Travel First Aid Kit

Virtually everyone will have to use, or be in need of a first aid kit at some point and time in their life, and the last thing you want, is to be stuck with a huge health problem, without the proper tools, especially when travelling. That is why you should take the time to prepare a kit to have available to you when travelling.

Travel first aid kits are easily made and can inexpensively be put together to be either basic or comprehensive depending on your medical training and how far you expect to be from professional medical help. Here is how to make your own travel first aid kit....

Remember it is adaptable to what fits for you, however here is a list of some typical travel first aid kit items:

For Indigestion, anti-diarrheals, pain etc... - be sure to include an antacid for indigestion, an anti-diarrheal (such as Pepto-Bismol, or Imodium), aspirin (for mild pain and heart attacks), anti-histamine cream, a diphenhydramine (such as benadryl).

Your own personal medication - always ensure that if you have any personal medical problems, that you include medication for this, especially if you are prone to allergic reactions to things such as bees, peanuts, etc...or if you have diabetes and require a boost should your blood sugar levels fall. You may also want to include cough medication, or if you suffer from asthma, an extra inhaler etc...

Regular first aid kit components - Aside from the medicinal and drug related items of a travel first aid kit, you should also include things like adhesive take, sterile gauze pads, antiseptic (even a small bottle of liquid soap, so that you can clean your hands or wounds), bandages/bandaids of various sizes, examination gloves, safety pins, scissors, tweezers (in the instance that you would have to remove anything, such as a bee stinger).

Extra care and caution - Part of having a travel first aid kit, is being prepared should any sort of emergency come your way. Take extra care and caution then to always have at least 60 minutes on your phone for battery time, or to have a phone card, to include a lighter (to sterilize things, or start a fire if need be), a small flashlight (you can find ones now that do not require a battery, but just need to be shook to generate power). Also include with you important contact numbers so that you have them handy.