My friend told me I needed to carry some first aid supplies, so I bought all this stuff but I don’t know what to do with it and if it is useful. Do I need to carry this?

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It is good to carry some first aid supplies with you in case your child gets hurt when they are out and about.  You don’t need to have any spray plasters or special wound cleaning spray which cost money.  If you want to carry anything with you some plasters, gauze and maybe some wound wipes will be useful to have with you.

At home you might have some paracetamol suspension, a decent well reviewed thermometer and some plasters.  There is no need to buy germolene or savlon as tap water is enough to clean a wound.