ATTENTION: Does your First-Aid Kit Contain Latex...?

Did you know that latex is an extremely common allergy? If you carry latex in your first aid kit you might want to think twice. Latex is very common in medical equipment and is consequently common in first aid kits, which of course could very likely be fatal to many.

Does your first aid kit contain latex?

http://www.latexallergyresources.org/

I'm not sensitive, but all my bandages are latex free.

Thanks for posting a warning, Allergies to common items are more common than most people think, and they may never suspect common items they come into contact with. :)

I have a rather extensive first aid kit (it's actually the same kind of kit that is carried on an ambulance...they are called jump kits). Yes, there are some items that contain latex. However, for each item that has latex, there is another of that same item in non-latex.

They are kept in separate compartments of my jump bag.

Any person who has a severe allergy to latex needs to wear or carry a medic alert. If a person is unconscious, I have no way of knowing ANY allergies unless the person has somethng that can tell me that.

While I take care not to needlessly expose a latex sensitive person to latex, I also rely on the person to somehow inform me of that...or of any other allergy that they may have.

EMT

My gloves are ALL latex free...I do not carry latex gloves...period...because my hands will be the first thing to touch that person.

umm i dont have a first aid kit. but yes i know that they make latex free gloves. and veryone should have thoes in their first aid kit

my gloves are latex, but people should tell you if they have a latex allergy... my trauma kit does not contain bandaids, but i have plenty of gauze, kerlex, and tape!!!

Almost all medical products are now made latex free. We had to try pretty hard to find something with latex in it.