Planning checklist only

Medical & first aid

First aid, UK OTC stock, prescriptions, dog medicine rules, and who-takes-what table. Not clinical advice.

Source guide updated 5 Oct 2026 (Europe/London)

16. Medical & first aid

Essential.

Not medical advice. Household stock / planning checklist only. Check suitability, allergies, pregnancy, age limits, and other medicines with a pharmacist or GP. Follow NHS 111 / 999 and label doses. When in doubt, do not take it — ask.

First aid kit (core)

  • ☐ Dressings, plasters, sterile wipes, tape, triangular bandage
  • ☐ Gloves, scissors, tweezers, thermometer
  • ☐ Saline / eyewash; antiseptic
  • ☐ Hydrocortisone 1% cream
  • ☐ Gauze, cohesive bandage, blister plasters

UK OTC stock list

  • ☐ Paracetamol — first-line pain/fever (mind max daily dose)
  • ☐ Ibuprofen — only if safe for that person (pharmacist check: asthma, ulcer, kidney, late pregnancy, etc.)
  • ☐ Cetirizine or loratadine — non-drowsy antihistamine
  • ☐ ORS / Dioralyte — oral rehydration
  • ☐ Loperamide — short-term adult diarrhoea when appropriate
  • ☐ Antacid
  • ☐ Hydrocortisone 1% + antiseptic + saline
  • ☐ Period products — spare in grab bag
  • ☐ Spare glasses / hearing-aid batteries if needed

Prescription & emergency meds

  • ☐ 7–14 days spare of regular prescriptions if GP/pharmacy allows
  • ☐ EpiPen if prescribed — location, expiry, household training
  • ☐ Inhalers / diabetic / other critical kit — duplicates in grab bag if advised
  • ☐ Printed dose list in documents pouch

Dog — important

No human painkillers for the dog. Never give paracetamol, ibuprofen, or other human painkillers — they can be toxic. Use only vet-prescribed meds. Keep vet out-of-hours number in §4.

Label the household OTC box HUMANS ONLY — NEVER GIVE TO DOGS. Prefer single-ingredient pain/fever meds; avoid multi-symptom cold/flu sachets as the default (easy accidental paracetamol overdose). Ask a pharmacist to review the box against household conditions.

Who takes what (5 adults — fill in)

Adult Name Allergies Critical / prescription meds OTC notes (e.g. no ibuprofen)
1
2
3
4
5

CO poisoning symptoms

Headache, dizziness, nausea, breathlessness, collapsing, confusion. Get fresh air, leave the building, call 999. Tell operators you suspect carbon monoxide.

Fill in: First aid kit location _____ · Who is first-aid trained _____ · EpiPen / critical kit locations _____

NHS 111 for advice; 999 for emergencies.