What should be in a children's first aid kit on a trip

When going on a trip, parents want to know what medicines to take on the road with children , because children's curiosity and energy often bring unpleasant surprises in the form of injuries, poisoning and infectious diseases.

List of necessary products in a children's first aid kit

What should be in a children's first aid kit ? It should contain medicines for pain relief and to reduce temperature, to treat respiratory and intestinal infections, to eliminate allergic reactions and injuries. It is also necessary to add means against burns and insects.

Sunscreen and burn remedies

During the summer vacation, you should definitely take sunscreen with you. It is applied to the child's skin half an hour before a walk. It is advisable to use a waterproof version.

To prevent sunburn, it is recommended to avoid direct sunlight from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If the baby is still sunburned, the affected areas of the skin are treated with a cream made on the basis of dexpanthenol. You can use Panthenol or Bepanten.

Insecticides

When going on a trip, it is necessary to take repellents with you. They repel insects and help avoid bites. In case of mosquito bites, a topical agent should be applied to the skin, which will help relieve redness, swelling, itching and pain (for example - Prurised gel, Fenistil gel, Psilobalsam, etc.). If the baby was stung by a bee or a wasp, it may be necessary to take an antiallergic agent inside (for example, Fenistil drops, Edem syrup, etc.

A fumigator is used to protect the premises from mosquitoes and gnats.

Means for reducing temperature and pain relief

Drugs based on ibuprofen or paracetamol will help reduce the temperature and relieve pain:

• Eferalgan (rectal suppositories, oral solution, effervescent tablets);
• Nurofen (rectal suppositories, oral suspension, tablets);
• Panadol (tablets, oral suspension);
• ibuprofen in tablets
• paracetamol in tablets

It is strictly forbidden to give aspirin and other preparations based on acetylsalicylic acid or nimeslid to children under 12 years of age. They can trigger Reye's syndrome, a rare but very serious metabolic disease.

Allergy remedies

Even if the child has never had allergic reactions, it is recommended to put in children's first aid kit for rest antihistamine drug:

• tablets Suprastin, Loratadine, Cetrin, Zodak, Hitaxa, Edem, Erius, drops Fenistil, Zodak, Alerzin, Edermik;
• Erius syrup, Eden;
• Calamine lotion, Plin powder;
• Prurised gel, Psilo-Balm gel, Fenistil gel;
• Dermadrin ointment.

Allergies can appear as a result of a change in climate and diet, contact with unfamiliar insects or plants.

Means for the treatment of SARS

Among children's diseases, acute respiratory syndrome and SARS are the most common, the characteristic signs of which are runny nose, cough, and fever.

So that the disease does not catch you by surprise, you should take:

• thermometer;
• antipyretic drugs (paracetamol, Nurofen, Eferalgan);
• means for washing the nasal cavity (physiological solution, Aqua Maris, No-sol, Humer, Psyk);
• drops from the common cold (Nazivin, Vibrocil);
• ear drops (Otipax, Otinum);
• medicine for sore throat (Orasept throat spray, Tantum-Verde).

Means for the treatment of poisoning and intestinal infections

During summer trips, food spoils quickly, which can cause food poisoning. In addition, quite often, as a result of changes in climate and diet, malfunctions in the work of the digestive system occur, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea.

The following drugs will help to solve the problems:

• enterosorbents (activated carbon, White coal, Enterosgel, smecta, Atoxil) - remove toxic substances;
• electrolytes (Regidron, Rehydron Optima, Humana electrolyte, BioGaia ORS) - restore water balance;
• antiemetic drugs (Yunorm, Domrid);
• antidiarrheal agents (Enterol, Bulardi Max);
• antispasmodics (No-shpa, Silicea Gastrogel, Duspalatin, Riabal) – relieve spasms;
• carminative drugs (Bobotik, Espumizan, Infakol, Kuplaton) -- get rid of flatulence and colic.

 

Traveling with children requires special attention to the first aid kit. In addition to essentials such as band-aids, antiseptics, and antipyretics, it is important to have allergy medicine, indigestion medicine, and stagger medicine. It is important to take into account the individual needs of the child and to consult with the doctor in advance about the necessary drugs.

 

Remedies in case of injuries: for shocks and scratches

 

In case of bruises, cuts, scratches, you should put:

• Antiseptics (hydrogen peroxide, Chlorhexidine, Miramistin, Betadine, Iodine, Povidone-iodine, Iodicerin);
• Traumel C - will reduce pain and swelling and hematomas;
• Levomekol, Baneocin, Tyrozur - heal wounds and burns;
• Cotton pads;
• Alcohol wipes;
• Bactericidal patch;
• Bandage;
• Hypothermic package.