MAAEMS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACCOMPANYING YOU ON YOUR TOUR

Emergency Medical Services S.A. de C.V. based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras offers Medical Assistance for your Honduran tour.

Tourists coming to Honduras are always concerned about the availability of medical care. Now you can address their concern

EMS provides trained medical personnel to accompany your tour. From a one day bus tour to the Mayan Ruins at Copan, to a two week ecological tour of the Mosquitia, EMS is prepared to take care of almost all emergencies. Paramedics carry a full compliment of supplies and equipment to take care of you or your tour group.

Each tour will have a trained uniformed paramedic going on the tour with you, available 24 hours per day. Our Paramedics have had the following training:

	*Instructors of First Aid - Health Providers Course*
	*Instructors of CPR- certified by the American Heart Association*
	*ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - certified by the American Heart Association.*
	*Water-life guard (swimming)*
	*High Altitude life saving*
	*Improvisational life saving techniques*

Types of medical emergencies that the paramedics are equipped to handle:

	*- Heat Related Problems*	*- Hyperglycaemia*
	*- Fractures*	*- Hypertension*
	*- Burns*	*- Stitches*
	*- Insect Bites*	*- Disinfecting wounds*
	*- Tourist stomach; vomiting, diarrhea*	*- Drowning*
	*- Trauma*	*- Snake bites*
	*- Allergic reactions*	*- Dizziness*
	*- Heart problems*	*- Intoxication; drugs, alcohol, food poisoning*

The duration and destination of each tour determines the type and quantity of supplies that the paramedic carries.

Your tour group is well aware of the scope of infectious diseases that are prevalent in our country. It is very comforting for them to know that a service with the high level of care of EMS is available to them.

Among the various supplies and equipment that our Paramedics carry are:

Equipment:

	*· Stethoscope*	*· Sutures, Suture strips*
	*· Blood Pressure gauge*	*· Splints*
	*· Glucometer*	*· Tweezers*
	*· Thermometer*	*· Ring Cutter*
	*· Ambu -bag*	*· Space Blanket*
	*· Burn sheets*	*· Knife*
	*· Blood Coagulant*	*· Bite Stick*
	*· Scalpel*	*· Tourniquet*


	*Medications*

· Acetaminophen
· Adrenaline
· Allergy (Benadryl)
· Anti-inflammatories
· Anti-venom serums
· Antispasmodics
· Aspirin
· Bacitracin
· Decongestants
· Ear drops
· Eye drops
· Glucose
· Hypertension

· I.V. fluids
· Ibuprofen
· Immodium
· Lidocaine
· Migraine headache
· Nitro-patch
· Oxygenated water
· Pepto Bismol
· Powders - drying agents
· Topical antibiotics
· Topical cremes for pain
· Ulcer pain


	*Supplies*

· Alcohol Pads
· Ammonia inhalants
· Burn treatments
· Cannulas
· Catheters
· Cervical Collars
· Eye Occulsor
· Gatorade
· Gauzes
· Gloves

· Infusion sets
· Insect repellent
· Instant cold compress
· Liquid sterile soap
· Povidone Iodine
· Syringes
· Veniguard
· Water purifying tabs
· Wet wipes

For cases with very special needs, EMS can provide a licensed physician to accompany a tour. EMS can arrange for air evacuation back to San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, or to the U.S.

For more information contact:
Tania Mendoza - Ph:(504) 552-2255
Fx: (504) 552-1211
E-mail: ems@honduras.com