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Medical Kit

Sufficient medical supplies should be carried to meet all foreseeable needs for the duration of the trip.
A medical kit should be carried for all destinations where there may be significant health risks, particularly those in developing countries, and/or where the local availability of specific medications is not certain. This kit will include basic medicines to treat common ailments, first-aid articles, and any special medical items that may be needed by the individual traveller.

Contents of a basic medical kit:

• adhesive tape
• antiseptic wound cleanser
• bandages
• emollient eye drops
• insect repellent
• insect bite treatment
• nasal decongestant
• oral rehydration salts
• scissors and safety pins
• simple analgesic (e.g. paracetamol)
• sterile dressing
• clinical thermometer
• sterile syringes and needle
• condoms
• sedatives
• sun-protection
• a flashlight

Emergency medical travel kits should carry sufficient identification to ensure their acceptance by Customs officials but the contents should not be opened until needed. It is also unwise to carry loose syringes or needles unless you have a doctor’s letter explaining their purpose ?if, for example, you are a diabetic.

Medical kit Resource:

Potentials of mouthwashes in disinfecting cariogenic bacteria and biofilms leading to inhibition of caries.
Oyanagi T, Tagami J, Matin K.
Open Dent J. 2012;6:23-30. Epub 2012 Jan 19
High prevalence of pfcrt K76t mutants among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Sabah, Malaysia.
Norahmad NA, Abdullah NR, Yaccob N, Jelip J, Dony JF, Ruslan KF, Sulaiman LH, Sidek HM, Noedl H, Ismail Z.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2011 Nov;42(6):1322-6
The PI3-Kinase/mTOR-Targeting Drug NVP-BEZ235 Inhibits Growth and IgE-Dependent Activation of Human Mast Cells and Basophils.
Blatt K, Herrmann H, Mirkina I, Hadzijusufovic E, Peter B, Strommer S, Hoermann G, Mayerhofer M, Hoetzenecker K, Klepetko W, Ghanim V, Marth K, Füreder T, Wacheck V, Valenta R, Valent P.
PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29925. Epub 2012 Jan 27
A case of psychosis after use of a detoxification kit and a review of techniques, risks, and regulations associated with the subversion of urine drug tests.
Mittal MS, Kalia R, Khan AY.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011;13(5). pii: PCC.11r01178
Embryonic hepatocyte transplantation for hepatic cirrhosis: Efficacy and mechanism of action.
Bin WT, Ma LM, Xu Q, Shi XL.
World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan 28;18(4):309-22
Safety analysis of percutaneous dilational tracheostomies with bronchoscopy in the obese patient.
McCague A, Aljanabi H, Wong DT.
Laryngoscope. 2012 Jan 6. doi: 10.1002/lary.22505. [Epub ahead of print
Clinicopathologic spectrum of gastro intestinal stromal tumours - Experience at a tertiary care center.
Ravikumar G, Kalegowda IY, Ananthamurthy A.
Indian J Cancer. 2011 Oct;48(4):466-70
Study Prevalence of Verotoxigenic E.coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in an Iranian Children Hospital.
Navidinia M, Karimi A, Rahbar M, Fallah F, Ahsani RR, Malekan MA, Jahromi MH, Gholinejad Z.
Open Microbiol J. 2012;6:1-4. Epub 2012 Jan 23
Acanthamoeba spp. as vehicle and reservoir of adenoviruses.
Scheid P, Schwarzenberger R.
Parasitol Res. 2012 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print
Cystoscopic removal of intravesical synthetic mesh extrusion with the aid of Endoloop sutures and endoscopic scissors.
Bieniek JM, Holste TL, Platte RO, Minassian VA.
Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print
Is neopterin a diagnostic marker of acute appendicitis?
Coşkun K, Menteş O, Atak A, Aral A, Eryılmaz M, Onguru O, Balkan M, Kozak O, Cetiner S.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2012 Jan;18(1):1-4. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.00087
Plant chitinase III Ziz m 1 stimulates multiple cytokines, most predominantly interleukin-13, from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of latex-fruit allergic patients.
Lee MF, Lin SJ, Wang NM, Wu HJ, Chen YH.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2012 Feb;108(2):113-6. Epub 2011 Dec 5
CD45(low)c-Kit(high) cells have hematopoietic properties in the mouse aorta-gonad-mesonephros region.
Nobuhisa I, Yamasaki S, Ramadan A, Taga T.
Exp Cell Res. 2012 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print
Superoxide dismutase activity of Helicobacter pylori per se from 158 clinical isolates and the characteristics.
Morishita K, Takeuchi H, Morimoto N, Shimamura T, Kadota Y, Tsuda M, Taniguchi T, Ukeda H, Yamamoto T, Sugiura T.
Microbiol Immunol. 2012 Jan 30. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00433.x. [Epub ahead of print
Description of Two Commercially Available Assays for Genotyping of HIV-1.
Stürmer M, Reinheimer C.
Intervirology. 2012;55(2):134-7. Epub 2012 Jan 24
Pilot-Phase Findings From High-fidelity In Situ Medical Simulation Investigation of Emergency Department Procedural Sedation.
Kobayashi L, Dunbar-Viveiros JA, Devine J, Jones MS, Overly FL, Gosbee JW, Jay GD.
Simul Healthc. 2012 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print
Biocompatibility of a Novel Poly(butyl succinate) and Polylactic Acid Blend.
Kun H, Wei Z, Xuan L, Xiubin Y.
ASAIO J. 2012 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print
Genetic association analysis of GDF5 and ADAM12 for knee osteoarthritis.
Shin MH, Lee SJ, Kee SJ, Song SK, Kweon SS, Park DJ, Park YW, Lee SS, Kim TJ.
Joint Bone Spine. 2012 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print
Comparison of polyomavirus (BK virus and JC viruses) viruria in renal transplant recipients with and without kidney dysfunction.
Taheri S, Kafilzadeh F, Shafa M, Yaran M, Mortazavi M, Seirafian S, Shahidi S, Atapour A.
J Res Med Sci. 2011 Jul;16(7):916-22
Effects of resinous monomers on the odontogenic differentiation and mineralization potential of highly proliferative and clonogenic cultured apical papilla stem cells.
Bakopoulou A, Leyhausen G, Volk J, Koidis P, Geurtsen W.
Dent Mater. 2012 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print
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