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Holiday hazards: quick tips
- Inspect all holiday accommodation and children’s play areas for safety hazards, such as unsafe electrical cords and outlets, dangerous balconies and windows, and unfenced swimming pools.
- Listen to local knowledge about weather conditions, waterways and beaches, and the stings and bites of different creatures.
- To prevent blisters on your feet, take comfortable, worn-in walking shoes or runners on your holiday.
- Wash all cuts and abrasions well and treat with antiseptic.
- If walking through an area where snakes are likely, it is best to wear socks, boots and long pants.
- If you are overseas, find out and understand local traffic regulations and stay below the speed limit. Educate your children, especially if traffic drives on the opposite side of the road to that in Australia or if traffic signs or lights are different.
- Always wear a helmet and protective clothing when travelling on a motorbike, moped or other type of open vehicle.
- Just as at home, do not drink and drive, and remember that different drink-driving laws apply in different countries.
- Don’t overdo it on holiday! If you are trying sports or adventure activities, make sure that you have an adequate level of fitness and training for the activity. If you are overseas, also make sure you are adequately insured for medical treatment or evacuation if you are injured.
- Scuba divers should wait at least 24 hours after their last dive before flying.
Last Reviewed: 20 January 2010
- 1. Raising Children Network. Going on holidays with children. http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/holidays.html/context/363 (accessed Dec 2010).
2. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Travelling well. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.pdf (accessed Dec 2010).
3. World Health Organization. International travel and health: situation as on 1 January 2010. Geneva: WHO; 2010: 1-11. http://www.who.int/ith/en/ (accessed Dec 2010).
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC health information for international travel 2010. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service; 2009. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/yellowbook/home-2010.aspx (accessed Dec 2010).
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