[at-l] This weekends hiking

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

You had the most important part of a first aid kit: you and others 
recognized the injury, knew how to jury rig a splint and immobilize the 
injury, and knew how to determine the best way toward treatment. You don't 
have to have an "official" first aid kit to do a good job, not does a first 
aid kit protect you from otherwise being ill prepared.

OrangeBug
<congrats on the walk and a good job>

At 07:45 AM 6/10/2002 -0400, greyowl@rcn.com wrote:
>We did have an unfortuanet accident, one of the hikers feel and broke her 
>wrist.  I had thought of this hike as a juant in the park and did not 
>bring my first aid kit and neither did the other co-leader.  One of the 
>other hikers had an ace bandage and we jury rigged some splints and 
>stablized the hand.  We were very close to a house and got an ambulance in 
>to pick her up.  Made me stop and think.  I will always carry my first aid 
>kit.  I will always look at the map and plan bail out points.  I will take 
>a refresher in my first aid training.