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Your Child Abroad: A Travel Health Guideis a down-to-earth guide for anyone traveling overseas with children, whether on a two-week family vacation or a long-stay posting in the developing world. The approach is both reassuring and practical, showing how to deal with situations ranging from the relatively minor to the life-threatening. A checklist of symptoms for common complaints and a range of useful contacts and further sources of information will prove invaluable for parents who are far from on-the-ground medical attention. This new edition provides a thorough update on the latest medical advice, including data on anti-malarial drugs, insect repellents, and immunizations. This guide features: >Accidents, first-aid advice, and what to include in a medical kit >Region-by-region analysis of potential health risks and basic medical questions in five languages >Natural and environmental hazards, including parasites >Traveling with children and medical treatment abroad

Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a general practitioner who has worked in England, Asia, South America, and Africa. She presently lives in Oxford.

Dr. Matthew Ellis is a pediatrician and father who has practiced in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Nepal, and is now working in London.

Acknowledgements

viii

Introduction

ix

PART ONE PLANNING: DISEASE PREVENTION

1

(102)

Planning

3

(16)

Early decisions

3

(3)

Practical concerns

6

(4)

Immunisations and other preparations

10

(9)

What to Take

19

(12)

Packing

19

(1)

Protective items

19

(6)

Useful equipment for infants and small children

25

(4)

Equipment checklist

29

(2)

Medical Kit and Treatment

31

(9)

Medical kit

31

(1)

Treatment abroad

32

(6)

Rules to consider when prescribing medicines for your family

38

(2)

Journeys

40

(14)

Getting there

40

(1)

Fit to fly

40

(5)

Travelling around abroad

45

(9)

Child Care from One Month to Adolescence

54

(17)

Tots to teens

54

(1)

Tropical health problems

54

(2)

Accident prevention

56

(2)

Feeding the baby

58

(5)

Other food hazards

63

(3)

What's in a nappy?

66

(1)

Trivial but tedious problems

67

(4)

Avoiding Diarrhoea

71

(8)

Food and drink

71

(8)

Natural and Environmental Hazards

79

(24)

Bugs and biting beasts

79

(10)

Reptiles

89

(2)

Mammals

91

(1)

Plants which sting or irritate

92

(1)

Beach and seaside hazards

93

(3)

River and freshwater hazards

96

(1)

Sunburn, prickly heat and heatstroke

97

(2)

Mountains, the cold and altitude sickness

99

(2)

Hazards: a summary

101

(2)

PART TWO ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES

103

(88)

Accidents, Emergencies and Minor Injuries

107

(21)

Treatment after an accident or emergency

107

(21)

Illness in Infants 1--12 Months: Is My Baby Ill?

128

(20)

Fever, lethargy, unconsciousness, fits, crying, jaundice

128

(4)

Top to bottom: mouth and tummy problems

132

(6)

Breathing and the chest

138

(1)

Ears, eyes and noses

139

(2)

Rashes and other spots

141

(3)

Lumps, bumps and swellings

144

(1)

Common childhood infections

145

(1)

Is my baby ill?

145

(3)

Illness in Children over One Year: Diagnosis and Treatment

148

(35)

Fever, pallor, facial swelling, lethargy, faints, fits, headache

149

(7)

Top to bottom: mouth and tummy problems

156

(10)

Breathing and the chest and throat

166

(3)

Ears, eyes and noses

169

(2)

Joints and aches

171

(1)

Rashes, spots and other common infections

172

(7)

Notes on rare and exotic diseases

179

(4)

Expatriate Life

183

(5)

Expatriate family life

183

(1)

Adjusting to a new country

183

(3)

Visiting friends and relations

186

(1)

Travelling while pregnant

187

(1)

Returning Home after Travel Abroad

188

(3)

Screening and symptoms

188

(1)

Psychological symptoms

189

(2)

Appendix 1 Useful Addresses and Further Information and Advice

191

(5)

Appendix 2 Further Reading

196

(4)

Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms

200

(1)

Appendix 4 Communicating Medical Problems

201

(3)

Index

204

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