Travel Medical Kit.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26900112.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.09.007.
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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."
Medical subject headings
- Travel Medicine