Un botiquín is a physical element (suitcase, cabinet, box or bag) containing drugs and medical supplies destined for first aid or to treat ailments, disorder, mild symptoms or common to study in the Domestic, health, or private business.

Some small problems do not need medical consultation and other, instead, need of a remedy or treatment of character urgent hasta que se presencie el facultativo.

The basic kit must be installed or located on a site from light at low temperature and humidity. Un common mistake is found in the house sinks, since the humidity in this roomAs quite high and could deteriorate a la larga algunos de los medicamentos que se encuentran en el botiquín.

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All products and accessories must be identified and protected. En algunos casos, be required labeling the name or use, and in the case of liquid be used, the extent possible, envases de plástico y evitar el vidrio debido a su fragilidad.

For the administration of drugs, be taken into account contraindications (even a VET) and medical record for each particular case. If in any doubt, should always be consulted in advance with your pharmacist o médico.

Another frequent error is the empowerment of a drawer as botiquín familiar, allowing access to it to any family. It is important to remember that it must be always out of reach of children or persons suffering from any mental disorder or type mental illness.

After use, the person who made use of it should handwashing con el fin de evitar cualquier tipo de contaminación y/o infección posterior.

What should be the composition of a basic kit?

• Thermometer
• Scissors
• Round tip scissors
• Nail clippers
• Tweezers
• Sterile Gauze
• Vaseline gauze for burns
• Cotton
• Sales
• Sale elastic
• Hypoallergenic tape (the paper screen)
• Tiritas curitas the different sizes
• Titiras healing suture
• Alcohol 96 º
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Tincture of iodine or povidone-iodine
• Antiseptic soap
• Analgesics and antipyretics
• Cream, The gel ointment antiimflamatoria
• Antiácido the stomach protectors
• Antidiarrheal
• Laxative
• Mucolytic syrup type, antitusígeno y / o expectorant
• Antiseptic throat tablets
• Tablets antiimflamatorios
• Corticosteroid cream or ointment (bites, reactions,…)
• Antiseptic cream or ointment for burns and wound healing
• Oral rehydration salts (vomiting, diarrheal)

This applies to family environment, so it implies that all family members know their medical history and background to potential allergic reactions or interactions con su medicación habitual si se da el caso.

We recall that, some medications listed above may not be a specialty pharmaceutical advertising and require receta médica, so in most cases, eg compressed antiimflamatorios,usually kept in a prescripción earlier and sprescriptionkit along with the other. Review must be made aware of one on one date expiration para ir descartando medicación.

We advise this operation each 6 months for comfort. If your botiquín familiar also store their own medication, is advisable to separate the two so they can be easily identified. As to the forfeitures, priority review will most unstable forms such as creams, ointments and syrups. If you have the botiquín ophthalmic ointments, drops or eye drops for any reason, we advise you not keep more than 15-20 days of use, unless you require special storage conditions (eg refrigerator), or, doctor or pharmacist hayan estipulado una fecha concreta.

For specific cases, the botiquín familiar can be extended with a range of extras to consider. We can never set a series of products since this will depend on the needkit> which arise or be imposed (conflict, insecurity, wars, climate, access to medicines, situation ecnonómica, …).