Vehicle Emergency Kit

A roadside emergency can happen at any time. In case you are stranded, keep a kit of emergency supplies in your car. This kit should contain food, water, first aid supplies, flares, jumper cables and seasonal supplies. A complete checklist of emergency supply items for your vehicle is below.

Vehicle Emergency Kit Checklist

Items for Winter Driving:

• Ice scraper and snow brush
• Warm clothes (coat, scarf, hat, and gloves) and blankets
• Hand warmers
• Small folding shovel
• Bag of cat litter/sand (to help provide some traction on an especially slick road surface)

Learn more about winter emergency kits for your vehicle.

General Items:

Cellular phone and charger. (Emergency tip: If you have to dial 911, remember that your location and phone number aren't always available to an emergency operator when calling from a cell phone. Be sure to provide the operator with your number and any information you have about your location.)

First aid kit:

• Sterile adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
• Gauze pads
• Triangular bandages
• Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
• Sterile roller bandages (2- and 3- inch)
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Needle
• Safety razor blade
• Safety pins (assorted sizes)
• Snake bite kit
• Cold pack
• Bar of soap
• Moist towelettes
• Non-breakable thermometer
• Antiseptic spray
• Latex gloves
• Petroleum jelly or other lubricant
• Tongue blades and wooden applicator sticks
• Aspirin and non-aspirin pain reliever
• Eye wash
• Rubbing alcohol
• Antiseptic or hydrogen peroxide

Fire extinguisher

Warning light, hazard triangle or flares

Tire gauge

Jack and lug wrench

Foam tire sealant or a portable compressor and plug kit

Spare fuses

Jumper cables or a portable battery booster

Weather-proof flashlight

Gloves, hand cleaner and clean rags

Auto-club card or roadside-assistance number (if you belong to an auto club or roadside-assistance program)

$20 in small bills and change

Pen and pad of paper

Basic tools:

• Set of socket and open-end wrench
• Multi-tip screwdriver
• Wire cutter
• Knife
• Bottle opener
• Pliers

Extra clothing

Water and nonperishable emergency food

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