First-aid kit for your baby: This should not be missing on vacation

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First-aid kit for babies and toddlers: you should think about that

Getting the right medicine for your child is not easy in a foreign-speaking country. With a well-stocked first-aid kit, you are prepared for any (accident) eventuality.

First of all: there are pharmacies, doctors and hospitals in every country. Accordingly, it is not impossible to get medical care for your baby – in an emergency. However, if it’s just a matter of treating minor injuries, treating a few mosquito bites or giving your child an anti-diarrhoeal remedy, you’ll certainly appreciate a well-packed first-aid kit on vacation. Especially when you have to take care of your baby at night. We’ll tell you how to better prepare for it.

What belongs in a first-aid kit for children?

You know your child best: If your baby suffers from an intolerance or an allergy, the corresponding medication must of course first be stowed away in the first-aid kit. If there are no known diseases, it can still happen that your child’s sensitive stomach reacts to certain foods on holiday – for this reason, a anti-diarrheal remedies must be plugged in. Best in combination with a drug against possible bloating and abdominal cramps.

Is your child particularly sensitive to mosquito bites? Then we recommend one to you electronic stitch healer: With the help of local heat, the itching, burning, pain and possible swelling caused by the bite of a mosquito, wasp or horsefly are relieved in a short time. And the best thing about it is: The stitch healer is just as suitable for pregnant women, allergy sufferers and adults. To protect your child from a bite, you can use a Mosquito repellent bracelet use, which is simply attached to the wrist.

If your baby gets a fever while on vacation and/or suffers from a flu-like infection, cold remedies such as Children’s nasal spray,Cough Syrup or fever suppositories just right. However, the latter in particular must be stored in a cool place, otherwise they can melt. If you have no cooling facilities on site, fever drops are a sensible alternative. To make sure that the elevated temperature is not in the dangerous range and you need to see a doctor, you should take a gauge take along.

If you travel to a warmer country, the UV radiation is significantly higher and therefore more dangerous for babies and small children. Be sure to use a waterproof sunscreen SPF 50+ to be stowed in the first-aid kit. Nowadays there is even a special one for beach holidays Sun spray for children, which is intended to prevent sand from sticking to the freshly creamed skin. Also, think about an appropriate one After sun lotion against skin redness.

Young children fall easily and are more likely to suffer minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions. So that the affected area does not become inflamed, it is important to remove dirt and treat it with a wound disinfectant. Here it is worth buying one sets including wound gel and plasters, so that you can treat your child’s injury professionally. Other than that, it’s suitable wound spray also for minor burns.

Don’t forget to vaccinate before you travel

Depending on where you are spending your holiday, you should contact your responsible tour operator and/or the foreign office inform you whether you and your children still need to be vaccinated before entering the country. Since the vaccination protection, especially in babies, takes a while to build up, plan enough time for this. You should then stow your vaccination cards in your hand luggage so that you can access them more quickly if necessary.

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