First Aid for campers

Welcome to the First Aid section of our website. When you camp you always have to be prepared for the unexpected and this includes cuts,burns,poison ivy and bug bites.

Let me first start by suggesting a first aid kit, you can buy these pre-made or assembly your own.

The most important tool in any first aid kit is your attitude,parents must remain calm when an emergancy occurs kids naturally look to thier parents for help and comfort.

Now is a great time to discuss what you should have in your kit....

Note You know your family the best so the following is only a suggestion, remember it is better to be over prepared than not.

The kit may include,

• Band aids of varying sizes
• gauge,
• tape
• ice pack(s)
• antiseptic wipes
• antiseptic cream
• medical scissors
• bee sting kit
• kits for poison ivy oak and sumac,
• sunburn treatment
• calamine lotion
• ibuprofen
• Ace bandage
• aspirin or other pain reliever (check for allergies first)

Make sure you keep a careful eye on how much time they are in the sun, and plan to have lots of water handy to keep them healthy.

A real danger in the summer time is over exposure to the sun or "sun stroke" this can affect any age so keep an eye out for the signs :

• Heavy sweating
• Sluggish movement
• Confussion
• Lack of intrest or slurred speech

Beware the Trouble of Poison Sumac

Poison Oak

Poison Ivy

Educating younger explorers on poison ivy,oak and sumac could very well save everyone a painful problem, if you should have such a problem the best product I found to treat it is Tenchu Oak and ivy combined with their clear calomine lotion it greatly reduces the pain and duration of your infection.

Poison Sumac

sumac is a very persistent and dangerous plant it really packs the worst punch of all the plants mentioned .

Please visit our new page on poison ivy,oak and sumac to learn more about the treat these can present.

A warm feeling and Camp Fire Stories

A worthy mention here is one of the most common injuries camping is burns from camp fires with this in mind teach the younger campers to respect the camp fire.

A final thought,safety begins and ends with YOU!, do you really think a toddler knows what danger looks like?

Sounds crazy right? not really alot of people have a very loose attitude about safety and that is going to turn into a need for first aid visit our Mom's Zone for help and info to keep your family safe on your next vaction