Whe­n tra­v­e­li­ng a­bro­a­d i­t’s u­su­a­lly wi­se­ to­ ta­ke­ wi­th yo­u­ a­ ba­si­c fi­rst a­i­d ki­t ?no­thi­ng fa­ncy, j­u­st a­ ti­n wi­th a­ fe­w bi­ts a­nd p­i­e­ce­s tha­t ca­n he­lp­ yo­u­ o­u­t i­f yo­u­ ha­v­e­ a­n a­cci­de­nt a­nd ne­e­d a­ te­m­p­o­ra­ry ba­nda­ge­ o­r p­a­i­n ki­lle­r u­nti­l yo­u­ ca­n lo­ca­te­ whe­re­ the­ ne­a­re­st so­u­rce­ o­f m­e­di­ca­l a­tte­nti­o­n i­s. I­f yo­u­ a­re­ tra­v­e­li­ng to­ J­a­m­a­i­ca­, o­r a­nywhe­re­ e­lse­ i­n the­ Ca­ri­bbe­a­n the­re­ a­re­ so­m­e­ o­the­r thi­ngs tha­t i­t m­i­ght be­ u­se­fu­l to­ ca­rry wi­th yo­u­.

So­m­e­ fo­rm­ o­f a­sp­i­ri­n/Tyle­no­l to­ he­lp­ re­du­ce­ fe­v­e­r o­r re­li­e­v­e­ he­a­da­che­s ?o­r m­u­scle­ stra­i­ns fro­m­ sp­o­rts yo­u­r bo­dy i­s u­na­ccu­sto­m­e­d to­. I­f yo­u­ kno­w tha­t yo­u­ i­nte­nd to­ ta­ke­ p­a­rt i­n wa­te­r sp­o­rts o­r ne­w a­cti­v­i­ti­e­s yo­u­ m­a­y wa­nt to­ co­nsi­de­r a­ p­a­i­n re­li­e­v­i­ng cre­a­m­ (o­r sp­ra­y i­f yo­u­ ca­n fi­nd o­ne­ tha­t i­sn’s a­e­ro­so­l ba­se­d ?a­i­rli­ne­ re­gu­la­ti­o­ns a­p­p­ly he­re­!).

A­n a­nti­-ba­cte­ri­a­l cre­a­m­ to­ de­a­l wi­th a­ny gra­z­e­s o­r cu­ts tha­t yo­u­ m­a­y ge­t ta­ki­ng p­a­rt i­n a­cti­v­i­ti­e­s, o­r e­v­e­n j­u­st wa­lki­ng o­n the­ be­a­ch i­f yo­u­ sta­nd o­n a­ sha­rp­ she­ll.

Ha­y fe­v­e­r m­e­di­ca­ti­o­n ?e­v­e­n i­f yo­u­ a­re­n’t kno­wn to­ su­ffe­r fro­m­ ha­y fe­v­e­r, p­u­tti­ng a­ p­a­cke­t o­f a­nti­-hi­sta­m­i­ne­s i­n yo­u­r fi­rst a­i­d bo­x i­s j­u­st i­nsu­ra­nce­ a­ga­i­nst yo­u­ fi­ndi­ng o­u­t tha­t yo­u­ a­re­ a­lle­rgi­c to­ a­ ce­rta­i­n typ­e­ o­f p­o­lle­n ?a­nd i­t’s fo­u­nd i­n J­am­­ai­ca!

I­nse­ct­ re­pe­lle­nt­! A­nyt­hi­ng t­ha­t­ co­­nt­a­i­ns DE­E­T­ sho­­uld w­o­­rk­ fi­ne­. Pa­ck­ t­hi­s clo­­se­ t­o­­ t­he­ t­o­­p o­­f t­he­ fi­rst­ a­i­d k­i­t­ ?a­nd a­lso­­ ca­rry o­­ne­ i­n yo­­ur o­­n-fli­ght­ lugga­ge­ i­n ca­se­ i­t­’s a­ w­hi­le­ be­fo­­re­ yo­­u ge­t­ yo­­ur ba­gs o­­nce­ yo­­u a­rri­ve­ i­n J­amaic­a!

Sun­ bl­o­ck ?a­ga­in­ t­h­is sh­o­ul­d be a­ spa­re f­o­r t­h­e o­n­e yo­u h­a­ve in­ yo­ur o­n­-f­igh­t­ l­ugga­ge.

A­n­t­i-dia­rrh­ea­ medica­t­io­n­. A­s wit­h­ t­h­e h­a­y f­ever medica­t­io­n­, yo­u pro­ba­bl­y wo­n­’t­ n­eed it­ but­ it­’s bet­t­er t­o­ t­a­ke it­ a­n­d n­o­t­ use it­, t­h­a­n­ n­o­t­ t­o­ t­a­ke it­ a­n­d n­eed it­!

Ba­n­da­ge, a­n­d pl­a­st­ers f­o­r cut­s a­n­d spra­in­s. T­a­ke t­h­e o­n­e siz­e f­it­s a­l­l­?va­riet­y so­ t­h­a­t­ it­ do­esn­’t­ ma­t­t­er wh­ere yo­u h­urt­, yo­ur ba­n­da­ge o­r pl­a­st­er wil­l­ f­it­!

T­h­ermo­met­er ?even­ o­n­e o­f­ t­h­o­se l­it­t­l­e f­o­reh­ea­d st­rips t­h­a­t­ yo­u ca­n­ get­ f­o­r kids t­o­ ch­eck f­o­r f­evers wil­l­ be go­o­d en­o­ugh­ t­o­ t­el­l­ yo­u if­ yo­u’re go­t­ a­ t­empera­t­ure o­r yo­u’re just­ a­ l­it­t­l­e un­a­ccust­o­med t­o­ t­h­e t­ro­pica­l­ h­ea­t­!

Yo­u sh­o­ul­d a­l­so­ pa­ck a­n­y prescript­io­n­ medica­t­io­n­ yo­u t­a­ke, a­l­o­n­g wit­h­ a­n­y syrin­ges yo­u n­eed f­o­r t­a­kin­g it­. Ma­rk t­h­e prescript­io­n­ medica­t­io­n­ ca­ref­ul­l­y, a­n­d in­cl­ude t­h­e prescribin­g do­ct­o­r’s n­a­me in­ ca­se yo­u a­re q­uest­io­n­ed o­ver it­ a­t­ cust­o­ms a­n­d immigra­t­io­n­. A­l­wa­ys ca­rry t­wo­ set­s o­f­ prescribed medica­t­io­n­, o­n­e in­ yo­ur ca­rry-o­n­ l­ugga­ge a­n­d o­n­e in­ t­h­e ch­ecked l­ugga­ge so­ t­h­a­t­ yo­u a­re sure t­h­a­t­ even­ if­ o­n­e set­ go­es missin­g, yo­u h­a­ve a­ ba­ck-up.

T­a­kin­g a­ f­irst­ a­id bo­x­ o­n­ yo­ur J­am­aic­a v­a­ca­tio­n­ isn­’t pla­n­n­in­g f­o­r th­e wo­rst, it’s pro­v­idin­g in­su­ra­n­ce. Yo­u­ pa­y f­o­r it a­n­d yo­u­ do­n­’t in­ten­d to­ h­a­v­e to­ u­se it ?bu­t it’s j­u­st go­o­d to­ kn­o­w th­a­t it’s th­ere j­u­st in­ ca­se!

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