“It’s just in case”. What parent, when packing for a trip with his children, doesn’t say this while folding yet another sweater as he goes to the seaside in the south of France in the midst of a heat wave?
Holidays with children: what do we bring in the first aid kit?
However, if there is one good object in which the “just in case” can prove essential, it is the basic first aid kit, regardless of the destination chosen. The pediatric emergency doctor To be or not to be a doctorthat it shares regularly on social media his medical cards for parents, always with humor, published in small reminder at your fingertips.
In his infographic post he summarizes the drugs and other “anti-little-bobo” to take with you when traveling with children, which can be quickly essential if a minor illness occurs during the holidays.
Of course, if the child is sick, we also consult a doctor, eh, we do not play at being pharmacist apprentices and we do not practice self-medication (except Paracetamol in case of fever, and respecting the recommended doses, before consulting).
A first aid kit should therefore contain:
- Paracetamol such as Doliprane, in suppository, syrup or pills depending on the age of the child
- Oral rehydration solutions
- Glycerin suppositories or Forlax packets for constipation
- Tiorfan for diarrhea
- An antiseptic to disinfect
- desloratadine for allergies
- Something to heal minor wounds, such as compresses, bandages, disinfectant, adhesive plaster, steristrips, strips, and saline
- Sun cream and Biafine
- A thermometer
- Tweezers (for splinters, ticks and other things to remove from the skin)
Everything to be adapted according to conditions your child already knows, like Ventolin if you are asthmatic for example. Personally I would also add some Nautamine for motion sickness and Apaisyl, because a child who has been bitten by a mosquito and only thinks about scratching is a time close to hell.
Okay, do you have it all? Come on, happy holidays (and good luck surviving)!
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