Desarrollo del botiquín individual de combate en las Fuerzas Armadas españolas / Development of individual combat first aid kit in Spanish Armed Forces

Introducción: El botiquín individual de combate es el material sanitario específico con el que se dota a cada uno de los militares para que, en caso de resultar herido, se puedan realizar los primeros auxilios aunque carezca de formación sanitaria. Objetivo: Diseñar el nuevo botiquín individual de combate para el ejército español determinando su contenido y requisitos técnicos. Material y método: Se han realizado entrevistas a responsables sanitarios de las unidades militares más operativas del Ejército de Tierra Español. Estudio físico de cada uno de los elementos componentes del actual BIC y comparación de los botiquines existentes en los ejércitos de los países de nuestro entorno. Se ha realizado una revisión bibliográfica con metodología sistemática en las principales bases de datos científicas. Para verificar la validez de los textos seleccionados se aplicaron programas de lectura crítica. Resultados y conclusión: Realización de una propuesta de nuevo botiquín de combate así como de su contenedor, con adición y eliminación de elementos

Introduction: The individual combat kit is the specific sanitary material with which each one of the soldiers is provided so that, in case of being injured, the first aid can be carried out even if it lacks health training. Objectives: The objective is to design the new individual combat kit for the Spanish Army and the specific one to determine its content and technical requirements. Material and method: Interviews were carried out to health officials of the most operational military units of the Spanish Army. Physical study of each of the component elements of the current BIC and comparison of the medicine kits existing in the armies of the countries of our environment. A bibliographic review with a systematic methodology was carried out in the main scientific databases. In order to verify the validity of the selected texts, critical reading programs were applied. Results and conclusion: Proposal of addition and elimination of elements in the possible new combat kit as well as the container

[Secure cupboards, an advantage for the medicine use pathway]. / Les armoires sécurisées, un atout pour le circuit du médicament.

At Valenciennes general hospital, for some patients, the medicine use pathway is made secure through the use of computer systems which ensure named-patient daily dispensing. Secure cupboards are a complement to this main pathway.

Be prepared! Drugs and equipment for 'Good Samaritan' acts.

Little evidence or advice exists in the medical literature on 'medical kit' that could be usefully carried by physicians to prepare them for unexpected emergencies. The aim of this study was to establish what, in the opinion of Emergency Physicians, is an appropriate medical kit for doctors to carry to prepare them for 'Good Samaritan' acts. A telephone survey, using a proforma, of United Kingdom Emergency Physicians was conducted. Of the responders to the survey, 10% routinely undertook prehospital work. Seventy-two percent thought it appropriate to carry equipment, but only 43% thought it appropriate to carry medications. Over 80% considered basic airway equipment useful to carry, whereas other items of medical kit were considered appropriate much less commonly. A large proportion of emergency physicians consider it appropriate to carry some medical kit for 'Good Samaritan' acts and, in general, the consensus of opinion as to what medical kit should be carried agreed with the evidence-base for prehospital interventions.

Review on the importance of an emergency kit for physicians in out-of-hospital emergencies.

The importance of an emergency kit for private use by emergency physicians was evaluated. Self-reporting questionnaires were used to assess the satisfaction of emergency physicians who were given a specially adjusted emergency kit for 3 years. Of 73 emergency physicians, 52.1% used the kit at least once during a 3-year interval. Physicians who already used the emergency kit responded more frequently to the importance of having private emergency equipment than those who did not. The kit's low weight and assortment of equipment including ventilation equipment were given higher ratings by users. The majority of physicians regarded a maintenance interval of 6-12 months as sufficient for the emergency equipment. In conclusion, the private emergency kit was used by more than half of the study participants at least once during a 3-year study period. Emergency physicians who used the emergency kit gave it higher ratings than did non-users.

Los medicamentos veterinarios en la legislación autonómica / The veterinary drugs in the autonomic legislation

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