STEP 310: Bugs, Bites, Bruises and Beyond: Traveling Companions We Want to Avoid (CE: 1.0)


Description:

This article discusses various travel-related illnesses and how parents can help prevent infections in children. The authors discuss pre-departure safety and ways to calm children on flights. The author also discusses various types of gastrointestinal infections, infections obtained from bug bites, and prevention of injuries.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe pre-departure safety tips to prevent travel-related illnesses
  • Discuss the danger of bites
  • Discuss the danger of bruises during travel

 

Author(s):

Dr. Joseph Balatbat

 

Launched: 2006