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The paediatric traveller
Affiliations- Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
International travel with children, which is the opportunity for the family to see the world together, has become commonplace. If you are travelling with children the journey needs to be carefully planned, especially in cases of visiting a region with harsh environment or poor sanitation. It is particularly important in terms of thermoregulation (hot climate) and the immune system (protection against pathogens causing infectious and invasive diseases) as these are not fully developed in small children. In addition, it is important to maintain appropriate safety and security measures in the destination area (e.g. using child car seats during drive, supervising children during recreational activities in water and on land, avoiding contact with undomesticated animals). Moreover, it is essential to prepare a travel health kit containing drugs appropriate for young travellers — matched for their age and body weight, and to purchase personal prevention products for everyday use (sunscreen with a high sun protection factor, insect repellents, etc.).
Abstract
International travel with children, which is the opportunity for the family to see the world together, has become commonplace. If you are travelling with children the journey needs to be carefully planned, especially in cases of visiting a region with harsh environment or poor sanitation. It is particularly important in terms of thermoregulation (hot climate) and the immune system (protection against pathogens causing infectious and invasive diseases) as these are not fully developed in small children. In addition, it is important to maintain appropriate safety and security measures in the destination area (e.g. using child car seats during drive, supervising children during recreational activities in water and on land, avoiding contact with undomesticated animals). Moreover, it is essential to prepare a travel health kit containing drugs appropriate for young travellers — matched for their age and body weight, and to purchase personal prevention products for everyday use (sunscreen with a high sun protection factor, insect repellents, etc.).
Keywords
child, international travel, tropics
About this articleTitle
The paediatric traveller
Journal
Issue
Article type
Review article
Pages
70-74
Published online
2018-03-28
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Bibliographic record
IMH 2018;69(1):70-74.
Keywords
child
international travel
tropics
Authors
Krzysztof Korzeniewski
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