Re: [Paddlewise] First aid - hot packs - cold packs - expired air resuscitation

><< Does anyone have ideas on really effective hot packs for fish stings and
> cold packs for jelly fish?  >>


    Here in the States I carry a 3M Cold Comfort pack which you squeeze &
mix two components to make a cold gel.  Costs about $7.  For a hot pack I
have these "Heat Solution" plastic bags.  It's supersaturated Sodium Acetate
with a little nickel disk that you bend.  That tosses some nuclei into the
stuff for the acetate to crystallize, releasing quite a bit of heat.  You
can regenerate this one by boiling it in water until all liquid again. I do
have to carry this in a stiff box;  on a couple of occasions something
squeezed it enough to start the process...
Joe P.


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