First Aid Only 298-Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit Review

Why you should trust this review

I purchased this kit at retail in early September 2025 for home and car preparedness. First Aid Only did not provide a sample and did not know I was writing this. The kit has lived in storage for eight months, one in the hall closet and one habit of being moved to the car for road trips, and it has been opened for several minor real injuries over that time. So this is not a kit I unboxed, photographed, and shelved. It is one I have actually reached into when someone was bleeding.

I am not a paramedic or a safety officer, and I will not pretend to certify anything. What I can tell you is what eight months of ownership revealed, what the kit genuinely covers versus what it does not, and how it fits the realistic use case it is sold for, which is everyday cuts, scrapes, and burns at home, in a car, or in a small workplace. For anything beyond that, I will point you to the right alternative rather than overstate this one.

How we evaluated

I inventoried the kit against the listed 298 pieces to confirm the count is honest, and it is. I confirmed the ANSI Z308.1 marking that backs the OSHA-compliance claim, which is the practical reason an employer would buy this over a generic box. I checked the hard metal case against the kind of impact and storage abuse it will actually see, being dropped, stacked under heavier items, and slid around a trunk, and noted how the foam organization holds the contents in place.

Over eight months I used the kit for the minor injuries that came up and tracked which categories of supply got depleted first so I could tell you what to restock. I also checked the shelf-stable items against the kinds of expiration windows you should watch. The full standardized first aid kit evaluation protocol is on our methodology page.

Contents and organization: built for everyday injuries

The 298 pieces are weighted toward the injuries that actually happen day to day, bandages in multiple sizes, gauze, antiseptic wipes, gloves, scissors, and an instant cold pack. Over eight months the items I reached for most were adhesive bandages and antiseptic wipes for kitchen cuts and a scraped knee, and the kit had them in enough quantity that I did not feel it being drained by ordinary use. The instant cold pack got used once on a banged shin and worked exactly as expected.

The foam organization inside the case is the underrated strength here. Everything has a place, so when you open it in a stressful moment you are not digging through a loose jumble. That sounds minor until you are trying to find a specific bandage size one-handed while holding pressure on a cut with the other. The layout meant I could grab what I needed without dumping the contents, which is the whole point of a kit over a drawer full of random supplies.

Case durability: the metal shell helps, with one caveat

The hard metal case is the feature that separates this from a flimsy plastic box. Across eight months of being moved between the closet and the car, dropped at least twice, and stacked under heavier gear in the trunk, the case protected the contents from being crushed or scattered. The latch still closes securely and the handle is solid. For a kit that will get knocked around, the rigid shell is worth real consideration over a soft pack.

The honest caveat is moisture. A metal case can rust if it is left somewhere damp, a humid garage, a wet trunk, or a basement that floods. Mine has stayed dry and shows no rust, but if your storage spot ever gets wet, a soft-pack kit or a sealed plastic case would be the safer choice. Keep this one somewhere dry and the metal is an asset rather than a liability.

OSHA compliance and limits: what it is and is not for

The ANSI Z308.1 marking is the reason this kit makes sense for a small workplace, and it is the kit’s strongest single attribute. For a business with under 50 employees it meets the baseline workplace first aid requirement out of the box, which saves an employer the work and cost of building a compliant kit piece by piece. If you run a small office, shop, or job site, that compliance is the practical value, and it is genuine.

The limits are equally important to state plainly. This is a first aid kit, not a trauma kit. There is no tourniquet and only a limited supply of large bandages, so it is not built for serious bleeding control or wilderness emergencies. Larger workplaces may need an OSHA Class B kit with more supplies. And it carries no disaster-preparedness items like food or water. Know what you are buying, treat it as the everyday-injury kit it is, and pair it with dedicated gear if your risks run higher.

Who should buy the First Aid Only 298-Piece Kit?

Buy this if you need an OSHA-compliant kit for a home, car, or small workplace, if you want a complete kit ready to use out of the box rather than assembling one yourself, and if you value the hard metal case for protecting the contents from being crushed. For that mainstream preparedness use, it is the easy pick.

Skip this if you need true disaster preparedness with food and water, where a dedicated survival kit is the right tool, or if you need wilderness and trauma supplies like a tourniquet and large hemorrhage dressings, where a purpose-built outdoor medical kit is far more comprehensive. Most households are honestly served by owning both this and one of those.

The verdict

After eight months, the First Aid Only 298-Piece kit has done exactly what an everyday kit should. It had the supplies I reached for, the foam layout made them easy to find under stress, and the metal case kept everything intact through being moved and dropped. The ANSI Z308.1 marking makes it a sensible default for a small workplace, and assembling a comparable kit yourself would cost more and take real effort. Keep it dry to avoid rust, restock the consumables and watch expiration dates annually, and pair it with trauma or disaster gear if your situation demands it. For home, car, and small-workplace use, this is the right OSHA-compliant first aid kit.