Outdoors - Posts tagged first-aid

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Q&A How are Wilderness First Aid/Wilderness First Responder courses being done during Covid?

0 answers · posted 11mo ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity 10mo ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A How well do mosquito clothing patches work?

2 answers · posted 2y ago by Martin F‭ · edited 11mo ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Are there statistics on how often CPR on someone who has been struck by lighting works?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A Who to contact for a bird with broken wing in Portugal, Algarve?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by ozmichka‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What are essential items in an emergency kit?

5 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Pekka‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How to reduce pain of wasp stings?

2 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Russell Steen‭ · last activity 2y ago by System‭

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Q&A Post-hike Care and Pain Relief for Blisters and Hot Spots

1 answer · posted 2y ago by cobaltduck‭ · last activity 2y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there any evidence that suction devices are helpful for snake bites?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the recommended wilderness first aid treatment for a scorpion sting?

4 answers · posted 8y ago by Mark‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How to treat a severe allergic reaction while hiking?

4 answers · posted over 5 years ago by Russell Steen‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How does zinc oxide work?

1 answer · posted 3y ago by gaius‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it advisable to use a tourniquet on a dog for a snake bite?

0 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Aire‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a large difference in WFA (Wilderness First Aid) programs?

3 answers · posted almost 9 years ago by MaskedPlant‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What are some effective ways of reducing itching from a mosquito bite?

11 answers · posted over 9 years ago by jrdioko‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What to do if someone gets impaled in the stomach?

1 answer · posted almost 4 years ago by Garet Claborn‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Is whiskey a good disinfectant?

2 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by System‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I treat hot spots and blisters when I have no moleskin?

4 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Pulsehead‭ · last activity 3y ago by System‭

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Q&A How should I treat poison ivy?

9 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Jasper‭ · last activity 3y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I avoid leeches?

8 answers · posted over 9 years ago by John Doyle‭ · last activity 3y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it safe to use denatured alcohol as an antiseptic?

2 answers · posted almost 9 years ago by Russell Steen‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How to deal with keeping a first aid kit inside a hot car?

4 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Jennifer‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What first aid can be done for Crab Bite?

2 answers · posted almost 4 years ago by Sonam Khullar‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you treat frozen lungs?

2 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by ShemSeger‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you stop blood-flow from a leech bite?

8 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Lost‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Why are tourniquets not recommended as a first aid for a snakebite?

2 answers · posted 5y ago by WedaPashi‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there anything specific required for a dog first aid kit?

3 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by Aravona‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Where should a band be tied to stop bleeding from wound?

4 answers · posted almost 8 years ago by Emi Matro‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What is a Burrito wrap?

0 answers · posted 6y ago by WedaPashi‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Is saltwater antiseptic?

3 answers · posted over 7 years ago by Paul Paulsen‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What essential items should go in a small first aid kit?

6 answers · posted over 9 years ago by jrdioko‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you diagnose severe altitude illness?

2 answers · posted 6y ago by Ben Crowell‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Case example on Altitude Mountain Sickness: How to detect and react properly?

3 answers · posted 6y ago by Wills‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the different stages of frostbite?

2 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by ShemSeger‭ · last activity almost 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What should you do if you are bitten by a rattlesnake?

2 answers · posted over 9 years ago by jrdioko‭ · last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should one run (or walk) back to civilization if bitten by a rattlesnake?

2 answers · posted over 7 years ago by brh‭ · last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to treat shin splints while backpacking

2 answers · posted over 9 years ago by Justin C‭ · last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you remove a fishhook from a human?

6 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity over 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Should you pop a blister?

7 answers · posted over 9 years ago by bmike‭ · last activity over 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How to minimize limitation/pain from blisters caused before a camping trip?

0 answers · posted over 4 years ago by cr0‭

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Q&A I've just been bitten by a rattlesnake; how, exactly, do I "keep calm"?

12 answers · posted over 4 years ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭ · last activity over 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you remove leeches from your eyeball?

1 answer · posted over 4 years ago by user19652‭ · last activity over 4 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How should you treat an open wound in the backcountry?

4 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity almost 5 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Am I able to "open up" a snake bite and suck the venom out of it?

0 answers · posted over 5 years ago by OddDeer‭ · last activity almost 5 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Am I able to "open up" a snake bite and suck the venom out of it?

3 answers · posted over 5 years ago by OddDeer‭ · last activity almost 5 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How fast can a snakebite kill?

1 answer · posted 5y ago by James Jenkins‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can any waterborne pathogens survive boiling?

5 answers · posted over 9 years ago by J.T. Hurley‭ · last activity over 5 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you best treat a turned ankle in the back country?

2 answers · posted 9y ago by Russell Steen‭ · last activity over 5 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Blisters on small of back

3 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by Citizen‭ · last activity almost 6 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What to do if a team member falls sick?

3 answers · posted 7y ago by Aravona‭ · last activity almost 6 years ago by System‭

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Q&A How to create a cast or splint to aid a broken bone?

3 answers · posted almost 6 years ago by OddDeer‭ · last activity almost 6 years ago by System‭

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