Q: I want to have a first aid box at home. My parents are staying with me. One is 57 years old and other is 44 years old. What all things should a first aid box have? Please advise.

A:A first aid box should have the following things -

• Band aids of different sizes
• Antiseptic solution such as Dettol
• Rubbing alcohol also called Isopropyl alcohol
• A pair of pointed tweezers to remove splinters which are superficial and have one end protruding. Deeper splinters or foreign bodies should be removed by a physician.
• Cotton - preferably sterile
• Blunt ended scissors
• Sterile bandages
• Torch or flashlight
• Tourniquet
• Heating pad
• Ice pack
• ACE bandages - for sprains and achy joints
• Acetaminophen (paracetamol) for aches and pains and fever
• Throat lozenges
• Ibuprofen, which has an anti-inflammatory action, also for aches and pains and fever
• Aspirin tablets
• Anti-allergy pills such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl).