How to build a good football first aid kit

A first aid kit, as well as all the elements inside the dressing room, is very, very important, as, in those moments of extreme injury, they serve to help us or even allow us to continue playing. As you can see, it is made up of various elements that attend to any need that football players may have on the pitch, and no, not everything is solved with miracle spray.

Having said that, let's begin, the first thing to consider is the need for various tools.

Supplies

• Scissors, tweezers: To cut any gauze or element that is in the way. It is very important that they are sharp and made of stainless steel to avoid possible rust in the event of any liquid or cream leakage.
• Scalpel, needles, syringes: Very important for making small cuts, stitches or extractions, obviously also sterilised.
• Thermometer: Essential for extreme cases.
• Sterile latex gloves: To avoid transmitting viruses or bacteria through the hands when treating a cut injury.
• Elastic rubber tape, gauze, tape, bandages...: All wound care items, such as gauze for cleaning, tape for tourniquets or tape to seal a bandage, as well as those that goalkeepers may need when adjusting their goalkeeper's gloves.
• Disposable razor: For shaving any area of the body that needs bandaging or taping gauze.

Medicine

First of all, you should only take medication prescribed by a doctor. However, in specific situations, it is advisable to have certain medications at hand to help with different injuries.

It is always advisable to have paracetamol and different anti-inflammatories, for bumps or bruises, as well as some antihistamine for possible allergy outbreaks, and also some pills for diarrhea, as you know that sometimes comes the call of nature and it is better to be prepared.

Other classic travel pills are anti-sickness pills, especially when we have to travel 2 or 3 hours by bus, they're pretty good.

Sprays, Creams and Ointments

Let's round this discussion up with the, perhaps, most used elements in first aid kits: creams, sprays and other different liquids. For example, such as if boots have caused unexpected chafing to one of our players. Apart from betadine and hydrogen peroxide for cleaning injuries, we must always have elements for burns such as nove cutan and eye drops.

As always, we must have a spray with a cold effect, another with a hot effect, and also ointments that have the same effects, to be used in the warm-up or in a pre-match massage. The best in this sense are the specific ones for each of the traumatisms and you can see a very wide range in our products for injuries.

And we could go on and on, as I have seen kits with liquid for contact lenses or even with ready-made cold packs. The most important thing is that you have the basics, which is a little of what we have mentioned, and we can gradually add more elements that we see necessary in our equipment. Remember that it is very important not to take anything without a doctor's prescription and in cases of very serious injuries, go quickly to the health centre to be checked by a professional.