Contact with allergies, asthma (bites and other animals physical contact, dermatitis, rabies) Contact with bites/stings (Lyme’s disease, insects malaria, yellow fever, other) Contact with availability of antidotes/medical reptiles back-up (poisoning, snakes, scorpions etc. remoteness, shock) Contaminated allergies (food poisoning, Hepatitis food A) Contaminated diarrhoea, legionella, leptospirosis water Contaminated cholera, polio, typhoid, other (drinking) water Electricity compatibility of equipment and supply, safety standards (higher/lower/ different) Emergencies arrangements and procedures (first (including fire) aid provision, “help” numbers/contacts, response expected) Environment culture (customs, dress, religion) (local) Hazardous antidote availability (CHIP, spillage substances/ arrangements, transport chemicals requirements) Legal local codes/guidance (local differences standards, local statute - staff informed and trained) Natural avalanche, earthquake, volcano, phenomenon other Needles HIV, Hepatitis B (contaminated) / sexual contact Stress accommodation problems, civil unrest, crime, vandalism and violence, extremes of heat/cold, fatigue, language/communication problems, lack of support (especially family/peers),
Contact with animals allergies, asthma (bites and other physical contact, dermatitis, rabies) Contact with insects bites/stings (Lyme’s disease, malaria, yellow fever, other) Contact with reptiles availability of antidotes/medical back-up (poisoning, snakes, scorpions etc. remoteness, shock) Contaminated food allergies (food poisoning, Hepatitis A) Contaminated water diarrhoea, legionella, leptospirosis Contaminated (drinking) water cholera, polio, typhoid, other Electricity compatibility of equipment and supply, safety standards (higher/lower/ different) Emergencies (including fire) arrangements and procedures (first aid provision, “help” numbers/contacts, response expected) Environment (local) culture (customs, dress, religion) Hazardous substances/ chemicals antidote availability (CHIP, spillage arrangements, transport requirements) Legal differences local codes/guidance (local standards, local statute - staff informed and trained) Natural phenomenon avalanche, earthquake, volcano, other Needles (contaminated) / sexual contact HIV, Hepatitis B Stress accommodation problems, civil unrest, crime, vandalism and violence, extremes of heat/cold, fatigue, language/communication problems, lack of support (especially family/peers),
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