You don’t want to think about it, but something unexpected can also happen on vacation. And you don’t even have to book an active holiday for that, because danger is sometimes lurking even with a relaxed beach holiday. Think of a jellyfish bite, sunburn or a sprained ankle during a game of beach volleyball.
Publisher:
Author:
Elly van der Meijden
Year of publication:
Price:
€9.95
ISBN:
9789045314525
Number of pages:
143
The Holiday First Aid Guide provides practical instructions and tips on how best to deal with small and large holiday woes. Think of the prevention of common complaints such as food poisoning and acute diarrhea. The basis for providing first aid is also discussed. This way you can take immediate action in an emergency. Where necessary, there are clear illustrations to explain the text.
The extensive information about the prevention and treatment of ailments is nice, but it also makes it useful to purchase the Holiday First Aid guide well in advance of the trip, so that you can read well. If you still have to browse at the moment supreme, it probably won’t turn out well in an acute emergency. Of course it is also an option to keep the booklet for a long flight to a sunny destination, but the chapter on traveler vaccinations will then be of no use.
The Basics of First Aid
In any case, the guide gives a lot of information. The book is divided into several chapters, the first being ‘The Basics of First Aid’. This chapter focuses on the seven rules that always apply when providing first aid. It therefore talks about avoiding danger to yourself and the victim (think of tips such as wear gloves, switch off the power, etcetera), but attention is also paid to the accident and the injury and the emotional reactions that the victim may experience are taken into account. or any bystanders.
Vital Signs and CPR
After the basics of first aid have been covered, various other topics are addressed. Think of describing the vital functions and explaining the recovery position. CPR is also discussed. Not only that of adults, but also that of babies and small children.
Finally, the Heimlich maneuver and the creation of (rapid) bandages are discussed. Also the contents of the first aid kit and the travel pharmacy come by.
3-step method
But the subheading of the Holiday First Aid Guide is not for nothing ‘travel safely with the 3-step method’. A treatment is offered in three steps for every typical holiday ailment that you can contract at home and abroad. It also tells you exactly how you can recognize the ailment and when and in which cases you should (immediately) contact a doctor. Arrive in alphabetical order common discomforts offer. Think of blisters, burns and sunburn, but also more specific things such as a finger with the tip off, ear injury by a foreign object or what to do after a weeper’s sting.
Useful websites
Finally, the Holiday First Aid Guide offers an address overview. The physical addresses are all in the Netherlands, but some useful websites are also listed for foreign visitors, such as an overview of embassies and consulates.
The Holiday First Aid Guide is available in better bookstores, but is also online to order.
