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- From: fauvel@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Sylvain Fauvel)
- Subject: Re: FIRST-AIDS KITS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.182146.17476@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
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- Reply-To: fauvel@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Sylvain Fauvel)
- Organization: Universite de Montreal
- References: <1992Nov16.191140.23154@nmsu.edu> <1e9b9dINNm1@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:21:46 GMT
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- In article <1e9b9dINNm1@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM> greg@antizen.EBay.Sun.COM writes:
- >In article 23154@nmsu.edu, lstarrit@dante.nmsu.edu (Larry Way Starritt) writes:
- >>
- >> I would like suggestions on what should be in a Backpacker's
- >> first-aid kit.
- >>
- >> Thanks
- >> Larry
- >> lstarrit@nmsu.edu
- >
- >
- >
- >Hiya Larry....
- >
- >WHat you put in your first aid kit first depends on your level of
- >training in first aid/medicine.
- >
- >There are many wilderness medicine books on the market, most by
- >MD's who are very involved with wilderness medicine. However, the
- >camp is split when it comes to first aid kits.
- >
- >Some authors advocate taking a considerable amount of equipment,
- >enough in fact to constitute a seperate pack just for medical.
- >Needless to say, very few backpackers would ever carry this much
- >extra weight.
- >
- >The book, Medicine for the Backcountry has a list of the minimum
- >items one should not be without and there is an emphasis on everyday
- >items that can be used in improvisation, such as plastic garbage bags.
- >
- >It is my personal opinion however that there is a great misunderstanding
- >about first aid outside of the reach of 911....
- >
- >It's not what's in your first aid kit that will save a life, it's what's
- >in your head....
- >
- >Greg
- >
-
- I agree. Totally. As one of my first aid teacher told
- us (ski patroll training), "all we've got a pile of rags,
- a few pieces of cardboard and you should be able to handle
- about any type of medical emergencies". Obviously youll
- also have clean bandages, scisors, tape and a few other
- items but it's not much.
-
- By the way, even a very short first aid course is
- worth more than reading any books.
-
-
- Sylvain Fauvel
- >
- >
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