After doing lots of reading and lots of looking, I decided my best bet for putting together a good car FAK was to buy and supplement a commercial FAK. (I thought I already had one . . . until I came here. )

I purchased this one because it seems to be a pretty good kit just by itself:

1 Softpack bag
1 96 pg. AMA First Aid Guide

1 1/2" x 5 yd. First aid tape roll
1 Tweezers
1 Scissors
2 Medium safety pins
4 Exam quality vinyl gloves

1 2" x 4.1 yd. Conforming gauze roll bandages
1 4" x 5" Instant cold compress
1 6" x 3/4" Finger splints*
10 Cotton tipped applicators

50 3/4" x 3" Adhesive plastic bandages
20 3/8"x1-1/2" Junior adhesive plastic bandages
3 2" x 4" Elbow & knee plastic bandages
2 2"x3" Non-stick pads
3 Knuckle fabric bandages
3 Fingertip fabric bandages
5 Butterfly wound closures

14 Alcohol cleansing wipes
12 Antiseptic cleansing wipes
3 Insect sting relief pads
3 Castile soap towelettes
5 Antibiotic ointment packs
2 First aid/burn cream packs
1 Burn relief packs

6 2" x 2" Gauze dressing pads
2 3" x 3" Gauze dressing pads
2 4"x4" Gauze dressing pads
1 Triangular sling bandage
2 Sterile eye pad
2 5" x 9" Trauma pad
2 2" x 2" Premium grade moleskin

2 Thermometers, one time use
4 Ibuprofen tablets
6 Aspirin tablets
6 Extra-strength non-aspirin tablets


*It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out why there was a tongue depressor in the kit.

I checked expiration dates, and everything's good through Nov. 2010 or later.


The scissors and tweezers are both cheap, so I'll replace them. I put in a notepad and pen, and I'm going to add fabrics strips, and a flashlight/headlight.

Anything else anyone would suggest for a civilian with good 1st Aid knowledge, but no CPR training (yet)?

Edit: This is an Urban FAK.