Comments on: Cheerfully Frugal First Aid http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: MerchantShips http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 MerchantShips Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:38:28 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1227 Debbie, I shudder to think about the need for buckets. But I know it's coming, and I'd better set aside a couple for us, too. Thanks for the grim reminder! Jenn, I feel the same way. I don't even stock any combo kids medicines--in fact I think many of them have been taken off the market altogether this year, precisely because of the reasons you gave. We like generic versions of Tylenol for fever, Ibuprofin for ear infection pain, Dimetapp for congestion and Benadryl for allergies. Debbie, I shudder to think about the need for buckets. But I know it’s coming, and I’d better set aside a couple for us, too.

Thanks for the grim reminder!

Jenn, I feel the same way. I don’t even stock any combo kids medicines–in fact I think many of them have been taken off the market altogether this year, precisely because of the reasons you gave.

We like generic versions of Tylenol for fever, Ibuprofin for ear infection pain, Dimetapp for congestion and Benadryl for allergies.

]]> By: MerchantShips http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 MerchantShips Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:35:45 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1226 Rebekka, we don't use Neosporin on everything. But it definitely has a use in the household--say for hangnails which are red and hurting, on the verge of a bigger infection, or a scrape that's not healing quickly A couple of days of Neosporin has kept us out of the doctor's office on more than one occasion! Rebekka, we don’t use Neosporin on everything. But it definitely has a use in the household–say for hangnails which are red and hurting, on the verge of a bigger infection, or a scrape that’s not healing quickly

A couple of days of Neosporin has kept us out of the doctor’s office on more than one occasion!

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:15:54 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1204 Meredith-I'd invite you guys over if you lived closer :) I'm a bit paranoid about the kiddo medicine-I hate to give a multi symptom product when the child only needs one part of it. So I tend to make sure I have , for example, just a decongestant, just an antihistimine, just an expectorant, then a few of the combos. Also, it is very easy, and dangerous to overdose with tylenol-it can destroy a person/kid's liver. So when you use a multi symptom medicine, make sure you check to see if it has tylenol (acetaminophen) before you dose the child with tylenol on top of it. this articles explains it better than I can; http://parenting.families.com/blog/children-are-at-risk-for-deadly-tylenol-overdose and this http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/253533_painkiller27.html?source=mypi Meredith-I’d invite you guys over if you lived closer :)

I’m a bit paranoid about the kiddo medicine-I hate to give a multi symptom product when the child only needs one part of it. So I tend to make sure I have , for example, just a decongestant, just an antihistimine, just an expectorant, then a few of the combos.

Also, it is very easy, and dangerous to overdose with tylenol-it can destroy a person/kid’s liver. So when you use a multi symptom medicine, make sure you check to see if it has tylenol (acetaminophen) before you dose the child with tylenol on top of it.

this articles explains it better than I can;
http://parenting.families.com/blog/children-are-at-risk-for-deadly-tylenol-overdose
and this
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/253533_painkiller27.html?source=mypi

]]> By: deb meyers http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 deb meyers Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:31:48 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1203 We do not have Dollar General, but our best grocery here frequently clears the shelves and I stock up on name brand meds (with adequate expiration dates left) between Oct 31 and Thanksgiving. In addition I stock chicken broth, raw garlic and frozen ginger chunks; ginger ale and saltines from holiday sales; test and clean the humidifiers, and check the stash of sop-up towels and buckets. We are grateful no one has been sick here yet, but it is inevitable! deb meyers We do not have Dollar General, but our best grocery here frequently clears the shelves and I stock up on name brand meds (with adequate expiration dates left) between Oct 31 and Thanksgiving.

In addition I stock chicken broth, raw garlic and frozen ginger chunks; ginger ale and saltines from holiday sales; test and clean the humidifiers, and check the stash of sop-up towels and buckets. We are grateful no one has been sick here yet, but it is inevitable!

deb meyers

]]> By: Rebekka http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Rebekka Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:12:55 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1202 Um, not to rain on anyone's parade, but please think twice about using Neosporin and other similar products. Topical antibiotic creams are almost always unnecessary for run of the mill scrapes and cuts, and are one of the sources of growing antibiotic resistance. It's better to just clean the wound thoroughly and if necessary (stretching or cracking of the scab) moisturise with a regular cream for dry skin. Um, not to rain on anyone’s parade, but please think twice about using Neosporin and other similar products. Topical antibiotic creams are almost always unnecessary for run of the mill scrapes and cuts, and are one of the sources of growing antibiotic resistance. It’s better to just clean the wound thoroughly and if necessary (stretching or cracking of the scab) moisturise with a regular cream for dry skin.

]]> By: Mary http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Mary Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:07:50 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1201 Something good to keep in a first aid kit is a bulb syringe or a soft plastic syringe. I know I got a plastic syringe when I had my wisdom teeth removed so that I could "irrigate" the scar tissue and keep the area free from food particles. They're also good for moving liquids from one container to another when you don't want spillage. A small pair of scissors is good, too. Something good to keep in a first aid kit is a bulb syringe or a soft plastic syringe. I know I got a plastic syringe when I had my wisdom teeth removed so that I could “irrigate” the scar tissue and keep the area free from food particles. They’re also good for moving liquids from one container to another when you don’t want spillage.

A small pair of scissors is good, too.

]]> By: Marsha http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Marsha Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:11:56 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1200 We replace our outdated and/or yuckified meds at the end of the year, too! A reminder, too, to those covered by flexible spending plans: many plans now cover OTC products and first aid supplies. If yours does, don't forget to submit your receipts for reimbursement and avoid leaving $$ in the account. We had a couple hundred dollars left in our flex spending and bought more band-aids, theraflu, bendadryl and so forth than I've seen anywhere outside of a drugstore - we're making up boxes of supplies for our older relatives to use the excess and making sure not to forfeit even one dime of that account. We replace our outdated and/or yuckified meds at the end of the year, too!

A reminder, too, to those covered by flexible spending plans: many plans now cover OTC products and first aid supplies. If yours does, don’t forget to submit your receipts for reimbursement and avoid leaving $$ in the account. We had a couple hundred dollars left in our flex spending and bought more band-aids, theraflu, bendadryl and so forth than I’ve seen anywhere outside of a drugstore – we’re making up boxes of supplies for our older relatives to use the excess and making sure not to forfeit even one dime of that account.

]]> By: Ann at mommysecrets http://frugalhacks.com/2007/12/31/cheerful-frugality-first-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Ann at mommysecrets Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:11:45 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=228#comment-1199 Great tip on Dollar General meds! That's my favorite place to shop for meds too. We also include the generic version of Dimetapp, and Delysm has become a staple for my medicine cabinet. Great tip on Dollar General meds! That’s my favorite place to shop for meds too.

We also include the generic version of Dimetapp, and Delysm has become a staple for my medicine cabinet.

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