Helpful tips to Avoid Motion Sickness

Posted by admin | Before Departure,Risk Of Passengers | Tuesday 26 May 2009 11:29 am

* A very effective way to prevent and overcome motion sickness is by taking over-the-counter medicines like Dramamine, Bonine or Antivert.

* Reduce the amount of food or drinks taken on or before travelling. Avoid alcoholic drinks, spicy, and fatty foods. This will just worsen motion sickness to some people.

* Choose a seat wherein you will experience minimal motion. If you’re in a car, sit in the front seat; in a bus, choose the front row; in an airplane, the middle area; in the ship, lower cabin near the center.

* Avoid reading while travelling.

* Open a vent or a window if possible so you could have a source of fresh air.

* If someone is suffering from motion sickness, try to isolate yourself from that area. The tendency is that it can make you sick as well just by hearing or seeing others feel sick.

Pregnancy and air transport

Posted by admin | Risk Of Passengers | Monday 15 December 2008 8:37 am

Overall, companies refuse pregnant women beyond the 7th month … because of the threat of a sudden in-flight delivery (which could cause diversions)

But each company has its own rules (sometimes it is the 8th month)

The advice for pregnant women
Ask priority boarding
Request a side corridor to facilitate access to toilets
drink plenty of water (because the atmosphere of an airplane dehydrated.)
do not wear clothes that shake because the altitude is a little inflated members
try to walk for long trips to avoid the risk of phlebitis
no alcohol
if traveling by air pressurized, Do not for a flying at high altitude because your fetus could miss oxygen, especially if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy
Choose a flight early morning or late evening to avoid the heat. Compete well in advance to you to reach the airport, and you escape the stress of traffic, and the fatigue of an extended trip car
After the trip, remember to relax, to compensate for fatigue-related jet lag (more…)