First Aid Items to Have on Hand when Moving

When moving, injuries do occur. Some injuries can be as simple as a paper cut inflicted by a box to the more severe, such as a back injury that has you bent over like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Although the best treatment for back injuries is the use of safety measures, such as keeping your feet shoulder width apart, lifting with your legs rather than your back, and keeping items close to you when lifting, you need to have first aid items handy. These first aid items can come in handy for any injury that occurs to you or your Chicago movers.

They include:

Band Aids for those nasty little cuts and scrapes

Hand towels

Non-adhesive dressing for the larger injuries

Alcohol swabs

Scissors

Sterile eye wash solution in case anything gets into the eyes

Antiseptic

Gloves

Wound dressing

First Aid pamphlet that tells you what to do in certain emergency situations

It is also good to know CPR. Although your Chicago moving services are experienced movers in which injury rarely occurs, you never know when the unexpected may happen to one of them or to one of your own.

And don’t forget to call 911 in the case of an extreme emergency. This does not mean you have to call 911 if someone improperly lifts a box and injures their back, but life threatening situations must be addressed as soon as possible.

You may wish to also keep such items as an ice pack nearby for when back injuries occur because it is ideal to immediately apply a cold compress. As a matter of fact, an ice pack works in other injury situations that include strains, sprains, and even stubbed toes.

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