Preperation for accidents on holiday

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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 Time: 10:38 PM
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Travel insurance: Steps to prepare yourself if an accident should occur while on holiday

We all deserve a well-earned holiday - but many of us worry about the prospect that an accident might occur while travelling. An accident occurring while at home is bad enough - but when you're travelling, there's a good chance that won't be familiar with the locale and so won't be able to deal with an accident as well as you might if you were at home. We lay out the top tips to ensure that you're well prepared if an accident should occur while travelling abroad.

It's extremely important to have all relevant details for your travel insurance policy ready at hand. Make sure that you know exactly where your passport is at any given time and if you're travelling with a group, ensure that you know where their passports are kept too. Your travel insurance company should have provided you with an emergency phone number. If you have not taken note of this number, you should be able to find it on your travel insurance provider's website; if you can't find it there don't hesitate to call you travel insurance company - it is extremely important to have this number handy while travelling abroad.

If an accident should occur, call the emergency phone number and your travel insurance provider will provide you with instructions on how you should go about making a claim.

If you or anyone you are travelling with is on any medication, contact your doctor and make sure that you have enough for your trip. It is also advisable to bring along some minor first-aid supplies with you - for example: plasters, aspirins and antiseptics - these might be difficult to locate if you are abroad.

Have a great trip - and stay safe!

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