PausitoRoutine BuilderHow often should you check your first aid kit?
Check the expiry dates in your first aid kit every 6 months.
Expired sterile dressings can lose their sterility. EHBO-koffer.be says a check every six months to once a year; dressings keep for about 4 years on average. Note straight away what you need to replace.
- Take everything out of the kit
- Check the expiry dates of sterile dressings and supplies
- Remove and note what needs replacing
- Put everything back neatly
More about this task
Why does it matter?
Expired sterile dressings can lose their sterility. EHBO-koffer.be says a check every six months to once a year; dressings keep for about 4 years on average. Note straight away what you need to replace.
How do you go about it?
Take everything out of the kit. Check the expiry dates of sterile dressings and supplies. Remove and note what needs replacing. Put everything back neatly.
What source is this answer based on?
This answer is based on: EHBO-koffer.be, EHBO-koffer.nl.
10 to 15 minutes.
- first aid kit
- note of expiry dates
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Source
- EHBO-koffer.be (kennisbank van een verkoper) — Keuring EHBO-koffers in België
- EHBO-koffer.nl (kennisbank) — Hoe lang zijn verbandmiddelen houdbaar?
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