Editing First aid kit (section)

==Appearance==
The [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO) sets a standard for first aid kits of being green, with a white cross, in order to make them easily recognizable to anyone requiring first aid.<ref name=ISO/>
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File:ISO 7010 E003 - First aid sign.svg| ISO First Aid Symbol
File:Green first aid symbol.svg| Alternate version of the first aid symbol
File:Flag of the Red Cross.svg| Symbol of the [[Red Cross]]
File:Star of life2.svg| [[Star of Life]]
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The ISO only endorses the use of the green background and white cross, and this has been adopted as a standard across many countries and regions, including the entire EU. First aid kits are sometimes marked (by an individual or organization) with a red cross on white background, but use of this symbol by anyone but the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] (ICRC) or associated agency is illegal under the terms of the [[First Geneva Convention]], which designates the red cross as a protected symbol in all countries signatory to it. One of the few exceptions is in North America, where despite the passing of the First Geneva convention in 1864, and its ratification in the United States in 1881, [[Johnson & Johnson]] has used the red cross as a mark on its products since 1887 and registered the symbol as a U.S. [[trademark]] for medicinal and surgical plasters in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|title=USPTO record for Johnson & Johnson's Red Cross mark|url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=71013666&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|publisher=tsdr.uspto.gov|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404082200/http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=71013666&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some first aid kits may also feature the [[Star of Life]], normally associated with [[emergency medical services]], but which are also used to indicate that the service using it can offer an appropriate point of care. Though not supported by the ISO, a white cross on red background is also widely recognized as a first aid symbol. However, for very small medical institutions and domestic purposes, the white cross on a plain green background is preferred.