"Sister, Clyde" wrote: SNIP >> No prescription drugs but most everything else, air splints etc. >> > I've been looking for air splints for some time now. Any idea >where to get them as not part of a kit? All I've been able to find is >something called SAM Splints which is a strip of bendable aluminum about >4" wide padded with a thin foam and rolled up. > I took a first responder course (that's a first aid program in the US with about 40 hours of class time) given by our local fire department last year. They no longer use air splints. If memory serves they said that there were problems with circulation being cut off. Does anyone have any comment on this, or recommendations for splints for wilderness first aid? The SAM splint seems like a good idea. I suppose being able to improvise with materials at hand like the ex-medic (was that George Bergeron) is a great idea. Matthew *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 15 1998 - 00:58:45 PDT
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