first aid kits

sorry but i should have mentioned that both me and my wife are trained in basic first aid.(we have two children and a swimming pool).many be the question should be is it worth buying pre packed or make your own first aid kit

I would add stuff like diarrhea tablets, stomach cramp tablets,constipation tablets, oil of clove for tooth aches, anti histamine tablets, aspirin and nurofen plus, eye wash, stingos, Strepsils throat lozenges, sinus spray, Voltaren tablets for joint pain, cold and flu tablets.

No before people say you don't need all that stuff, imagine traveling or traveling with some one in the group who has pain or discomfort..........they can make your life hell if they are sick.

I would add a ice pack or two and maybe a hot pack, stick on sutures, burn aid dressings and cream.

You might want to carry a splint as well, doesn't take up much room.

We have two first aid kits, a major outback trauma kit in the vehicle and a small first aid kit for walking etc.

A quick google will find some sites which supply first aid kits and have contents lists. Making up your own kit would posibly be cheaper than buying one if you supply an alternative to the sometimes expensive container.
EG have a look attypical 4wd kit list

I bought a remote travel first aid kit that cost $200 . I was told by the salesperson the approximate cost of some of the items which seemed to make the purchase worthwhile....but hey, he was trying to make a sale!
Hard to say if it would be cheaper to buy it all yourself, but anyway, it's all nicely contained and a first aid book came with it.

Just the other night I went to the chemist and bought anti diarreah tablets, phenergen tablets, mouth ulcer cream, cold sore cream, lanolin and moisturising cream for my sons eczema prone skin, two bottles of cough mixture and just those items ALONE came to over $80!
When you consider the cost of a bandage alone....?

A first aid kit alone is not enough really. You still need all those other "what if" type medicines.
With kids involved, I'd highly recommend an eye wash solution, or eye cup for washing out foreign bodies in the eye.
There's nothing worse than a child, or adult for that matter, in discomfort because of "something in their eye".
Oh and I also take with me some Magnoplasm - like a drawing ointment for getting out splinters, or even for things like boils and ingrown hairs.
For removing cactus like hairs I had success on our last trip using a combination of mud (let it dry and it kinda _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx some of the little hairs out of the skin) and good old gaff tape! :)

Some good ideas from Desertrose above, I missed out the splinter probes and what I consider very important - a hygiene alcohol based hand wash and some disposable gloves.