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Medical Care
The UK Foreign Office advises
all travellers to buy medical
insurance. However, visitors
from EU countries are entitled
to free national health treat­
ment if they travel with a
European Health Insurance
Card (EHIC), which can be
obtained in the UK from
the Department of Health Ambulance on Formentera
or from a post office before
you travel. Note that Spanish important, since when dealing helicopters dropping vast
health care does not cover with minor medical problems amounts of water. It is vital,
all expenses, such as the cost pharmacists are entitled to therefore, when travelling
of dental treatment. Having give advice and even dis­ on the islands or using pic­
private health insurance can pense necessary medicines. nic facilities, to remember
also avoid time­wasting In this instance, consulting a to take great care to prevent
bureaucracy. Visitors pharmacist may be enough. a fire from starting. Before
from outside the EU Pharmacies on the leaving, carefully check the
should always carry Balearic Islands sell remains of any bonfire and
valid medical several medicines be sure to pick up glass,
insurance. over the counter particularly bottles, that
In case of illness, that in other may also cause fire. It goes
you should report countries are without saying that you
to a hospital or clinic. available only on should be especially careful
At night, patients are prescription. Away when extinguishing cigarettes
seen by the Urgencias from the big towns, in country areas.
(Emergency). Decorative a farmàcia may be The island firefighters
pharmacy sign found in any small are called Bomberos, and as
Pharmacies town or village. Here, elsewhere in the world, they
opening hours may have a simple emergency
Pharmacies have the same be shorter, and they are not telephone number.
opening hours as other often open over the weekends.
shops. They carry a green In addition, in smaller towns DIRECTORY
or red cross with the word and villages the pharmacist
farmàcia, or sometimes may be less used to dealing Emergency Numbers
apotecaria. Details about with foreign tourists, and Police, Guardia Civil,
those open at night and communication may be Red Cross, Ambulance &
on public holidays can be more problematic as a result. Fire Brigade
found in the windows of all Tel 112.
pharmacies. Most pharmacists Fire Hazards
in large towns speak at least Pharmacies
one foreign language. This is The Balearic Islands have a
dry Mediterranean Formentera
climate, with mild Juan Torres Quetglas.
C/ Santa Maria,
winters and hot Sant Francesc.
summers. The summer Tel 971 322 419.
heat often causes
droughts since rain Ibiza
falls only sporadically Farmacia Ferrer,
between October C/ Formentera,
and February. This 8, Figueretas, Eivissa.
creates conditions Tel 971 302 737.
where fire can spread Mallorca
extremely quickly. Farmacia La Rambla C B Rambla
Parched woodlands, Ducs de Palma 14,
combined with the Palma de Mallorca.
general layout of Tel 971 711 511.
the land, make Menorca
firefighting very Farmacia Segui Puntas,
difficult. Often fire Avda Vives Llull 16, Maó.
fighting necessitates Tel 971 360 993.
Firefighting aeroplane on Ibiza aeroplanes and

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