First Aid For Kids – Be Prepared

First Aid For Kids – Pack Your First Aid Kit

You never know when you may need to administer first aid for kids on vacation.

Travel first aid kits are without a doubt, the most often overlooked of family travel products  when packing for family holidays.

Have you ever been on vacation and needed a band aid and there wasn’t one to be found for a hundred miles?

Well we certainly have and have been caught ‘ off guard ‘ a number of times!

Putting together a simple travel first aid kit is easy and takes very little room in your luggage.

Be ready while on vacation to apply first aid for kids, for both minor and more serious situations.

Below, I’ve put together a handy list of what should be included when putting together a first aid kit or purchasing one for your family holidays.

Here’s a handy short video explaining what items should be included in a first aid kit, especially for applying first aid for kids.

Enjoy …

 

 

Travel first aid kits are very important and should be included in your travel luggage.  This so much so if you’re traveling with children.

You don’t need a lot of space and can pack a nice first aid kit easily. One that can easily handle small first aid applications which may include a bandage wrap to get you by until medical attention can be sought.

Of course the type of travel first aid kits you pack will depend on your type of travel.

In this article, let’s have a brief look at typical travel first aid kits recommended for a family traveling by air for a 2 week holiday.

We have always carried a small and convenient professionally stocked first aid kit purchased from a reputable store. These travel first aid kits typically include standard items necessary to treat minor injuries.

Of the many travel products available, there are hundreds of travel first aid kits to choose as well, so be sure to choose the right one for you and your family’s needs.

First Aid For Kids – Items To Include in First Aid Kits

These typically are included but not limited to items in kits purchased:

• Band aids
• Select bandages
• Gauze dressings
• Bandage tape
• Antibiotic ointment
• Hand sanitizer
• Latex gloves
• Scissors

More and more people are traveling with carry on luggage, so be sure to know what is and what is not acceptable to pack.  ‘Scissors are definitely a no no!‘

Along with the basic items above, we always pack some additional things into our first aid kit. When our children were just toddlers, we made sure to ‘pack additional band aids and children’s aspirin.’ Handy items to have for minor first aid for kids.

If you’re traveling to foreign countries, take Cuba for example, trying to purchase aspirin or even band aids can be a trying experience! It’s better to ‘be prepared‘ then be without when visiting areas with limited resources.

You should always be prepared for the worst and travel safely at all times when away from home!

A few other items we always pack in our travel first aid kits are:

• Tums –  antacid tablets also containing calcium

It never fails that at least one person in a typical family of four will experience upset stomach or indigestion while away.

This is normal and with the change in water and food, quite often one will experience upset stomach during the course of their vacation.

We find Tums quite often is an easy remedy and does give you a source of Calcium that you may be missing as well while on vacation.

• Pepto Bismol – in tablet form
• Imodium – in tablet form

Depending on the where we are vacationing to, we normally pack both of these travel products, as they are convenient, take very little space and are very effective for symptoms of  upset stomach, indigestion, heartburn and yes … diarrhea!

There great to take along on those all inclusive family vacations!

It’s inevitable, that one of you will experience traveler’s diarrhea at some point!

First Aid For Kids – Typical Products to Include

If you’re heading to a warm tropical climate and staying at a typical all inclusive resort, chances are one of you will experience these symptoms.

The last thing we include in our travel first aid kits is ibuprofen.

For our family, Advil does the trick.  It is a good all – purpose non – prescription medication.  A great anti – inflammatory and also helps reduce pain and fever.  We pack this as travel product in our first aid kit which we put into our carry on luggage.

Wikipedia offers some great information on first aid kits that’s definitely worth checking out.

If you are in the market for a quality first aid kit, then Holidays for Family recommends you take a look at Coghlan’s Travel First Aid Kit. Great if needed for first aid for kids.

Coghlan’s are “The Outdoor Accessory People” and have been in business since 1959, having earned a reputation worldwide as a distributor of ‘quality’ products.

A perfect waterproof travel first aid kit for the family. It comes with very useful items needed for those unexpected emergencies.

Items such as:

• A first aid helpful guide
• 40 first aid items including; bandages, gauze, dressings, towelettes, needle and more.

We love this kit because of the waterproof solid container, size and items included. Adding the little extras as mentioned, it makes the perfect travel companion for anyone.

 

 

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Happy Travels

Robert Tellier

It’s when you least expect it that you will need to administer first aid for kids on holidays.