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TRAVELERS
HEALTH INFORMATION
By:
Amerimed American Hospitals
Mexico
is a beautiful country with lush vegetation, tropical breezes, and
lots of sun. Unfortunately, these wonderful things can be harmful
to our bodies. This page gives travelers and vacationers medical
tips on how to avoid problems, how to handle these problems yourself,
and when you should seek medical attention.
Most Common Tourist Injuries:
Motor vehicle, and swimming accidents are
a leading cause of injury to travelers, so please be careful when
you walk the avenues of Mexican tourist Cities, when you drive the
streets, and when you swim in the clear blue waters. Remember to
drive defensively and always wear seatbelts. Infants should never
be in the front seat. they should be in an approved car seat in
the second seat of your vehicle. Another major contributor to becoming
the injured tourist is alcohol. Please remember when you are drinking
alcoholic beverages to drink responsibly.
Medications:
Remember to take all your medications
on the plane with you. Do not pack your medications in your luggage.
Please note that prescription drugs can be
purchased over the counter in Mexico at "Farmacias". Farmacias are
not staffed with medical personnel. No one there can insure that
side effects and the masking of your symptoms will not occur. They
cannot help you with equivalent prescription drugs sold in the U.S.
or Canada (the names and formulas are usually different). In these
cases, you need to obtain advise regarding your medications from
a medical doctor in Mexico, or from your doctor back home. Please
be careful!
Some Helpful Travelers Tips:
- Do not go barefoot.
- Do not handle animals.
- Do not share hypodermic needles.
- Use sunscreen, sunglasses, and hats.
- Bring your prescription medication.
- Drink plenty of bottled water. It is very
easy to become dehydrated while vacationing in Mexico.
- If you are sensitive to insect bites make
sure you wear long pants. And long sleeve shirts.
- Bring an over the counter anti-diarrhea
meddication.
- Practice "safe sex" and use a latex condom
to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
- Talk with your doctor about your health
problems before leaving for Mexico. If you do have problems while
in Mexico, contact your doctor when your return. Make sure you
always receive complete documentation regarding the care or treatment
you received while in Mexico. Make sure all documentation is in
English!
HAVE A SAFE TRIP, AND STAY HEALTHY!
This information is provided by AmerMED American
Hospitals. AmeriMED has a network of American Hospitals throughout
the top resorts areas of Mexico. For more information regarding
the AmeriMED American Hospital Network, go2: www.amerimed-hospitals.com
Health questions?... please contact us at:
info@amerimed-hospitals.com
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