--- title: "CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit — Part-CAT · Avioverse" description: "Aeroplanes shall be equipped with first-aid kits, in accordance with Table 1." url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-d/cat-ide-a-220" --- # CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 IR Implementing rule ## CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit (a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with first-aid kits, in accordance with Table 1. Table 1 Number of first-aid kits required | Number of passenger seats installed | Number of first-aid kits required | | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | 0-100 | 1 | | 101-200 | 2 | | 201-300 | 3 | | 301-400 | 4 | | 401-500 | 5 | | 501 or more | 6 | (b) First-aid kits shall be: (1) readily accessible for use; and (2) kept up to date. IR · CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit CONTENT OF FIRST-AID KITS (a) First-aid kits should be equipped with appropriate and sufficient medications and instrumentation. However, these kits should be supplemented by the operator according to the characteristics of the operation (scope of operation, flight duration, number and demographics of passengers, number of decks, etc.). (b) The following should be included in the first-aid kit: (1) Equipment (i) bandages (assorted sizes, including a triangular bandage); (ii) burns dressings (unspecified); (iii) wound dressings (large and small); (iv) adhesive dressings (assorted sizes); (v) adhesive tape; (vi) adhesive wound closures; (vii) safety pins; (viii) safety scissors; (ix) antiseptic wound cleaner; (x) disposable resuscitation aid; (xi) disposable gloves; (xii) tweezers: splinter; (xiii) thermometers (non-mercury); and (xiv) surgical masks. (2) Medications (i) simple analgesic (including paediatric form); (ii) antiemetic — non-injectable (including paediatric form); (iii) nasal decongestant; (iv) gastrointestinal antacid, in the case of aeroplanes carrying more than 9 passengers; (v) anti-diarrhoeal medication, in the case of aeroplanes carrying more than 9 passengers; and (vi) antihistamine (including paediatric form). (3) Other content. The operator should make the instructions readily available. If an electronic format is available, then all instructions should be kept on the same device. If a paper format is used, then the instructions should be kept in the same kit with the applicable equipment and medication. The instructions should include, as a minimum, the following: (i) a list of contents in at least two languages (English and one other). This should include information on the effects and side effects of medications carried; (ii) first-aid handbook, current edition; (iii) Basic life support instructions cards (summarising and depicting the current algorithm for basic life support); and (iv) medical incident report form. (4) Additional equipment. The following additional equipment should be carried on board each [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) equipped with a first-aid kit, though not necessarily in the first-aid kit. When operating multi-deck aircraft, operators should assess if the additional equipment is needed on each deck. The additional equipment should include, as a minimum: (i) automated external defibrillator (AED) on all aircraft required to carry at least one cabin crew; (ii) bag-valve masks (masks in three sizes: one for adults, one for children, and one for infants); (iii) suitable airway management device (e.g. supraglottic airway devices, oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airways); (iv) eye irrigator; (v) biohazard disposal bags; and (vi) basic delivery kit (including sterile umbilical cord scissors and a pair of cord clamps) on all aircraft required to carry at least one cabin crew. AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2021/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit MAINTENANCE OF FIRST-AID KITS To be kept up to date, first-aid kits should be: (a) inspected periodically to confirm, to the extent possible, that contents are maintained in the condition necessary for their intended use; (b) replenished at regular intervals, in accordance with instructions contained on their labels, or as circumstances warrant; and (c) replenished after use in-flight at the first opportunity where replacement items are available. AMC · AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM1 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit LOCATION The location of the first-aid kit in the cabin is normally indicated using internationally recognisable signs. GM · GM1 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2021/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM2 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit STORAGE As a best practice and wherever practicable, the emergency medical equipment listed under AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.220 should be kept close together. GM · GM2 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2021/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM3 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit CONTENT OF FIRST-AID KITS The operator may supplement first-aid kits according to the characteristics of the operation based on a risk assessment. The assessment does not require an approval by the competent authority. GM · GM3 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2021/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM4 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit LITHIUM BATTERIES Risks related to the presence of lithium batteries should be assessed. All equipment powered by lithium batteries carried on an [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane) should comply with the provisions of AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.140(f) including applicable technical standards such as (E)TSO-C142. GM · GM4 CAT.IDE.A.220 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2021/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 [All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-d) Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.