title: Travel Medical Kit.
abstract: "The traveler's medical kit is an essential tool for both the novice and expert traveler. It is designed to treat travel-related illness and injury and to ensure preexisting medical conditions are managed appropriately. Travelers are at increased risk for common gastrointestinal issues during travel. Respiratory illnesses make up approximately 8% of the ailments present in returned international travelers. Approximately 12% of travelers experience a travel-related skin condition. First aid treatment for minor injuries is essential to all travel medical kits. The complexity ranges from a small, simple case for the urban traveler to a larger, extensive case for wilderness travel."
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 354410, Seattle, WA 98195-4410, USA.
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 354410, Seattle, WA 98195-4410, USA. Electronic address: nhaulman@uw.edu.
authors.forename: N Jean
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Haulman
mesh_terms: D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000517:prevention & control; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000517:prevention & control; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D057236:Travel Medicine; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D000962:Antimalarials; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007302:Insect Repellents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013473:Sunscreening Agents
keywords: Allergic reaction; Altitude; Diarrhea; First aid; Motion; Respiratory; Travel medical kit; Women's health