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Source: aktualne.cz
From 15 September is an effective amendment to the decree on obligatory car equipment, which significantly changes the composition of the First Aid Kit. In addition, however, drivers have time until the end of 2010. New content is first-aid kits is mandatory from 1 January 2011.
Who would want to buy a new kit "fair" since September 15 this year, he would probably out of luck. The survey among randomly selected pharmacies in Prague and Manchester have shown that it has sold. The reason: First, the late publication of regulations (in the Official Gazette came to 31 August), both have enough time for the mandatory exchange.
The new film also included first aid
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First Aid Kit Contents compulsory from 1 January 2011
- Dressing finished with one pad (width less than 8cm, absorbency of at least 800g/cm2)
- Dressing finished with two pads (width less than 8cm, absorbency of at least 800g/cm2)
- Scarf ivy from (non-woven) fabric (length of sides at least 960 x 1360 x 960 mm)
- Smooth patch release (2.5 cm x 5 m, minimum stickiness 7 N/25 mm)
- Patch of pads (size 8 cm x 4 cm, the minimum adhesion 2.5 N / cm)
- Butterfly bandage rubber (60x1250 mm)
- Mask resuscitation and ventilation valve and filter-approved medical device
- Drape plastic (20 x 20 cm, thickness 0.05 mm)
- Rubber gloves (latex) in the surgical package
- Clippers in the slope surface treatment with rounded tips - length 15 cm
- Isothermic foil having a size of at least 200 x 140 cm
- Leaflet on how to manage traffic accident
(Number of pieces of each item varies by size kits)
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The new formulation will be released in any case more expensive than the previous, because the rescue proposal added a line of dozens of money - heat-insulating film. "It can protect an injured person from cold, it can also be used as a backing. It is expensive, but it can save lives, "says James Ptačinský from the press department of the Ministry of Transport. Will be added a resuscitation mask.
Not later than January 2011, drivers have to carry first-aid kit in a clear image and text instructions for first aid in an accident. It will therefore Czech Slovak equivalent of first aid cards. "The instructions are brief, since it assumes that drivers have first aid instruction in the content of the driving school. At the scene of an accident they have only to recall the basic procedure in case of confusion or panic," said Health Ministry spokesman Vlastimil Hornet.
The decree contains a text format for this tutorial, graphic design, therefore it is up to each supplier of First Aid Kit.
Without a better pair of scissors and a pin
In contrast, the mandatory requirement disappears pin, which is unnecessary, according to experts. "Bandages and plasters it not be attached to other purposes is not used," said Hornet.
The decree also dropped the reference that must be sterile dressings.
The decree also introduces more scissors. "You need to have previous work with the use of bandages and plasters, and for any slit dress and belt are of sufficient size and quality. Why are redefined so as to be able rozstřihnout belt. It will be a shear gradient in the surface treatment of the rounded The 15 points centimerů, "says Hornet.
Changes to the spokesman in response to the fact that there are a couple of years in the Czech Republic, standards for medical devices. "That some manufacturers to reduce prices and use the required contents first aid kits are replaced by lower quality products," he says. For example, a tourniquet will need to have a length and width to be functional and affordable contrary complications.
Although the new kit will pay an estimated minimum of 100-150 crowns more than ever, drivers will not get a guarantee that it will provide good and usable stuff. According to current information, the DOT does not begin to issue a certification. Manufacturers will suffice if the text meets regulations.
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