HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: VACATIONS

A vacation should not be considered a luxury. Getting away from the regular routine is a necessity for both physical and mental health.

Tell your doctor not only where you plan to go, but also how you plan to get there, whether by train, plane, ship, or car. Your doctor has medicines to help prevent most cases of motion sickness. He will advise you to avoid places at certain seasons if you have a tendency to hay fever. He will tell you what inoculations you need if you are going abroad. The following items are suggested as a medical kit for all vacationers:

Aspirin, for headache, fever, muscle aches and pains Antiseptic, such as hydrogen peroxide, tincture of iodine or

benzalkonium chloride Skin lotion, to protect you against sunburn and windburn Anti-nauseant, for motion sickness Antacid, for mild stomach upset

Sedative, for emotional upset, overstimulation or nervous upset Broadband antibiotic, effective against a wide range of bacteria,

in case of serious illness; to be selected by your doctor and

used precisely as he instructs you A container of small bandages Sterilized gauze squares Roll of adhesive tape, one half inch wide Pectin-kaolin compound for diarrhoea Decongestants, for the common cold

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