What should be in a car's first aid kit in 2019?
There have been certain changes regarding the configuration of first aid kits. The Ministry of Health considered that some medications in a first aid kit are unnecessary and can even cause harm to victims. After all, in case of an accident, first aid is often provided to injured road users by people who do not have medical education, and the use of certain medications can complicate their condition.
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Some medications can cause allergic reactions, and improper use of medications can cause a serious condition such as allergic shock.
Another factor that caused the cancellation of many medicines from the medicine cabinet is their storage that did not comply with the instructions. In the interior of a car, for most medications, the temperature is unacceptable for normal storage. Changes occur in the chemical composition of drugs, after which they cannot be used as emergency medicine.
The following are excluded from the mandatory list for a medical kit for a car:
- Analgin;
- Aspirin;
- Zelenka;
- Corvalol or Valerian;
- Ammonia solution (10% solution);
- Nitroglycerine;
- Activated carbon.
Requirements for a first aid kit according to regulations
According to the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation of 2010, the composition of the medical first aid kit is maximally adapted to solve various situations on the road concerning the health of the driver and passengers.
The 2021 requirements for a car first aid kit concern not only its presence in the car, but also its configuration. These requirements are addressed to the car owner, who must take care of this and ensure that the list of medications is available and updated. If these requirements are not met, the car owner is liable in the form of penalties. The fine for not having a first aid kit in the car in 2021 is applied in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences. The requirements for a first aid kit also apply to its equipment. For not having a first aid kit, the driver is first warned and then fined 500 rubles. And this despite the fact that the average price of a first aid kit for a car is in the range of 250-300 rubles. It is more profitable to buy the required assistance kit than to pay fines for its absence.
The car owner must also monitor the expiration date of medications, periodically checking and updating the necessary medications. It is important to understand that the shelf life of a first aid kit may be longer than that of the specific drugs included in its composition.
To store a first aid kit in your car, you must set aside a place away from sunlight and the car's heating system.
What standards exist?
In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation “On Road Traffic Rules”, the operation of vehicles without a first aid kit and a list of medicines is prohibited. In addition, the order of the Ministry of Health also approved a list of medicines for such first aid kits.
Responsibility for the absence of a first aid kit or inconsistency of its contents is provided for by the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses and entails a warning.
By order of the management of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, during regular technical inspections of vehicles and during inspections of vehicles that enter the territory of the Russian Federation from abroad, inspectors are instructed to pay attention to the presence of first aid kits and the expiration date of medications that are included in their composition.
In the Russian Federation, first aid kits are completed in accordance with the technical specifications of the Russian Federation, which are closed standards, the subject of intellectual and commercial property of the developer.
Expiration date of a first aid kit
Due to the fact that medications with a short shelf life were removed from the first-aid kit, according to the new requirements, the shelf life of the first-aid kit increased threefold. Now it is 4.5 years. A longer period of use applies to patches and hemostatic tourniquets (5-6 years). After this period, the car owner must replace the first aid kit within six months.
You can determine when to replace your first aid kit using the information located on its case.
Expiration date of a new first aid kit
The improved car first aid kit does not include medications, so the shelf life of the car first aid kit is 4.5 years. After the period expires, you have the opportunity to use it for six months, after which you must update it, otherwise you will receive a fine.
A responsible driver monitors its condition and composition. If necessary, replenish its contents. Don’t forget - adhesive plasters deteriorate faster than others. Do not ignore the expiration date of pharmacy supplies and renew them in a timely manner.
Composition of a car first aid kit in 2021
Statistics show that most deaths in road accidents are associated with injuries and blood loss. Therefore, car first aid kits should primarily contain products that are used to stop bleeding. A first aid kit for a car in 2021 should consist of the following components:
- Hemostatic tourniquet – 1 piece;
- Sterile bandage – 5 pcs;
- Non-sterile bandage – 5 pcs;
- Elastic bandage – 1 pc;
- Wipes with chlorhexidine solution – 10 pcs;
- Napkins to stop bleeding – 10 pcs;
- Sterile wipes – 1 pack;
- Sterile dressing bag – 1 piece;
- Rolled adhesive plaster – 1 piece;
- Bactericidal patch – 12 pcs;
- Dressing scarf – 1 piece;
- Iodine – 1 bottle;
- Nitroglycerin – 1 pack;
- Scissors – 1 piece;
- Medical gloves – 1 pack;
- Film for artificial lung ventilation – 1 piece;
- Sulfacyl sodium 20% – 1 bottle;
- Ammonia alcohol – 1 bottle;
- Validol – 1 pack;
- Cotton wool – 1 package;
- Hypothermic package – 1 pc.
Car first aid kit 2021: what should it be?
Tourniquet to stop bleeding.
Sterile bandage (5m x 10cm). Non-sterile medical bandage – (5m x 10cm). Medical elastic bandage, non-sterile. Wipes with chlorhexidine (6cm x 10cm). Hemostatic wipes with furagin (6cm x 10cm). Sterile medical wipes. Sterile dressing bag. Adhesive plaster on a roll. Bactericidal patch. Medical bandage scarf. Iodine solution 5% – 10ml. Nitroglycerin 0.0005 No. 20 – No. 40. Scissors with blunt ends. Medical gloves No. 8 made of polyethylene. Film for mechanical ventilation. Sulfacyl sodium 20% – 1 ml in a syringe tube. Safety pins. Ammonia solution 10% - 10ml. Validol 0.06 No. 10. Absorbent cotton wool, non-sterile. Portable hypothermic pack. There are certain nuances of using a first aid kit:
- medications must be stored at a temperature of 5°... 40°C, and this cannot be ensured in a car, as a result of which the drugs become unsuitable for use; • in their absence, the shelf life of the first aid kit increases significantly, and its cost will significantly decrease; • after the expiration date of the first aid kit, its composition, as a rule, is not restored; • mortality as a result of a road traffic accident is caused by bleeding, and the presence of two bandages in the first aid kit does not always make it possible to provide assistance to even one victim.
Thus, the issue of standardization of the first aid kit requires resolution by excluding drugs from its composition and adapting the content to EU requirements, as well as eliminating the legal conflict regarding the presence of two regulatory documents regarding the composition of the first aid kit.
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