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Good advice, well found. Just for ref is says to treat within 20mins of the injury.
Here is my take on cling film in a wilderness setting. I am a strong advocate of it but it is not to be used with impunity.
I've written a couple of articles for our site on Medicines. It is a subject that occasionally raises it head on this forum so hopefully this will shed some light.
Medicines - Licensing. What are the controls and restrictions on various medicnes and how does this affect us?
Medicines -...
How about the Westwinds Airedale? Similar price. I've always thought it was quite a nice looking jacket - certainly acceptable on the high street - but I would begrudge thrashing a £200 jacket in the woods from new.
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Thanks for the input - I'm always ready to learn more ;-)
As I understand it both products are polyethylene (although some 'cling film' brands are still PVC) which has been heated (hence 'sterilized'), stretched and then rolled in a clean environment. Food grade cling film is not actually...
All clingfilm-like products are inherently sterile as a consequence of the manufacturing process; food grade or indeed 'medical grade' clingfilm is not treated or tested. Strech-wrap, like clingfilm, cannot be guaranteed sterile because it is not stored appropriately...but it is as clean as...
All good stuff and fully concur, with the exception that I would just put one layer (again, a loose covering not a 'wrap'). Cling film is also a good insulator and you want the heat out of the wound. You can continue to cool with running water in place.
Cling film gained favour as a burn...
8-| The safety pin method was openly published in Peter Steele's Medical Handbook for Walkers and Climbers, which was, for a long time my favoured remote medical handbook, but times move on.
To degrade to efficacy of the recovery position on an open, public forum or lay-people is not just...
I think I'm right in saying the same is true in Sweden where, in addition, your car will fail its MOT if it does not have a FAK, warning triangle, blanket, torch etc in the boot. I'd welcome both of those in the UK.
Short answer is some is better than none but if you want to put a bit more thought into it here are a couple of points:
1. Find a course that is geared to the outdoors rather than, say, the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course or the 3 Day First Aid at Work courses. Not that they are bad...
100% agree with you BoonDoc; It's all about the hands-on practice. Whether it is a one-day introduction or a Wilderness Medic course, practical skills need practical training. Also the topics covered on any courses only really make sense when taken out of the classroom and put into a contextual...
SP Services are also selling the FAST 1 Intraosseous Infusion device as well as a pocket emergency cricothyrodotomy kit. I've seen them both used on the telly so might buy one of each for my FAK. Just in case ;-)
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