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Health and Traveling Safety Advice
The last thing you want when you are
on holiday is to get sick or worse. A few simple precautions
will help you avoid this and other common ailments:
First Aid
Be prepared by packing a basic first aid kit along with
your regular holiday gear. If you take prescription drugs,
take the prescription with you and their generic names.
You'll avoid mix-ups with customs officials and, if necessary,
can get new supplies.
What To Take
Put together or buy from a chemist or travel clinic a
basic first aid kit, containing antiseptic cream, a packet
of good-quality assorted plasters, a sealed bandage, bandage
tape, sealed gauze, scissors and tweezers. To this you
can add:
- Decongestant tablets for earache on flights
- A small, screw-top plastic bottle of distilled water
- Calamine lotion and antihistamine cream for soothing
rashes, burns and stings
- General painkillers
- Multivitamins
- Treatments for diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting
- Motion-sickness treatments
- Insect repellant
First Aid For Children
Travelling with an ill child can be a miserable affair
for them and you. The following could be added to a parent's
first aid kit:
- Junior painkillers/painkilling syrup
- Spares of any medication a child takes
- Rehydration treatments, particularly for babies
on flights
- Plastic syringe/spoons for liquid medication
- Sterile antiseptic wipes
- High-protection suncream
- Junior decongestant nasal spray
- A thermometer - but not a mercury one, they're not
allowed in airplane cabins
Prevention
Prevention is the best cure for illness, so tailor your
first aid kit to your holiday. Sleeping nets impregnated
with mosquito repellent are excellent if you're going
to Africa, for example. And suncreams with built-in insect
repellent are another must-have.
Embassies Travel Advice
Whereverer you travel it is always worthwhile making a
note of where your local embassy is. Your embassy is your
connection to your home country while on holiday and are
there to assist if you lose your passport or are in trouble.
You will normally find your embassy in the capital city
of a country, though other major cities might have consulates
or consulate offices.
Embassy
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