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Medical kits for business travellers
1Corporate Health and Safety, Kellogg Company of GB Ltd, UK.
The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Occupational physicians provide business travellers with in-house medical kits for self-treatment of common ailments. Few kits offer emergency contact information, highlighting a need for standardized travel health provisions.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Medicine
- Travel Medicine
- Public Health
Background:
- Business travel presents unique health risks, including common ailments and infections.
- Adequate medical preparedness is crucial for the well-being of business travellers.
- Current provisions for business traveller medical kits lack standardization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To survey occupational physicians regarding medical kits for business travellers.
- To identify common contents and practices in existing medical kits.
- To propose a standard specification for business traveller medical kits.
Main Methods:
- A survey was conducted among occupational physicians in the Food Industry Medical Officers Group.
- Data collected focused on the composition and provision of medical kits for business travellers.
- Analysis of kit contents, including self-treatment supplies, emergency items, and antimalarials.
Main Results:
- Most organizations provided in-house medical kits with self-treatment guidance for common travel ailments.
- Kits frequently contained needles, syringes, and IV cannulae, alongside antimalarials.
- Antibiotics were supplied by about half of the organizations; emergency contact numbers were rarely included.
Conclusions:
- Existing medical kits for business travellers primarily focus on self-managed common ailments.
- There is a significant gap in providing emergency medical support information.
- A standardized medical kit specification is proposed to improve travel health preparedness.