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First Aid Checklist for Care Homes

by Andrea Charlesworth, from the Community

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This free first aid checklist helps care homes and health services conduct quarterly audits of first aid kits and practices. Verify required supplies such as sterile plasters, wound dressings, triangular bandages, eye pads, burn and finger dressings, crepe bandages, micropore tape, alcohol-free wipes, disposable gloves, scissors, sterile saline sachets, and foil blankets. Check expiry dates, assess condition, and confirm staff know kit locations and on-shift first aiders. Document compliance, note actions, and order replacements to maintain readiness.

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Monthly First Aid Kit Checks
This monthly first aid kit checklist helps first aiders inspect and maintain workplace first aid boxes across offices and facilities. Verify quantities, condition, and expiry dates for key items such as washproof plasters, eye dressings, triangular bandages, sterile dressings, alcohol-free wipes, gloves, safety pins, and eyewash. Record checks by location, confirm items are in date, and note any replacements required to ensure compliance and readiness. Use this template to standardize inspections, document accountability, and keep first aid supplies stocked and operational for emergencies.
by Sean Sykes, from the Community
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First Aid Box Check
Use this First Aid box check template to audit kit contents and condition across sites. Inspect items such as sterile eye pads, eyewash, triangular bandages, disposable gloves, alcohol-free wipes, gauze dressings, rolled bandages, distilled water, tweezers, scissors, and plasters. Record best-before dates for two products, note restocking needs, and capture site, date, preparer, and location details. Standardize first aid compliance checks and keep supplies ready for emergencies.
by Daniel Wild, from the Community
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Large Workplace First Aid Kit Inspection Checklist
Use this checklist to inspect and document the contents of a large workplace first aid box in line with St John’s supplier list. Verify sterile dressings, triangular bandages, safety pins, eye pads, washproof plasters, cleaning wipes, microporous tape, nitrile gloves, finger dressings, face shields, heat-retaining blankets, burn dressings, scissors, and conforming bandages. Record box location, date, and preparer, then replace missing or expired items to maintain compliance and emergency readiness.
by Joao Rosa, from the Community
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Weekly First Aid Stock Check
This weekly first aid stock check template helps teams verify and document essential first aid supplies on site. Record quantities and expiry dates for items such as plasters, eye pads, triangular bandages, HSE sterile dressings (medium and large), wipes, face shields, gloves, heat-retaining blankets, eyewash sachets, ice packs, and first aid box seals. It also covers biohazard kit contents including absorbent granules, body fluid bags, dustpan and brush, and response spray. Capture notes and signatures to support compliance and emergency readiness.
by SAFE Romsey Rapids, from the Community
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First Aid Checklist for Care Homes

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