Another useful item to take in your first aid kit is a first aid book. I have carried "Medicine for Mountaineers" (I think that is the title, maybe "Medicine for the Mountains" published by the Mountaineers) while leading groups in Central and South America. With wilderness/remote first aid you may have to go in to longer term patient care and management (second aid...). Once you have dealt with the initial life threatening issues ( DABCC's Danger, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Cervical-spine, Shock) you will have time to read up on the finer details. I have taught first aid off and on for the past twenty years, have held a current first aid certificate for the past 24 years, have taken two advanced wilderness first aid courses, have worked in the mountains and on the oceans in a professional search and rescue capacity. Lets just say I have done a little bit of training over the years. I carry as little as possible weight when out in the mountains but if I am responsible for a group I don't mind the weight of the book and a well stocked first aid kit. For the Aussies in the group the NSW Rural Fire Brigade first aid book is excellent. I have got one in the car and one on the fridge , it comes with a magnet so it sits on the fridge door in your face everyday. One draw back with "Medicine for the Mountains" re: kayaking is that it doesn't cover coastal issues such as stingers. If a book is a bit too much you can always get what you think is important down to a minimum and put it on a few sheets and then laminate them. Phil *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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