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GB - 1ST COMMANDMENT is “STAY FIT & WELL ”. To become ill on your travels puts you at risk &could spoil a well-planned adventure, so good health is vital. So all “GB's” should have an ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK or MOT (Medical Order Test) like UK motor vehicles, which legally require an extensive test after only 3 years old. Get along to your Medical Centre, therefore, with the following GB Check List for Men, Ladies please devise your own, & get checked out. Make sure you get the actual test results, not just “ok or satisfactory”, then use Internet to check out what they mean

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ANNUAL HEALTH MOT | DATE:

NAME: DOB: AGE:

ADDRESS:

1. PRE MEDICAL CONDITIONS:

2. MEDICATION:

3. HABITS: Smoker? Alcohol? Vitamins?

Exercise?

4. LAST: Eye Test ? Dentist Appointment?

Hospital Visits?

5. MEDICAL CHECKS:

1. HEIGHT -       ft        ins (6ft)              WEIGHT -        st          lbs (13 stone)

2. BLOOD PRESSURE – syst dyst                                        (120 over 80 av & > )

3. URINE –                                                                                 (liver test)

4. HEARING -                                                                             (wax clear )

5. CHOLESTEROL -– total       hdl        ldl         trigs

( *blood sample after 14hrs fasting / total 5> hdl 1.1< ldl 3.3>trigs 2.2> )

6. PROSTRATE – PSA ratio         ong/ml

(*blood sample, PSA ratio 4 ong/ml > )

7. BOWEL -                                     (stool test )

8. OTHER TESTS - ECG?

SEEN BY: Doctor Practice NursE

IDENTITY CARD & MEDICAL DECLARATION -

In the prime of life you may already be on regular medication & as a “GB” you should carry full details of your current ailments & medications with your essential identity information, on your person AT ALL TIMES

GB IDENTITY & MEDICAL CARD

Name:

Home Address:

Current Travel Address: (enclose hostel /accommodation card/leaflet)

Medical Conditions:

Medication taken & times: (enclose leaflets)

Next of Kin Contact - Name: Address:

Tele: Email:

Travel Ins. Co: Policy No:

Emergency Travel Health Contact - tele no:

Passport No:

FIRST AID KITS

DAY PACK - Adhesive Plasters & Sterile wound Dressings (for minor cuts)
Cling Film (ideal as a bandage & to wrap burns)
Vinegar (distilled, for scrapes, minor bites & as disinfectant)
Olive Oil (as a moisturiser/ place in nostrils on aircraft to prevent inhalation of germs) Plastic Gloves (for helping others hygiene) Cotton Buds (for removing foreign objects) - Condoms (just in case)

MAIN BACKPACK – Diarrhoea remedy – Pain Relief Tablets – Indigestion Tablets – Antiseptic Throat Lozenges – Sun Screen – Oil of Cloves (toothacre) .

PERSONAL SECURITY

GB 2ND COMMANDMENT is “GET AWAY FROM TROUBLE”. An emergency survival plan needs to be thought out in advance with a firm philosophy. All Backpacker's are easily identified as a target when in transit with full kit in view so “Keep in the Mainstream” & “Spread your Finances"

GB recommends the following actions to try & “Repel Unwanted Attention” :

1. Keep a WHISTLE in your pocket & if you get into a difficult situation use it to make a disturbance & attract attention & hopefully deter offenders.

2. Carry a fold up MINI UMBRELLA in your Day Pack (best with a hook handle to keep a better hold) which, can be very useful as a defence weapon also useful for wet & hot weather

3.Carry a “CON CON” , a nominal amount of cash currency in a clear plastic wallet & keep it handy in an open pocket. In a direct situation you can offer it over to get away & a pickpocket could take it & leave you alone.

4. In your Day Pack carry a DEODERANT SPRAY for more serious confrontations & use it by spraying it in the eyes of the attacker to allow you to escape.

5.In any attack situation you must also assume that the person has a knife etc. so try & keep your distance & use your BACKPACK as a barrier. In this extreme position you may have to give it away to get away.

THINK NOW !! “My Safety First - My life is more important than My Possessions”