[at-l] In an emergency....

[jbryankramer at msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

Some things that occur to me:

1) Make sure the victim has food and water
2) Some sort of blanket or covering
3) What ever medicines you have with you
4) Maybe lay a fire near him that he could light as a signal
5) Try to make the spot obvious from the air since that's the way rescue
will come now days.
6) Go as fast as you can.

Bryan

"Si vis pacem para bellum"

>
> This topic came up in a non-hiking group discussion.  Partly
> because some of
> us were hikers, campers, etc.  And some were Boy Scouts.  But
> most were none
> of those.
>
> You're in the woods.  Deep in the woods.  Like on the AT.  An emergency
> comes up.  There are only two of you -- you and the "victim".  It is an
> emergency that you cannot handle or that you can only start to handle --
> like giving someone CPR but you cannot do the needed follow-up;
> or, someone
> breaks a leg -- especially a fracture with the bone sticking through.
> Further, you are a long ways from help.  You HAVE TO GO for help (no
> cellphone or your satellite phone's broke or...).  And for one reason or
> another, you do not dare wait for someone to come along.  Or you
> have waited
> and no-one has come along.  And the victim has to stay there -- too bad an
> accident, too big...
>
> What do you do?
>
> This is not a query for CPR or first-aid instruction.  Nor for "should or
> should you not go".  You have to go.  What should you do for the victim?
> What should you do to cut down on the time it takes you get help
> and to get
> back?  Where should you look for help when you get to a place you can look
> for help?  Etc.
>
> William, The Turtle
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