Holiday Health Guide
Take prescription drugs you need.
Check your health insurance company in on your health care coverage (coverage, including emergency) travel abroad.
Consider travel insurance if you go abroad.
If you leave your children, please leave a written consent to treatment with watchful of their children.
If you are planning a long flight, minimize jet lag when planning your arrival at the destination closest to your normal bedtime as possible in the time zone in which it operates.
If you take medications, ask your doctor before starting. Bring your medications with you - not your luggage.
If you travel to another country, research is the accessibility and quality of health care.
If you have an important event in the long-haul destination, 2 or 3 days to plan ahead to arrive, if possible, there will be fresh for your order.
Bring immunization records and other important medical data, especially when traveling to another country.
A first aid kit.
Do you accept insurance cards.
Take sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
Take the names and phone numbers of your pharmacist and doctor.
When traveling in an underdeveloped country, make sure everyone in your group of travelers against an infectious disease that can be found in order to get vaccinated. Some countries require certificates of vaccination against diseases such as cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A and B, meningococcal meningitis, tetanus and yellow fever. Ask your doctor. The Centers for Disease Control maintains updated opinions and vaccination requirements for travelers from around the world.
ON THE ROAD
Avoid mosquito bites that the infection that can transfer appropriate clothing and insect repellent with.
Cooked foods are generally safe, but raw vegetables and salads (lettuce, raw vegetables, unpeeled fruit, unpasteurized milk, milk products, undercooked seafood or meat) can cause gastrointestinal problems. Eating in restaurants that have a reputation for cooking safely.
Consider the vehicle safety and the use of seat belts while traveling.
When you visit an area where diarrheal illnesses are common (Mexico, for example), talk to your doctor for a prescription of antibiotics. Fill the prescription and take it with you when they are sick.
If you get diarrhea, drink plenty of liquid in the bottle. Liquors and carbonated beverages are good for maintaining strength.
Prevention of infection by washing hands.
On arrival, check your local emergency number. Not all communities use 911th
When traveling over long distances, expect your body adjust to a new time zone at a rate of about one hour per day.
When traveling to less economically developed countries, do not drink the water if you want to avoid the risk of diarrhea. Remember that ice is also contaminated when there are concerns about water quality. Bottled water may be safe as long as the bottle factory. Traveler's diarrhea can also result from the consumption of beverages with ice. Soft drinks, beer and wine (without ice) are safe.
When traveling with children, make sure they know the name and phone number of your hotel if you are separated. Give them enough money to make a call and make sure they know how to use the phone if they are in a foreign country.
References
Chandy JC, Salata RA. Health advice for children traveling abroad. In: Behrman RE Kliegman RM eds, HB Jenson, BF Stanton. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18. Edition. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders, 2007: chap. 173.
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