Re: [Paddlewise] Prepackaged Medical Kits?

I think Forgey in his book on Wilderness Medicine makes the point that
tampons are an excellent supplement to any medical kit.

TFJ

> This brings me to my favorite wilderness paddling injury story.  On one of
> our trips a kayaker split his chin open on a rock it was serious enough to
> require stitches.  Scrounging through the meager first aid items they
found
> tampons and duct tape. We duct taped the tampons to his chin but neglected
> to cut the strings.  He arrived in the emergency room with the tampons on
> his chin and 4 strings dangling down, needless to say he was a huge hit
with
> the hospital staff. -- MZ
>
>

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