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First Aid Kit for Travelers
First Aid Kit for Travelers
Overview
What you pack in your first aid kit will depend on where and how long you plan to travel and the medical care available there. Here is a general list of items to include.
- Insect repellent
- Sunscreen (SPF 30 to 50) and lip screen
- Thermometer
- Oral rehydration solution packets
- Basic first aid items (adhesive bandages, gauze, elastic bandage, antiseptic, tweezers)
- Antibacterial hand wipes
- Moleskin for blisters
- Extra pair of prescription glasses or contacts
Talk to your doctor about which of the following medicines to include and how to take them:
- Antibiotic for self-treatment of moderate to severe diarrhea
- Antihistamine, decongestant, and cough suppressant, alone or in combination
- Motion sickness medicine
- Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol), aspirin, ibuprofen, or other medicine for pain or fever. Be safe with medicines. Read and follow all instructions on the label.
- Antidiarrheal medicine, such as bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)
- Mild laxative
- Antacid
- Antifungal ointment
- Antibacterial ointment
- 1% hydrocortisone ointment
- Medicine to prevent malaria, if you are going to a place where malaria is a problem
Other items that may be useful in certain circumstances:
- Mild sedative
- Antianxiety medicine
- High-altitude sickness preventive medicine
- Water purification tablets or water filtering system
Current as of: November 9, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & W. David Colby IV MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
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