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Urine works well too, in the NW most people got stung on the face due to exposure protection and surprisingly most preferred the vinegar method.
First aid kit of dives
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And Jellyfish!
Urine works well too, in the NW most people got stung on the face due to exposure protection and surprisingly most preferred the vinegar method.
J75
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DAN has a few great First Aid kits. I ordered this one from them last year:
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/catalog/products/631-2300.html
Granted, it has a little more stuff in it than your average kit, but it has a pretty good list of items to give you some ideas about what you might want in your own kit.
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/catalog/products/631-2300.html
Granted, it has a little more stuff in it than your average kit, but it has a pretty good list of items to give you some ideas about what you might want in your own kit.
cornfed:I've always assumed noninvasive (ie BLS) skills where OK but I've never gotten confirmation on this. I also imagine there is some debate on whether shoving a straw down someone's nose is invasive or or not.
ps I'll answer to cornfed, but "C. F." is short for Cluster *&$!...
...didn't he have a "last stand" somewhere?
LOL Mr. Fed! I get some interesting interpretations of "DSD" every now and then!
Regards,
DSD
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I've always assumed noninvasive (ie BLS) skills where OK but I've never gotten confirmation on this. I also imagine there is some debate on whether shoving a straw down someone's nose is invasive or or not.
ps I'll answer to cornfed, but "C. F." is short for Cluster *&$!...
Uh, if I am not breathing, you can feel free to shove that ET tube into my throat. Rather have that than vomitus coming down my trachea.
piikki
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We dive a lot in the boonies, and I don't know if anyone mentioned this or not - but if anyone in your party is qualified or willing, one nice little thing to add into your First Aid kit is them little ready-to-go suture kits. It's little beyond basics but can be handy when you rip a gush in flesh and and steri-strips don't seem to cut it.
We also try to double up on the space blankets since we dive in sticks. Someone told me to get non-latex gloves too, in case I ever had to help a messy victim with latex allergy but I have been too lazy to go that specialized yet because no one in my party has that allergy. I guess it's a good point though.
We also try to double up on the space blankets since we dive in sticks. Someone told me to get non-latex gloves too, in case I ever had to help a messy victim with latex allergy but I have been too lazy to go that specialized yet because no one in my party has that allergy. I guess it's a good point though.
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