Health Tips For Travellers
Feb 9th, 2007 by Kenny
by Awele Odigo
Caring for yourself or others around you to prevent sudden illness or to arrest the situation as it comes, is not just the concern of Doctors, Nurses or the medical professionals. It is everybody's duty. Therefore, to avoid life threatening emergencies it is better or rather sensible for travelers to carry a small First Aid kit, especially if visiting rural areas or developing countries.
A Typical First Aid Kit World Include:
1. COLD AND FLU TABLETS: Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Sudafed) may be useful if flying with a cold to avoid ear damage. Throat lozenges are also useful.
2. BITES AND STINGS: Calamine lotion or aluminum sulphate spray (e.g. stingose spray) to ease irritation from bites and stings.
3. DIARRHEA TREATMENT: Loperamide (e.g. Imodium) or lomotil for diarrhea prchlorperazine (e.g. stemetil) or metaclopramide (e.g. maxalon for nausea and vomiting).
4. REHYDRATION MIXTURE: For treatment of severe diarrhea; This is particularly important if travelling with children.
5. ASPIRIN OR PARACETAMOL: For pains or fever (acetaminophen in us).
6. MULTIVITAMIN: Especially for long trips when dietary vitamin intake may be inadequate.
7. ANTIBIOTICS: Useful if you are travelling will off the beating track, but they must be prescribed and you should carry the prescribed with you.
8. ANTISEPTICS: Such as pouidone - iodine (e.g. Betadine) for cuts and grazes.
9. BANDAGE AND BAND-AIDS: For minor injuries.
10. ANTIHISTAMINE: Useful as a decongestant for colds and allergies to ease the itch from insect bites or stings, and to help prevent motion sickness. There are several Antihistamines in the market, all with different pros and cons (e.g. a tendency to cause drowsiness), so it's worth discussing your requirements with a pharmacist or Doctor. Antihistamines may cause sedation and interact with alcohol so care should be taken when using.
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About the Author:
Awele Odigo is a seasoned Netrepreneur with over 20 years experience in E-Commerce. He is also a prolific author, a webmaster and manages a lot of websites including www.jobaweb.com and www.massesaid.com; two sites that have empowered over 15 million people over the years. He has been to all the continents of the world and has garnered a lot of travel experience from diverse cultures.
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