RE: [Paddlewise] First Aid

From: Brad Laesch <blaesch_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:41:43 PDT
>  From: 	Peter Osman[SMTP:PeterO_at_ambri.com.au]
>I was curious what people took to sea in their first aid kits, whether 
> >there were any items or techniques specifically useful to kayakers and 
> >what people had found useful in practice?

There is a product I include in my first aid that I've found useful for 
cycling (road rash) but may also be useful in kayaking (scrapes and 
abrasions from mishaps during landings or when falling on rocks).

It's a 3M product called "Tegaderm" and is a sterile film like thick Saran 
wrap and it comes in a flat square you can cut to fit. It clings to oozing 
wounds and keeps them moist. Another mfr. makes a similar product but I 
don't remember the name.

Other than the standard items I also like to carry aloe vera gel for those 
days that I miss a corner of skin with sunscreen.

Brad
Seattle, WA


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