First-Aid Kit

[NightingaleBlue]

So I regularly cut at the moment. I've been wearing long sleeves for the last month while I wait for the marks to disappear. I've taken to cutting over and over in the same spot to get a deep cut. Normally it's just a quick shallow cut that heals in a couple of weeks. I know I have to watch the cuts for signs of infection but if I keep cutting deeper then I increase my risk for infection so getting a first-aid kit together for dealing with not only the bleeding but for reducing the infection chance would be good.

Problem is I don't really know what goes into a first-aid kit or how to go about assembling one. Normally I'm a pretty healthy person. I used to play sport when I was younger and I would take some pretty crazy knocks and not once have I broken a bone, I don't bruise easily and I get over bugs very quickly if I even catch them at all.
So yeah. I'm studying at uni with a government assistance payment so buying stuff isn't a problem, but I think I should be more realistic about how I handle my situation.

Thanks,
NightingaleBlue

[NightingaleBlue]

Thanks!!! I've been trying to stop but sometimes it feels like it's the only answer. I've been getting some help but it's not always easy!!!!!!!!!!

[Rayquaza]

I'd say that if you do cut, do it somewhere else. I thought my shallow cuts would heal but they've been there for ages and show a dark line on my skin. You can't anticipate them fading, because some just won't.

[Blackisme]

I wash mine as son as I do them but I would put anti bacterial cream on the deeper ones just in case :)

[LunarScorpio]

You can buy first aid kits from outdoors shops, but as has been said, try and stop. See if you can find another, less damaging way to "release yourself"

[Yugen]

I'd like to invest in a first aid kit as well. I haven't done it regularly in a while, but if I do, I want to make sure it's done safely. :)

[Kyle9000]

My first aid kit has anti-bacterial cream, gauze, cotton balls, medical tape and band-aids. I think this has almost anything that you would need.