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Where I can find information about safety, health and hospitals?
Hospitals in Sicily and telephone numbers
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Travel Insurance for customers from UK Is handwashing important during travel?
Yes. One of the most common methods to reduce the diseases is just to wash the hands frequently and carefully. Soap and water reduce the material infect from your hands. Are there foods that can cause intestinal disorder?
Generally not. It depends on your sensibility to the different types of foods. The greatest "risk" could be to eat the seafoods. It's better to eat them raw, cook them and choose those one early fished. If you are in some restaurant it is well to verify if they are fresh (look at their colors and density). What can I do against the bugs?
The punctures of mosquitos and other bugs are the cause of annoying prurituses. Therefore it is good to carry with you the repellent. This is a good method to avoid the risk. Emergency in water
During a summer vacation on the beach or a shore excursion, you need some important rules to reduce every risk. Choose the places where there are the lifeguard "Bagnini". Know the weather conditions and the forecasts. The winds and currents are often unforeseeable, can change direction quickly. When there are children, it is important to control when they swim or they play around the water. What to do against the extreme Heat
The body, during high temperatures, often is cooled off by sweating. But sometimes this is not enough, and the body temperature could increase fastly causing damages to the brain or other vital organs. When your body catches up extremely high temperatures, remember this: - Drink a lot of liquids: do not drink liquids that contain alcohol, and too much cold drinks because they could cause cramps to the stomach.
- Replace the mineral salts: the heavy sweat removes the mineral salts from your body, that are necessary. It's well to take sport drinks because they contain a good amount of mineral salts.
- Wear appropriate dresses and use solar protections.
- Avoid the sunburn by using specific protecting creams.
Safety in mountain travels The mountain, sometimes, create problems also for the trekking experts. At high altitudes the dehydration risk increases, therefore is well to drink constantly.
Things you need to carry with you: A small kit of emergency like whistle, compass, rope, sunglasses, hat during summer months. Avoid the excursions between the hours 12,00 and 14.00. Emergency numbers
Carabinieri: 112
Police: 113
Ambulance: 118
Fire Department, Fireman: 115
Alpin rescue CAI: 095/914141
Alpin rescue Etna Nord: 347/902836
Alpin rescue Etna Sud: 336/368152
Alpin rescue - Guardia di Finanzia: 095/531777
Coast Guard: 1530
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Travel tips for Sicily 
