College students' first aid kit: 25 key items to include

As college and university students prepare to move into dormitories and off-campus apartments, many are making packing lists.

A first aid kit is one must-have item for any college or university student. Sure, a student can visit the campus health center or drop-in clinic, but it’s more convenient (and maybe cost-effective) to have basic first aid supplies on hand.

What are the most essential components of a well-stocked first aid kit for a young adult?

1. Acetaminophen
   
2. Adhesive bandages – in various shapes and sizes
3. Adhesive bandaging tape
4. Alcohol pads or wipes
5. Allergy medicine
6. Aloe vera gel
7. Antacids
8. Antibiotic cream or ointment
9. Cotton balls and swabs
10. Cough drops
11. Diarrhea medication
12. Disposable gloves
13. Elastic bandage roll or vet wrap
14. Eye drops
15. Hand sanitizer
16. Hot pack – microwaveable
17. Hydrogen peroxide
18. Ibuprofen
19. Ice pack
20. Non-stick gauze pads
21. Rubbing alcohol
22. Safety pins
23. Scissors
24. Thermometer
25. Tweezers

Basic first aid kits may be purchased online or in stores. Many families choose to make their own, however, storing all of the components in a sealed plastic container or even a sturdy lunch box.

Certainly, any prescription medications should be included, with these drugs still stored in their original labeled pharmacy containers. Vitamins the student regularly takes may be added as well.

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Back-to-school shoppers: Catch this 15% off Barnes and Noble coupon through Aug 17

School starts soon. Who needs textbooks or supplies?

Why not save and print this in-store coupon, or use the online code, and save 15% (on one item) at Barnes and Noble this weekend?

Don’t need books or writing papers? Choose a DVD or video game for weekend play. Or grab a new CD from your favorite performer.

Hey, you might even pick one of MY books!

• 25 Top Tips for Promoting Your Equestrian Event: Get the Herd Out, by Linda Ann Nickerson
• Absent Nightmare Zinnias: Rhymed Acrostics from A to Z, by Linda Ann Nickerson
• Horseplay Secrets: Learning in Rhyme from Equines Sublime, by Linda Ann Nickerson
• Stealing Wonder: A Rhyming Race to Capture Grace, by Linda Ann Nickerson
• What’s in Santa’s Sleigh This Christmas, by Linda Ann Nickerson, with illustrations by Kyle Krause

Pick up the 15% off coupon Blow it up, and print it. Copy the code (M6LEUWAEBX37P), and use it on the bookseller’s website or at the checkout counter. Right-click, and save it to your own computer for printing. Shoot it with your smart phone, and use it at the store checkout. Just don’t miss the deal.

It’s good through Sunday, August 17^th. Who needs something to read?

NOTE:  This blogger has no affiliation with the merchant mentioned in this post and received no remuneration for this post, except for potential royalties from sales of books she has authored.

Please be sure to c’mon back to Practically at Home with a comment, letting us know about your sweet book deal with the Barnes & Noble discount coupon.

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Best bargains: DIY personalized gift ideas for birthdays and holidays

Looking for creative, but not costly, personalized gift ideas for special people?

Why not choose a favorite poem, quotation, or Scripture verse and put it on a do-it-yourself gift?

Here are a few personalized DIY gift possibilities:

• Bible memory cards – Print several favorite Scripture verses on heavy cardstock. Cut them into stacks, and tie them with string or ribbon.
• Monogrammed note cards – Create personalized stationary, either folded notes or full sheets. Place the recipient’s initials or name on the papers. Or type a suitable saying. Print the papers out, and parcel them with matching envelopes.
• Poetry magnet – Pick a poem, and print it on sturdy paper. Cut it out, and glue a magnet on the back.
• Quotation bookmark – Select a fitting quote. Print it on pretty paper. (Or print several to a sheet, and make a whole set of bookmarks.) Punch a hole at one end, and slip a piece of yarn through it.

These do-it-yourself personalized gifts are extra special and durable, if they are laminated. As a more economical option, you might cover each one neatly (on both sides) with clear wide packing tape.

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