First Aid Kits and other Health Kits
Looking after your health whilst travelling and volunteering abroad should be one of your primary concerns. Aside from making sure you have adequate medical insurance and access to clean water, you must be prepared for those small medical emergencies that coud happen anytime and anywhere.
When you are travelling in remote areas in particular there may not be immediate access to any decent medical treatment so it is very important you carry a good first aid kit around with you just in case you might need it. Hopefully you wont ever need to use it, but it is always best to be prepared. It is also recommended to carry a first aid kit which contains a sterile needle and syringe, especially if you are travelling to countries or areas with very basic medical facilities, where you can ask them to use your equipment. Whilst it may be very unlikely you will need sterile instruments, it is without doubt best to be fully prepared for the worst case scenario, and ensure you have the right equipment to look after yourself.
For some longer volunteer and travel trips you may want to consider taking a dental health kit too for any dental emergencies you may have. Nevertheless, it is advisable to have a dental check-up before you leave on your trip.
Please find listed below some of our recommended first aid kits and a dental kit that you should consider taking with you on your trip of a lifetime.
Adventurer First Aid Pack
The Lifesystems adventurer first aid pack is one of the more basic first aid kits, yet still contains a lot of kit to help you deal with the most common injuries. It includes a dressing, bandages, plasters, burn gel,
antiseptic wipes, scissors and tweezers. This is probably aimed at the volunteer traveller who is more likely to have better medical access and assistance if required in the country where they are travelling. If you are likely to be in remote areas then it may be a good idea to combine this with
a sterile needle and syringe kit as listed below. Find out more about what's in the adventurer first aid pack here.
World Travel First Aid Kit
If you are likely to be travelling in remote areas and exotic locations, or for longer periods of time, you should certainly consider carrying one of the more comprehensive Lifesystems world travel first aid kits. They contain a range of essential items, as recommended by experienced doctors and medical consultants, such as bandages, dressings,
pain killers, wound closure strips, and sterile needles and syringes. Find out more about the
world travel first aid kit which can help give you peace of mind on your travels.
Emergency Dental Health Kit
This Lifesystems dental first aid kit is a compact kit with all the essentials needed for a tooth emergency when you are travelling and have no immediate access to a dentist. It is not a replacement for proper dental treatment, but contains a dental care guide, mirror, spatula,
temporary filling cement and clove oil to help numb toothache. It also, importantly, includes a sterile dental needle and syringle for use by a dentist once you are able to locate one.
Find out more about this emergency dental kit.
Sterile First Aid Kit
Sterile needles and syringes could be a very important investment for the traveller or volunteer abroad who is going to a country or region which lacks an organised medical system or health service.
This kit by Care Plus contains a number of well-packed sterile instruments that you can give to expert medical personnel should you be unfortunate enough to need them in an emergency. Whilst it is highly unlikely you would
need this kit, it is definitely better to be prepared for the occasion you may need it. Find out more about this sterile first aid kit which might be the most important piece of luggage on your travels.
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