Integrated institutional first aid kit

Abstract

A integrated institutional first aid kit for use in schools, playgrounds, daycare facilities and other similar environments, wherein the integrated institutional first aid kit enables first aid medicines, hygienic needs, cold packs, and regulatory forms to be carried in a single package. The integrated institutional first aid kit also enables the user to quickly and easily access tissues or other hygienic needs without exposing internal compartments to contamination through the use of external openings. The integrated institutional first aid kit further allows for the storage of cold packs through the use of an segregated, insulated pocket. The integrated institutional first aid kit can be formed in any of a variety of materials including various nylon blends, or in a rigid format formed of plastic or metal commonly used for such applications and known within the art.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to first aid kits, and more specifically, to a new and useful means for providing first aid essentials in a school, playground, day care or similar environment. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART [0002] In the field of emergency medical care there are dozens of kits comprised of various components and laid out in a variety of formats. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,454,097 describes a first aid kit utilizing distinct pockets, each pocket marked by an indicia regarding the sort of injury treatable by the contents of the pocket. It further describes flotation means to enable a user to maintain buoyancy in an emergency. Another invention, described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,460,702 utilizes a card-catalog style layout and a detailed instruction book to offer benefits to users. [0003] No prior art known to the inventor describes a first aid kit that suits the particular needs of institutional use through the use of an integrated clipboard, nor does an...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] (e) It is yet another object of this invention to promote good hygiene by keeping tissues on the outside of the kit, red

Problems solved by technology

Finally, no prior art depicts a first aid kit which segregates easy access items requiring less sterility, from more protected items where greater sterility is desired.

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