Travel Guide - Haemophilia Care

General
information
about
Haemophilia
We’re pleased to introduce to you
an updated version of the Travel
Guide 2010. This guide was written
for people living with haemophilia and
their families, who plan to go away on
holidays or are keen globetrotters.
At Baxter we care about your well
being, and want you to know where
to get help in case of emergency.
This guide is comprised of addresses
of haemophilia centres in 52 holiday
destinations. In this 7 th edition, we have
expanded the travel guide and included
the most popular holiday spots such
as Australia, Canada, Europe, Asia,
Mexico, South Africa, South America,
the Caribbean and the US to give you
reassurance wherever you go.
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English
How to use this travel guide
We’ve done our best to keep it
as simple as possible. The table of
contents will help you find your
holiday destination. Full addresses and
contact information of the dedicated
haemophilia centres can be found
in alphabetical order of the cities for
every country included in the table
of contents. This introduction is
translated into Dutch, French, German,
Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
and Turkish. If you happen to be in a
country where neither English nor one
of the above languages is spoken, and
you need immediate medical help,
please use the scheme on page 13 to
help explain to the local doctor about
your haemophilia type (severity), and
show where you are bleeding.
Before you leave
Take the Haemophilia Information Card
wherever you go. If you are travelling
abroad it will be most helpful if the
details are in English or, even better,
in the language of the country you are
visiting. Find out where the nearest
centres are along your route and at
your final destination. If you inject
yourself, or if you inject your son, you
can probably take the factor with you.
Most modern preparations used for the
treatment of bleeds and for prophylaxis
can be stored at room temperature (up
to 25°C) for quite a while. If you travel
abroad you should seriously consider
taking your factor with you. Check
the patient information leaflet for your
factor and talk to your doctor.