First Aid

Welcome to the First Aid section of our website, there many topics we need to cover to help you prepare for life unexpected challenges.

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



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, aspirin or other pain reliever (check for allergies first)

Note I would also consider a charged cell phone for emergency use

Personally I think your most productive solution is purchase a pre-made kit and add any item you feel necessary.

Once you have a kit you’re comfortable with you the first step to safer camping is complete.

You Make the right decisions

The subject of first aid is not a simple matter therefore we only intend to cover the basics, I would suggest seeking professional help with real specific medical questions.

You may also find that a common problem children have is dehydration and heat related illness, Make sure you keep a careful eye on how much time they are in the sun and plan to have lots of water to keep them healthy.

Beware the Trouble of Poisin Sumac

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

Please visit our new page on Poison Sumac Care this is a serious problem that some education will greatly help your family out, please try to avoid letting your kids play in scrub brush as this seems to be a place poison ivy,oak and sumac seems to thrive.
First Aid is a broad section try our FAQ section for some general answers to questions that may not be health related.

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 and you won't have to deal a painful problem on your next trip.



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