What to pack in a travel first-aid kit

Any traveller heading somewhere with limited pharmacies or medical care.

• Personal medications (in original packaging) + prescription copy
• Painkillers / fever (paracetamol, ibuprofen)
• Oral rehydration salts (ORS)
• Loperamide + an antibiotic for travellers' diarrhoea (if prescribed)
• Antihistamine; hydrocortisone cream
• Plasters, sterile gauze, tape, blister plasters
• Antiseptic wipes / gel, tweezers, scissors
• Thermometer
• Insect repellent + after-bite
• High-SPF sunscreen

• Malaria standby treatment (high-risk, remote areas)
• Altitude medication (acetazolamide) for high mountains
• Sterile needle/syringe pack where care quality is poor

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