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Useful items for travellers to pack in a first aid kit.
 | basic dressings |
| plasters |
| non stick dressings e.g. melolin and surgical tape e.g. micropore |
| antiseptic |
| scissors |
| tweezers |
| rehydration sachets |
| anti-diarrhoeal e.g. loperamide(not recommended for young children or some other groups of people, ask pharmacist for advice0 |
| thermometer |
| first aid booklet |
| basic painkiller e.g. paracetamol |
Some travellers may need sterile medical equipment for countries where medical facilities are questionable, containing disposable needles and syringes,IV cannulae, sutures & dressings. A private prescription will be needed from your GP if you wish to take kits containing additional items such as blood plasma substitutes and drugs.
Antibiotics may be useful for travel to remote areas away from medical help or a malaria treatment kit if longer than 24 hours away .
The Department of Health advise to check restrictions on taking bought or prescribed medicines into a foreign country (for advice call 020 723 3806).All medication should be carried in hand luggage. for travel to some countries it may be advisable to carry a note from your doctor explaining your medication to show at border controls.
