There is a list of what you should need for your baby's first aid kit. According to your destination, you will need more or less. Always seek your baby's pediatrician for advice.
- Infant and/or child thermometers
- Children's and/or infants' acetaminophen and ibuprofen, as recommended by your pediatrician, to relieve fever and mild pain
- Antihistamines, as recommended by your pediatrician, for insect bites, hives, and allergic reactions
- Topical calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream (.5%) for insect bites and rashes
- Antibiotic ointment for cuts and scrapes
- Irrigating eye wash to rinse irritants from eyes
- Saline nose drops to clear stuffy noses
- Aloe gel for burns
- Tweezers for removing splinters, ticks...
- A pair of sharp scissors
- Child-safe sunscreen
- Child-safe insect repellent
- Nasal aspirator bulb
- An assortment of adhesive bandage strips in various sizes and shapes (for children's sensitive skin, get the less-sticky kind)
- Gauze rolls (1/2 to 2 inches wide)
- Gauze pads (2 by 2 inches and 4 by 4 inches)
- Adhesive tape
- Sterile cotton balls
- Cotton-tipped swabs
- Mild liquid soap (most antibacterial and deodorant soaps are too strong for babies' sensitive skin)
- An oral syringe or calibrated cup or spoon or special dummy for administering medicines
- Blanket (space blanket)
- First-aid manual
Additional items to include if recommended by your pediatrician:
- Rehydration fluids, to rehydrate children with diarrhea
- Epinephrine injector, asthma inhaler, or other prescription medication if your child is allergic to bee stings, peanuts, or shellfish, or if he has some other type of life-threatening allergy
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