The holiday season is coming. But for any mother, a trip with a child is a kind of test. There are many things to consider: what to wear in good and bad weather, how the child will endure the road, how he will eat on vacation, etc. However, one of the main concerns of a mother is the health of her baby. Therefore, a properly selected first aid kit for a child during a vacation is the solution to many emerging problems outside the home. In order for the vacation to go smoothly and without excesses, you need to be prepared for any emergency.
What should be taken into account when assembling a first aid kit for a child?
It will not always be possible to go to an ambulance in places where we are going to rest with children. And often before the ambulance arrives, we ourselves can provide the necessary assistance. After all, the sooner we can help the injured baby, the easier the consequences will be.
Be sure to find out for yourself the phone numbers of all nearby first aid medical institutions, reminds estet-portal.com. Any information will be useful for you. It won't come in handy any better, but it will be much easier to look for emergency help if needed. Do not forget to write down the number of your family doctor in your phone so that he will be in touch with you for insurance purposes.
During the tourist season, there are many factors to consider, but the main thing that can happen while away is:
- Temperature rise;
- Pain in various parts of the body;
- Sunburn and heatstroke;
- Intestinal infections (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea);
- Loss of consciousness;
- Injuries and bruises;
- Foreign body (eye, nose, ear, etc.)
- Insect bites;
- Allergy.
If your child suffers from chronic diseases, it is better to take the medicine with you, rather than relying on buying it if necessary, especially if you are traveling abroad. Indeed, in the nearest pharmacy it simply may not be available or in another country it will have other conditions of sale (for example, only by prescription).
What should I put in my baby's first aid kit?
Be sure to stock up on antiseptics and products for treating wounds, abrasions and scratches. Any infection in the summer spreads instantly, as a warm environment promotes the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Ordinary brilliant green, iodine, bandage, cotton wool and plasters will help you out in any such situation.
Also, anesthetic gels and ointments containing diclofenac will help to be useful for sprains or muscle pain of various origins. Don't forget sprays or ointments containing panthenol, which will come in handy for sunburns or open wounds.
To avoid allergies to food, drink, pollen, or insect bites, stock up on antihistamines. These can be topical creams or tablets (syrups) for oral treatment.
Antibiotic ointments can also be helpful in treating skin lesions, especially in humid and warm environments where healing is slower. It will not be superfluous to stock up on funds for gastrointestinal diseases.
Put in first aid kit:
- antispasmodics,
- drugs for nausea and vomiting (with domperidone, for example),
- for diarrhea (containing nifuroxazide) and other fixing medicines.
After all, it happens that a child can even react to a change in the structure of water, not to mention intestinal infections.
Be sure to stock up on antipyretics containing paracetamol or ibuprofen. Don't forget your pain relievers. They can be both in tablets, syrups, and in the form of rectal suppositories. They come in handy for all kinds of pain, both headache and ear or toothache.
Stock up on antiviral drugs. In summer, outbreaks of rotavirus infections are often observed.
Be sure to add nose drops (based on vasoconstrictor drugs), ear drops, and eye drops to your child's first aid kit. Often, after bathing, the water does not completely come out of the child's ear, provoking inflammation and otitis media. Therefore, drops with the addition of lidocaine will help to help your baby in time.
Don't forget the throat. Out of habit, many children from climate change or being in the water for too long in the early days may complain of sore throats. Absorbable tablets or sprays with an antimicrobial effect will come in handy. Well, do not forget about cough tablets or syrups (you can take on the basis of abroxol).
If your little one is not traveling well, take some motion sickness medicine with you so you don't have to hold the packet to his face the whole way.
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