Self-care supplies
The supplies listed below are useful to keep on hand in your home health center. They are inexpensive, easy to use, and available in any drugstore or pharmacy.
- Adhesive strips, such as Band-Aids, in assorted sizes
- Adhesive tape, 1 in (2.5 cm) wide
- Butterfly bandages
- Sterile gauze pads, 2 in (5.1 cm) square
- Elastic (“Ace”) bandage, 3 in (7.6 cm) wide
- Roll of gauze bandage, 2 in (5.1 cm) wide
- Cotton balls
- Safety pins
| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: May 1, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine | |
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