Items to Keep in Your Car Emergency Kit: Top Recommendations from Your Tampa Auto Accidents Attorney

In any situation, it pays to be prepared. This motto rings especially true for car trouble and auto accidents. Whether you break down on a country road outside Tampa or you are hit by a reckless driver in St Petersburg, keeping an emergency kit in your car can save time, trouble, and perhaps even someone's life.

Working with the injured on a daily basis, Tampa auto accidents attorney Dale Appell, P.A. has witnessed firsthand the benefits of car emergency kits. Some of these kits can be purchased at your local budget store or auto parts store. As an alternative, you can also create your own car emergency kit to suit your personal needs.

Some of the car emergency kit items recommended by Tampa auto accidents attorney Dale Appell include:

• Cell phone

• Disposable camera or video camera (if you don't have a cell phone camera)

• Paper and pen

• Checklist of what to do in case of an accident

• Personal medical information such as allergies, current illnesses, preexisting conditions, the name of your primary care physician, etc.

• Flashlight and extra batteries

• Warning cones or warning triangles

• Emergency flares

• Jumper cables

• Extra quarts of oil

• A gallon of antifreeze

• First aid kit (with bandages, antiseptic, scissors, etc.)

• Blanket

• Rags, towels, and paper towels

• Duct tape

• Basic tool kit (with screwdrivers, a wrench, pliers, knife, saw, wire cutters, etc.)

• Flat tire kit (with a tire inflator, spare tire, jack, and tire pressure gauge)

• Bottled water

• Non perishable food (such as energy bars, ready-to-drink nutrition, pop-top canned meals, etc.)

Emergencies never happen at a convenient time or place, and help is not always available around the corner. By having the above items handy, you may be able to protect yourself from the experience of a bad situation becoming even worse.

If you are involved in an accident with injuries and you need to speak with a personal injury attorney in the area, please call Tampa auto accidents attorney Dale Appell, P.A. for a free consultation. From our Tampa, Florida offices located conveniently in Rocky Point off Highway 60 (Gulf-to-Bay), we are here to help clients throughout Central Florida including Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Polk counties as well as St Petersburg, Sarasota, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Largo, Bradenton, Tarpon Springs, Lutz, Odessa, New Port Richey, Sun City Center, Dunedin, Brandon, Apollo Beach, Clearwater, and Riverview.