There probably isn’t anyone you’ll encounter that actually enjoys thinking about how they would go about surviving a disaster, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done.  Preparation is the name of the game when it comes to surviving a disaster.  With any luck you’ll never have to apply what you learn or utilize any element of a disaster survival kit, but if you do, having the right tools could end up saving your life.  At The First Aid Zone, we offer several kits that include emergency survival supplies.

Roadside Help
For many people, their emergency situation occurs while in their vehicle.  This could be something as simple as running out of gas in a rural area to being in a serious accident.  Our emergency roadside distress kit includes a wide variety of emergency rescue supplies and first aid supplies that are perfect for a motorist in distress.  The kit includes important items such as: Continue reading →

What colour does not naturally occur in food. Answer: Blue.  That is why special bandages have been created for the Food Industry.  Imagine a food handler cuts their finger and puts on a beige bandage and returns to their duties.   The bandage falls into the vat of soup and goes undiscovered until you raise a spoonful and see the gastly bandage floating inches from your mouth. Yikes, food safety at it's worst.  Since blue is not naturally in food, the ideal solution is blue bandages for food handlers.  At home in your kitchen or far away in a food processing factory, the blue bandage will stand out as warning.  This food safety initiative goes a step further, and includes a metal detectable foil under the gauze portion of the bandage.  Major manufacturers often subject their product to metal detectors to be certain no parts have fallen off on the packaging line and ended up in your cereal.  The blue bandage will immediately trigger a pretested metal detector and reject the package and protect your family.  Naturally our blue bandages are latex free and an ideal way to protect food from contamination.

Ideal for food processing and pharmaceutical applications

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Medical equipment is just one of the types of products that have found an online customer base in Canada.  Whether you work for a small clinic or a larger facility, buying online can get you great deals and high quality equipment.  Here are 3 tips to help make it happen and ensure you are getting good quality medical equipment online. Continue reading →

Boating is something that appeals to all sorts of different people from all walks of life. Although it is largely considered a leisure activity, it is still important to keep safety in mind.  The fact that you are out on the water, sometimes far from shore, for long periods of time, is enough to raise the caution level.  Every vessel that ventures out onto the water should have a marine first aid kit. With summer just around the corner, here are five things that you should gather for your marine first aid kit and store on your boat:

1.  Bandages

Naturally, keeping several different kinds of bandages in your marine first aid kit is a good idea.  This list should include different-sized basic adhesive bandages, butterfly style bandages and different shapes and sizes of gauze.  You might also want to add a tensor bandage or two on the off-chance someone sprains an ankle or wrist while out on the water.  Continue reading →

Whenever anyone talks about emergency first aid, the focus should always be on the word “emergency.”  Whether it is an illness or an injury, a life or limb may be at stake and there’s really no time to lose.  Here are 9 things you need to know about emergency first aid.

1)  Time is of the Essence

You already knew that, but it bears repeating.  You don’t want to panic and you don’t want to rush, but you do want to move swiftly through all of the first aid actions you’ve learned that will help the situation.

2)  You Can Never Know Too Much

If you feel like you have a pretty good handle on the emergency first aid and the opportunity to learn more comes up, take advantage of it.  Always remember that what you know and how quickly you’re able to apply it could be the difference between someone’s life or death. Continue reading →