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Going for a day hike tomorrow. My first in a super duper long time! Excited.

One thing that's different now: My first aid kit is 3 times as big. :unsure: I went through it to pare it down, but I've completed my EMR training since last time and now my brain starts thinking of hundreds of legitimate reasons I would need each item.

Upside: I told my friends they don't need to pack any first aid stuff, so in lieu I'm going to get them to carry some of my water. :P
 
Anybody tried placing the electrodes to see the Lewis lead (S5)? I just tried it on myself, and the p-waves didn't seem to be amplified and the QRS complex didn't look isoelectric. I was very disappointed.
 
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dbo789 said:
Going for a day hike tomorrow. My first in a super duper long time! Excited.

One thing that's different now: My first aid kit is 3 times as big. :unsure: I went through it to pare it down, but I've completed my EMR training since last time and now my brain starts thinking of hundreds of legitimate reasons I would need each item.

Upside: I told my friends they don't need to pack any first aid stuff, so in lieu I'm going to get them to carry some of my water. :P
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Duct tape, quick clot and various PO meds. Add mole skin, gauze and steri strips if you really want to get wild.
 
Aidey said:
Duct tape, quick clot and various PO meds. Add mole skin, gauze and steri strips if you really want to get wild.
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So no OPAs and NPAs?
 
Aidey said:
Duct tape, quick clot and various PO meds. Add mole skin, gauze and steri strips if you really want to get wild.
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I usually toss in a small SAM splint type thing too and a little kerlix. But pretty much this.
 
firefite said:
So no OPAs and NPAs?
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Are you trying to imply that I should drop the OBGYN kit too? But what if I have to deliver a black bear cub? In September? :rofl:

It's actually just a off the shelf first aid kit I keep in my car. Only I never realized how much space it took until I tried to fit it in my backpack with 4 litres of water. :unsure:
 
Aidey said:
Duct tape, quick clot and various PO meds. Add mole skin, gauze and steri strips if you really want to get wild.
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Yeah, I think i'll custom make a hiking first aid kit with an emphasis on weight and size. This will probably be my last hike before snow falls though, so I'll leave that for my spring to-do list.
 
dbo789 said:
Yeah, I think i'll custom make a hiking first aid kit with an emphasis on weight and size. This will probably be my last hike before snow falls though, so I'll leave that for my spring to-do list.
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My hiking medical kit is pretty much just duct tape and gauze/paper towels.

Need a splint? Just find a small branch or two and secure in on the injury with duct tape.

Need a bandage? Get a strip of tape (or a couple) and put the gauze/paper towel on it.

Need to close a wound? Small strips of duct tape over the wound closing it and then one large piece to secure it all.

Getting a blister? Slap on some duct tape (usually sticks better then mole skin).

Thinking about it now, I use duct tape when ever I go hiking, camping, and motorcycle riding. I should invest in the company haha
 
Anjel1030 said:
How'd that happen?
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Partner and I posted near a local purveyor of delicious mexican fare watching the late night sights. Off duty co worker out with friends sees us and stops. So did some dude that had been following them around the club. Dude is obviously drunk and harmless.

Another chick pulls up and begins yelling at said dude to leave our friends alone and he was following her around the club as well. Before we could get both of them to go their separate ways, chick sprays the dude. My partner was near the dude and got his eyes closed in time but still caught some to his face. I caught the cloud as it floated away.

Unknown chick took off as did the dude once we helped him clean his face a little.
 
shfd739 said:
Partner and I posted near a local purveyor of delicious mexican fare watching the late night sights. Off duty co worker out with friends sees us and stops. So did some dude that had been following them around the club. Dude is obviously drunk and harmless.

Another chick pulls up and begins yelling at said dude to leave our friends alone and he was following her around the club as well. Before we could get both of them to go their separate ways, chick sprays the dude. My partner was near the dude and got his eyes closed in time but still caught some to his face. I caught the cloud as it floated away.

Unknown chick took off as did the dude once we helped him clean his face a little.
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Days like those I just keep telling my self... "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job"
 
And on a different note.

I am on my way to rodeo roundup.

Take that as you will.
 
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