First Aid Kits

[Amish Heart]

Ours came from Walgreens, too, and we don't like the cuff ones. Makes it difficult, though, if there's a picc line in one arm and a diabetic sensor on the other, and you really don't want to mess with either, so I go for the sensor arm. We do bp, temp, ox and heart rate reader a number of times a day. It's a good idea to have equipment for all of that, and it's really not very expensive.

 

[angie_nrs]

Brand or model recommendations? It's something I've thought about, even shopped for but had no clue what I was looking at.

I just got a cheap one online. I would only suggest that you test it against a BP reading from a doctors office.....or from someone you know can obtain an accurate reading. For example, when you get a reading at your doctors office, then use your machine to get another reading right after they get one using the same arm. Those readings should be very similar. Or, if you have an arm machine that you know is accurate, you can test it against that one. I have a wrist one and it's accurate. I don't see a brand mark on it, but there are puppy teeth marks on it since it got attacked by our pup while we were gone. It still works.

For a stethescope I have a Littmann. They range in price from very affordable to very expensive. I have a couple of them that I bought when I worked in the hospital. They are widely preferred by medical staff. Most people don't really require the more expensive ones, so don't waste your money on a pricey one.

The pulse ox monitors are really cheap and provide great information. They also save time b/c they will give you a pulse measurement. During a traumatic event, it could be very difficult to get a pulse reading, espeically (if like me) you don't wear a watch. I have one of those in my bag too and it was less than $20.