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Advice on travel-related DVT leaflet

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Introduction

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Advice on travelling during pregnancy leaflet

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Travelling during pregnancy is usually possible but there are important things to consider. Always seek a medical check-up before planning your trip and again shortly before departure.

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Advice for elderly travellers leaflet

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Earlier retirement has encouraged many elderly, and even very old, people to visit relatives overseas or to fulfil long-standing tourist ambitions. The following are some issues you may wish to consider.

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Advice for Travellers with diabetes mellitus leaflet

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The Journey

Accidents

Major leading causes of death in travellers are due to swimming and traffic accidents. You can help prevent them by taking the following

Precautionary guidelines:

• Avoid alcohol and food before swimming
• Never dive into water where the depth is uncertain
• Only swim in safe water, check currents, sharks, jellyfish etc
• Avoid alcohol when driving, especially at night
• Avoid hiring motorcycles and mopeds
• If hiring a car, rent a large one if possible, ensure the tyres, brakes and seat belts are in good condition

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Advice for backpackers leaflet

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General travel advice leaflet

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Water

Hepatitis B and HIV Infection

These diseases can be transmitted by:

1. Blood transfusion
2. Medical procedures with non sterile equipment
3. Sharing of needles (e.g. tattooing, body piercing, acupuncture and drug abuse)
4. Sexual contact. (Sexually transmitted diseases are also transmitted by no. 4)

Ways to protect yourself:

• Only accept a blood transfusion when essential
• If travelling to a developing country, take a sterile medical kit

We offer advice on all aspects of travel such as insect bite protection, malaria prophylaxis, traveler's diarrhoea and altitude sickness. We also give any recommended vaccinations for your chosen country.

Our clinic is run weekly on a Friday at Eastleigh Surgery, 2.30pm to 6.15pm