First aid kit – safety in cars and at work
First aid kits are among the most important items that must be carried in a car, along with safety vests and warning triangles. Since January 2014, new regulations regarding the contents of first aid kits have been in force in accordance with DIN 13164 ( ); these must be complied with since January 2015. A first aid kit is also mandatory in companies as part of occupational health and safety regulations, specifically a special company first aid kit. DIN 13157 and DIN 13169 serve as guidelines for the equipment required .
A first aid kit contains various dressing materials such as a rescue blanket, plaster set, gauze bandages, bandages and other wound care items for first aiders such as skin cleansing wipes, disposable gloves and quick wound dressings, etc.
At allbuyone, you can purchase company first aid kits as well as classic first aid kits for cars.
Buy first aid kits in the allbuyone shop
At allbuyone, you can buy the following first aid kits:
- First aid kit car
- aid kit car company
You will also find a practical extinguishing blanket in this category.
First aid kit DIN 13164 – New standard
Since the beginning of 2015, first aid kits for cars may only be sold with modified contents. You can find the relevant regulations in the updated DIN 13164 standard for car first aid kits.
In addition to the previous items, such as first aid kit DIN 13151 G, fixation bandages, DIN 61634-FB-6, gauze bandages, scissors and much more, skin cleansing wipes, a 14-piece plaster set and a first aid kit K must now also be included in the first aid kit.
The previously required first aid kit M, bandage cloth BR and quick wound dressing DIN 13019-E 10 x 6 are no longer required under the updated standard.
First aid kit requirement for cars
According to § 35h of the StVZO "First aid equipment in motor vehicles", motor vehicle drivers are required to carry a first aid kit: "(1) In motor buses, first aid kits which, together with their contents, comply with the standard DIN 13164, January 1998 edition or January 2014 edition, (...) (4) Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 3, other first aid equipment may also be carried if it is of the same type, quantity and quality and fulfils at least the same purpose for first aid."
First aid kit DIN 13169 for businesses, offices and construction sites
According to DGUV (§25 Abs. 2), sufficient first aid equipment must be available in every business premises. The DIN 13169 standard regulates the contents of first aid kits and determines in which businesses such a first aid kit must be available:
In addition to schools and kindergartens, this standard applies to administrative and commercial enterprises with 51 or more employees, manufacturing and processing companies with 21 or more employees, and construction sites with 11 or more employees.
First aid kit contents
The aid kit car company contains, among other things, material for wound care:
- Bandage packs
- Bandage
- Plaster set consisting of various plaster strips, adhesive plasters, fingertip bandages
- Quick-release wound dressings, individually packaged
- Triangular bandages
- Additional first aid materials: disposable gloves, clothing scissors, zip-lock bags
First aid kit expired – what to do?
As a general rule, medical supplies in a car first aid kit have a maximum shelf life of five years. You should therefore check all items regularly to ensure they are in good condition and have not passed their expiry date. For example, disposable gloves can crack due to temperature fluctuations in the car, gauze bandages can lose their elasticity over time and plasters may no longer stick properly.
In order to be able to provide the right wound care as a first responder at the scene of an accident, products that have passed their expiry date must be replaced immediately.
If you currently have a first aid kit that complies with the old standard in your car, you may continue to use it until its expiry date, but you must replenish it with items that comply with the new standard 13164.
Buy first aid kits
Order first aid kits online – at low prices and with fast shipping at allbuyone. In addition to first aid supplies, you can also purchase accessories for events, trade fairs and construction sites in our shop. We would be happy to advise you personally at 089 - 122 89 06 22.
