TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 18. Travel Medicine
A1  - Zenel, Joseph A.
A1  - John, Chandy C.
A2  - Rudolph, Colin D.
A2  - Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2  - Lister, George E.
A2  - First, Lewis R.
A2  - Gershon, Anne A.
PY  - 2011
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
AB  - Travel  involves  leaving  the  familiar  to  experience  a  new  environment.  Travel  risks  exposing  oneself  to  both  known  and  unknown  germs,  safety  hazards,  and  unfamiliar  health  care.  Each  year,  increasing  numbers  of  families  travel  regionally  and  internationally,  sometimes  adventuring  to  exotic  locales  once  thought  to  be  inappropriate  for  children.  The  number  of  prospective  parents  who  travel  abroad  to  complete  an  adoption  in  a  foreign  country  has  also  increased.1  While  traveling  with  children  provides  excellent  opportunities  for  bonding  and  learning,  it  also  places  families  at  risk  for  anticipated  and  unanticipated  illnesses.  In  a  cohort  study  of  people  traveling  to  developing  countries  or  Eastern  Europe,  more  than  one  third  developed  health  impairment  during  the  trip.2  Major  overseas  fatalities  during  travel  included  cardiovascular  events  (49%)  and  injuries  (25%).3  For  children,  the  most  common  causes  of  morbidity  and  mortality  while  traveling  abroad  were  automobile  accidents  and  drowning,  followed  by  illnesses  caused  by  leaving  medications  behind.4  Pre-ravel  preparation  for  health  care  needs  can  help  alleviate  unexpected  challenges  that  may  hamper  travel.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6729049
ER  -