Pack a Travel First-Aid Kit for the Holidays

If you're planning on traveling during the holidays, be sure to pack a travel first-aid kit.

A good first-aid kit should help you cope with many of the situations that can make your vacation less than perfect -- like a headache or a stomachache.

Once you set up the kit, just check the contents before every trip to make sure you have enough supplies and nothing has expired.

A basic travel first-aid kit doesn't cost much or take up much space. It should include prescription medicines in the original bottles.

It should also contain a number of over-the-counter (OTC) products to treat minor health problems. 

That includes items to: 

• Relieve diarrhea, upset stomach, heartburn, indigestion and nausea; 
• Treat headache or fever; 
• Soothe insect bites and stings; 
• Relieve allergies; 
• Help you sleep.

Other essentials include: 

• Antibiotic ointment to prevent infections from minor cuts, scrapes and burns; 
• Bandages to cover minor cuts and scrapes, as well as blisters; 
• Hand sanitizer; and;
• Tissues to cover your sneezes and to dab cuts and clean hands in a pinch.