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treatment), mucosal complaints (nasal decongestant, emollient eye drops), heat and exsiccation
(oral rehydration salts), pain and fever (analgesics and antipyretics). Additional items of this
health support package, according to destination and individual needs, may include
antidiarrhoeal medication, antifungal powder, antimalarial medication, medication for any preexisting
medical conditions and water disinfectant.
There are some aspects which should be discussed during travel arrangement: children under
the age of seven years are not advised to fly by airplane because they are more sensitive to
alterations in air pressure, pregnant women should avoid flying after the 32 nd gestational week
and some vaccination restrictions also apply during pregnancy. Cabin air pressure at cruising
altitude is lower than air pressure at sea level, triggering respirational distress and
consecutively lower oxygene supply for those affected by chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary
diseases. The most feared complication of longer travels by any (either by air, ground or
nautical) transportation means is deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) of the legs. Contraction
of muscles is an important factor which keeps blood running through the vessels: exercise of
calf muscles can stimulate the circulation, thus reduce discomfort, fatigue and stiffness, and it
may reduce the risk of developing DVT. Prolonged immobility, especially when seated, can lead
to pooling of blood in the legs, which in turn may impart swelling, stiffness and discomfort. The
risk of developing DVT when travelling is negligible unless one or more of the following risk
factors are present: medical history of DVT or pulmonary embolism, use of oral contraceptives
or postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy, pregnancy, recent surgery of the abdomen or
pelvic region, cancer, some blood-clotting abnormalities. A sensible preventive measure is to
walk around in the cabin, e.g. to visit the bathroom, once every 2–3 hours.
Jet lag is a term for symptoms – indigestion, general malaise, daytime sleepiness, sleeping
disorder at night, reduced physical and mental performance – caused by disruption of the
body’s internal clock and approximately 24-hour (circadian) rhythm it controls. This
adaptational problem may arise upon crossing multiple time zones. General measures to reduce
the effects of jet lag include starting the travel as well rested as possible, eating light meals and
limiting alcohol consumption. At the destination, try to get as much sleep in every 24 hours as
usual. A minimum of 4 hours sleep during the local night (“anchor sleep”) might be necessary
to allow the body’s internal clock to adjust to the new time zone.
Divers should not fly home too soon after diving because they may risk the development of
decompression sickness due to reduced cabin pressure. It is advisable that they insert at least a
12-hour waiting period after a single dive and a 24-hour rest period after multiple dives.
Tropical-subtropical holiday locations may expose several dangers to the unaware casual
tourist: high temperature and humidity (oral rehydrating solutions may be necessary), UVradiation
(prevention by judicious sun-bathing, selected sunglasses effectively stopping UV-B
rays and protective sun-milks), “travellers’ diarrhoea” – which can be caused by a wide
spectrum of infectious agents (in case of the bacterial form, beyond the usual symptomatic relief
by rehydration, antidiarrhoeal medication, antipyretics, antibiosis with ciprofloxacin is thought
to be useful), vector-borne infections transmitted by insect bites like malaria (malaria profilaxis,
preventive chemotherapy should begin well before commencement of the travel) and yellow
fever (pre-travel vaccination is compulsory).
Sea adventurers should be aware of immersion hypothermia: when the body temperature falls,
the individual looses his consciousness, the head submerges and the individual drowns. With a
life jacket capable of keeping the head out of water, drowning is avoided but death due to
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