3) 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 9
• Gloves Nitrile PF Large Pair x 5
• Instant Ice Pack 80g x 1
• Medicine Cup 60ml x 2
• Non Adherent Dressing 5cm x 5cm x 6
• Non Adherent Dressing 7.5cm x 10cm x 3
• Non Adherent Dressing 10cm x 20cm x 1
• Non Woven Island Dressing 6cm x 8cm x 3
• Non Woven Island Dressing 9cm x 20cm x 3
• Notepad and Pen x 1
• Plastic Plasters (25 pkt) x 1
• Safety Pins (12) x 1
• Scissors Sharp/Blunt 12.5cm x 1
• Snake Bite Bandage with Compression Indicator x 1
• Splinter Forceps 12.5cm x 1
• Splinter Probes (5) x 1
• Torch Portable Pocket x 1
• Transparent Transpore Tape 2.5cm x 5m x 1
• Triangular Bandage Non Woven x 2
• Vomit Bags 1500ml x 2
• Waterproof Island Dressing 6cm x 7cm x 2
• Waterproof Island Dressing 10cm x 12cm x 2
• Wound Closure Strips 3mm x 1
• Wound Dressing 13 x 1
• Wound Dressing 14 x 1
• Wound Dressing 15 x 1
• Zinc Oxide Tape x 1

Download the full contents list (PDF)

Usage

Keep the kit where the household can find it and make sure more than one person knows what is in it. Use the contents sheet to track what has been used and reorder it, and check the thermometer batteries and expiry dates a couple of times a year. Keep it out of reach of small children.

Care and storage

Store out of direct heat and sunlight, particularly if it travels in the car. Replace dressings, the burn gel, and any expired items as part of a twice-yearly check.

Common questions

How is it different from the budget family kit? It carries more of each item and a wider range, including a digital thermometer, vomit bags, waterproof island dressings, and a snake bite bandage, so it covers illness and remote settings as well as everyday injuries.

Is it good for a rural property? Yes. The depth of supplies and the snake bite bandage suit households out of town or away from quick help.

How do I keep it stocked? Use the contents sheet to mark off what you use, then reorder the items through FAD in the one account.

Compare it with the Budget Family First Aid Kit Medium for a smaller household, and see the wider range in the home first aid kits collection. For what a home kit should carry, read what should I include in my first aid kit.