Emergency water supplies - 3 litres of drinking water per person per day
Transistor radio & spare batteries
Torch & spare batteries & bulbs
First aid kit & first aid manual
Essential medications
Plastic bags - large & small
toilet paper
Important documents
Spare clothing: waterproof jackets, strong shoes
Blankets or sleeping bags
Basic toiletries
Baby's supplies
Emergency pet supplies: food, water
Store your Emergency Survival Kit in strong waterproof containers in an easily accessible, safe place, such as a hall cupboard. Discourage everyday use of items such as the radio and torch. Organise a regular timetable for testing and renewing the batteries.
You and your family will require enough food to last at least 72 hours after a major disaster. Although you are likely to have some food supplies anyway, it is still wise to ensure you have a separate "emergency supply". Simply have a separate store and record the date to indicate when it should be replaced or buy extra food when you can and rotate emergency stocks with your normal stocks. Store non perishable food and avoid foods that have to be cooked unless you have a portable cooker or barbecue.
Suitable Types of Emergency Food
Shelf Life
The importance of having a first aid kit at home, work, and in the car cannot be overemphasised. The following list is recommended by The Order of St. John as a minimum guide suitable for families.
Triangular Bandages (2)
Roller Bandages - 50 mm (1 roll) and 75mm (2 rolls)
Sterile Gauze - 7.5cm x 7.5 cm (2)
Adhesive Wound Dressing - 6cm wide x 1 metre long (1 strip)
Plaster Strip Dressings (1 packet)
Adhesive Tape - 25 mm hypoallergenic (1 roll)
Sterile Non-Adhesive Pads - small (2) and large (3)
Sterile Eye Pad (1)
Eye Wash Container (1)
Eye Wash Solution - Saline Steritube 30 ml (1)
Antiseptic Solution - Chlorhexidine Steritube 30 ml (4)
Safety Pins (1 card)
Scissors (1 pair)
Splinter Forceps (1 pair)
Disposable Gloves (2 pair)
Accident Register and Pencil
First Aid Manual
Card Listing Local Emergency Numbers