Can I Bring Medical and Baby Items?
Overview
Description
Check if your medical and baby items can be packed in your hand carry, checked baggage, or both.
Items with batteries may have additional restrictions. See the Battery Rules below before packing.
| Item | Baggage Guidelines |
| Baby formula | Hand carry or checked baggage • No limit when bottle-fed child travels • Subject to inspection |
| Blood pressure monitor | Hand carry or checked baggage • Battery rules apply |
| Blood products | Hand carry only • Declare at screening • Documentation required |
| Breast milk / frozen breast milk | Hand carry or checked baggage • Subject to inspection |
| Breast pump | Hand carry or checked baggage |
| CPAP machine | Hand carry or checked baggage • Battery and size limits apply |
| Crutches | Hand carry or checked baggage |
| Eye drops / saline / medical lubricant | Hand carry or checked baggage • If more than 100ml, medical proof is required |
| Inhaler | Hand carry or checked baggage |
| Insulin | Hand carry or checked baggage • Proof of medical necessity required |
| Injection vial | Hand carry or checked baggage • Proof of medical necessity required |
| Life-supporting liquids | Hand carry only • Declare at screening • Documentation required |
| Mastectomy products with gel or saline | Hand carry or checked baggage • Medical documentation required |
| Medical gels or frozen liquids | Hand carry or checked baggage • Proof of medical necessity required |
| Milk warmer | Hand carry or checked baggage
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| Optune | Hand carry or checked baggage • Battery rules apply |
| Portable nebulizer | Hand carry or checked baggage • Battery rules apply |
| Portable oxygen concentrator | Hand carry only • FAA-approved • Size limits apply |
| Prescription / over-the-counter medicine | Hand carry or checked baggage • If more than 100ml liquid/aerosol/gel, medical proof is required |
| Prosthetics | Hand carry or checked baggage • Medical documentation required |
| Stroller / child trolley |
Hand carry or checked baggage • Collected before boarding if hand-carried |
| Transplant organs | Hand carry only • Declare at screening • Documentation required |
| Walking cane | Hand carry or checked baggage |
| Wheelchair | Hand carry or checked baggage • Collected before boarding if hand-carried |
💧 Liquid Limits
- Liquids in hand carry must be in containers of 100ml or less.
- If it's more than 100ml, it must be checked in.
👜 Size Limits
- Hand carry: Up to 56 × 36 × 23 cm
- Personal item: Up to 20 × 20 × 35 cm
- Checked baggage: Up to 99 × 99 × 99 cm
🔋 Battery Rules
- Within hand carry size and battery limits ➡️ Pack this in your hand carry
- Larger than hand carry size, but within battery limits ➡️ Pack this in your checked baggage
- ⚠️ Switch off the device completely and protect it from damage.
- If the battery is removable, it may be carried in hand carry as a spare/loose battery.
- Exceeds battery limits, regardless of size ➡️ For CEB Cargo only
Battery limits
- Lithium-ion: Up to 100 Wh
- Lithium-metal: Up to 2 g lithium content per cell/battery
- Non-spillable: Up to 12 V and 100 Wh
Power banks and spare lithium batteries: Hand carry only. Protect battery terminals from short circuit.
🔍 Can’t find your item?
- Search the CEB Help Center using the specific name of the item you want to bring.
- You can also return to Can I Bring This Item on My Flight? to check other item categories.
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