Have been picking up a few new things in order to form up a better FAK. I was in Walgreen’s last night, I needed a jar of ibuprofen and noticed a sale on gloves. I was thinking of vinyl due to mentions of latex allergy and so I was looking at a box. A young woman customer stopped by and asked why I was going to buy those vinyl gloves. I explained my first aid kit and concern for anyone I was potentially helping with it and she seemed impressed by the thought. She did go on to say that they used latex for fit and dexterity and warned me of the lunch lady fit and tear risk of vinyl. In addition I asked her about the seriousness of a latex reaction and she didn’t seem too worried about it. I ended up saving a few bucks and taking her up on an offer for some free ones she had in the car.

I saw in another post someone mentioning Nitrile, which I suppose may be the best of both worlds. My main concern with gloves is keeping a helper safe from blood or fluids. So anyone that may need use of my FAK in the future, be warned I am packing latex!